USA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	315,990	1	504,904	- 188,914
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	265,858	2	287,198	- 21,341
Stroke	3	181,820	4	158,520	+ 23,300
Lung Cancers	4	178,334	5	155,533	+ 22,801
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	109,297	9	61,827	+ 47,470
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	98,879	11	60,317	+ 38,562
Lung Disease	7	91,182	3	195,387	- 104,205
Breast Cancer	8	77,699	13	48,671	+ 29,028
Other Injuries	9	75,616	25	25,997	+ 49,619
Pancreas Cancer	10	61,815	15	44,293	+ 17,522
Kidney Disease	11	57,398	6	85,861	- 28,463
Diabetes Mellitus	12	54,572	10	61,418	- 6,846
Prostate Cancer	13	54,378	20	35,612	+ 18,765
Lymphomas	14	50,349	19	40,281	+ 10,068
Liver Cancer	15	47,878	23	27,064	+ 20,813
Suicide	16	44,816	12	53,099	- 8,282
Other Neoplasms	17	43,865	29	17,743	+ 26,122
Falls	18	41,431	18	40,418	+ 1,013
Endocrine Disorders	19	40,441	14	46,985	- 6,544
Parkinson's Disease	20	37,860	21	34,491	+ 3,369
Leukemia	21	37,293	24	26,966	+ 10,328
Liver Disease	22	36,920	16	43,402	- 6,483
Hypertension	23	35,556	8	65,960	- 30,404
Bladder Cancer	24	32,837	26	19,622	+ 13,215
Inflammatory/Heart	25	30,335	22	32,529	- 2,194
Stomach Cancer	26	27,660	33	13,077	+ 14,583
Oral Cancer	27	23,386	35	11,555	+ 11,831
Oesophagus Cancer	28	23,372	28	17,829	+ 5,542
Malnutrition	29	21,063	40	6,762	+ 14,301
Ovary Cancer	30	19,824	31	14,591	+ 5,233
Road Traffic Accidents	31	16,699	17	41,694	- 24,995
Skin Cancers	32	16,283	32	14,311	+ 1,972
Alcohol	33	15,948	30	14,659	+ 1,289
Uterin Cancer	34	13,607	36	10,063	+ 3,544
Congenital Anomalies	35	10,063	34	11,762	- 1,698
Drug Use	36	9,407	7	74,435	- 65,028
Epilepsy	37	9,329	50	3,162	+ 6,167
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	9,039	37	9,955	- 916
Skin Disease	39	7,991	43	5,409	+ 2,582
Cervical Cancer	40	7,870	38	6,984	+ 885
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	6,923	47	3,646	+ 3,277
Asthma	42	5,196	46	3,818	+ 1,378
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	4,931	48	3,461	+ 1,470
Anemia	44	4,866	51	3,115	+ 1,751
Drownings	45	4,340	45	4,070	+ 270
Multiple Sclerosis	46	3,762	44	5,059	- 1,297
Low Birth Weight	47	3,255	39	6,924	- 3,669
Schizophrenia	48	3,237	57	723	+ 2,514
Violence	49	2,689	27	18,976	- 16,287
Tuberculosis	50	2,176	62	546	+ 1,630
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	2,133	52	2,461	- 328
Hepatitis C	52	2,081	41	5,684	- 3,603
Fires	53	2,016	49	3,183	- 1,167
HIV/AIDS	54	1,810	42	5,660	- 3,850
Birth Trauma	55	1,544	54	1,233	+ 311
Osteoarthritis	56	1,227	61	579	+ 649
Poisonings	57	1,139	53	1,674	- 535
Meningitis	58	817	60	606	+ 212
Hepatitis B	59	676	59	608	+ 69
Oral conditions	60	589	64	286	+ 304
Appendicitis	61	449	63	424	+ 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	377	58	678	- 301
Upper Respiratory	63	269	65	229	+ 39
Maternal Conditions	64	259	56	779	- 519
Otitis Media	65	79	67	34	+ 45
Encephalitis	66	40	68	25	+ 15
War	67	34	55	1,198	- 1,164
Syphilis	68	19	66	49	- 30
Pertussis	69	14	69	16	- 2
Tetanus	70	11	71	2	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	71	4	72	1	+ 3
Leprosy	72	4	74	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	73	3	79	0	+ 3
Iodine Deficiency	74	3	73	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	75	3	75	0	+ 3
Dengue	76	2	76	0	+ 2
Measles	77	2	80	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	70	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.