SPAIN VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	43,689	1	51,684	- 7,995
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	36,758	2	42,339	- 5,581
Stroke	3	25,139	3	29,004	- 3,865
Lung Cancers	4	24,657	4	22,131	+ 2,526
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	15,112	6	16,957	- 1,846
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	13,671	7	13,717	- 46
Lung Disease	7	12,607	5	18,926	- 6,319
Breast Cancer	8	10,743	11	7,067	+ 3,675
Other Injuries	9	10,455	15	5,536	+ 4,919
Pancreas Cancer	10	8,547	12	6,752	+ 1,794
Kidney Disease	11	7,936	8	9,725	- 1,789
Diabetes Mellitus	12	7,545	10	7,773	- 228
Prostate Cancer	13	7,518	13	6,420	+ 1,099
Lymphomas	14	6,961	16	5,335	+ 1,627
Liver Cancer	15	6,620	18	5,098	+ 1,521
Suicide	16	6,196	25	3,609	+ 2,587
Other Neoplasms	17	6,065	22	4,748	+ 1,317
Falls	18	5,728	26	3,246	+ 2,482
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,591	21	4,863	+ 728
Parkinson's Disease	20	5,235	20	4,943	+ 292
Leukemia	21	5,156	24	3,772	+ 1,384
Liver Disease	22	5,105	23	4,231	+ 873
Hypertension	23	4,916	9	9,115	- 4,198
Bladder Cancer	24	4,540	17	5,222	- 682
Inflammatory/Heart	25	4,194	19	4,984	- 790
Stomach Cancer	26	3,824	14	5,796	- 1,972
Oral Cancer	27	3,233	27	2,583	+ 650
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,231	29	2,011	+ 1,220
Malnutrition	29	2,912	47	302	+ 2,610
Ovary Cancer	30	2,741	28	2,026	+ 715
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,309	31	1,829	+ 480
Skin Cancers	32	2,251	32	1,803	+ 448
Alcohol	33	2,205	46	333	+ 1,872
Uterin Cancer	34	1,881	34	1,612	+ 269
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,391	38	863	+ 528
Drug Use	36	1,301	41	776	+ 524
Epilepsy	37	1,290	40	824	+ 466
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,250	36	1,064	+ 186
Skin Disease	39	1,105	30	1,840	- 736
Cervical Cancer	40	1,088	39	855	+ 233
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	957	33	1,612	- 655
Asthma	42	718	35	1,133	- 415
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	682	44	475	+ 207
Anemia	44	673	37	914	- 242
Drownings	45	600	45	446	+ 154
Multiple Sclerosis	46	520	49	287	+ 233
Low Birth Weight	47	450	52	253	+ 197
Schizophrenia	48	448	56	181	+ 267
Violence	49	372	51	262	+ 110
Tuberculosis	50	301	50	270	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	295	48	294	+ 1
Hepatitis C	52	288	42	652	- 364
Fires	53	279	55	185	+ 94
HIV/AIDS	54	250	43	538	- 288
Birth Trauma	55	213	60	113	+ 101
Osteoarthritis	56	170	53	212	- 43
Poisonings	57	157	57	170	- 13
Meningitis	58	113	59	129	- 16
Hepatitis B	59	94	58	162	- 69
Oral conditions	60	81	63	44	+ 38
Appendicitis	61	62	61	79	- 17
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	52	54	204	- 152
Upper Respiratory	63	37	62	47	- 9
Maternal Conditions	64	36	64	14	+ 22
Otitis Media	65	11	66	9	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	6	70	4	+ 2
War	67	5	68	6	- 1
Syphilis	68	3	67	9	- 6
Pertussis	69	2	73	2	+ 0
Tetanus	70	2	72	2	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	1	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	1	75	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	11	- 10
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	69	4	- 3
Diphtheria	75	0	76	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	81	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

France

Spain

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.