GERMANY VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	74,149	1	147,055	- 72,906
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	62,385	2	51,168	+ 11,217
Stroke	3	42,665	3	49,794	- 7,128
Lung Cancers	4	41,847	4	46,560	- 4,713
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	25,647	7	26,026	- 378
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	23,203	9	20,712	+ 2,490
Lung Disease	7	21,397	5	42,797	- 21,400
Breast Cancer	8	18,233	10	18,842	- 609
Other Injuries	9	17,744	23	8,248	+ 9,495
Pancreas Cancer	10	14,505	11	17,971	- 3,466
Kidney Disease	11	13,469	8	22,770	- 9,301
Diabetes Mellitus	12	12,806	13	15,560	- 2,754
Prostate Cancer	13	12,760	12	16,487	- 3,727
Lymphomas	14	11,815	17	12,249	- 434
Liver Cancer	15	11,235	25	8,057	+ 3,177
Suicide	16	10,517	19	10,284	+ 232
Other Neoplasms	17	10,293	24	8,161	+ 2,132
Falls	18	9,722	14	15,325	- 5,603
Endocrine Disorders	19	9,490	18	10,677	- 1,187
Parkinson's Disease	20	8,884	16	12,594	- 3,710
Leukemia	21	8,751	22	8,737	+ 14
Liver Disease	22	8,663	15	15,194	- 6,530
Hypertension	23	8,344	6	26,796	- 18,452
Bladder Cancer	24	7,705	28	6,193	+ 1,513
Inflammatory/Heart	25	7,118	21	8,891	- 1,773
Stomach Cancer	26	6,491	20	9,658	- 3,167
Oral Cancer	27	5,488	29	6,023	- 535
Oesophagus Cancer	28	5,484	27	6,212	- 728
Malnutrition	29	4,943	50	450	+ 4,493
Ovary Cancer	30	4,652	30	5,192	- 540
Road Traffic Accidents	31	3,919	34	3,160	+ 759
Skin Cancers	32	3,821	31	4,055	- 235
Alcohol	33	3,742	26	6,257	- 2,515
Uterin Cancer	34	3,193	37	2,231	+ 962
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,361	36	2,291	+ 70
Drug Use	36	2,207	40	1,930	+ 277
Epilepsy	37	2,189	35	3,091	- 902
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,121	32	3,830	- 1,709
Skin Disease	39	1,875	42	1,543	+ 332
Cervical Cancer	40	1,847	39	2,131	- 285
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,625	33	3,615	- 1,991
Asthma	42	1,219	44	924	+ 295
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,157	38	2,166	- 1,009
Anemia	44	1,142	43	994	+ 148
Drownings	45	1,019	49	459	+ 560
Multiple Sclerosis	46	883	41	1,571	- 688
Low Birth Weight	47	764	45	770	- 6
Schizophrenia	48	760	51	391	+ 369
Violence	49	631	46	769	- 138
Tuberculosis	50	511	56	281	+ 230
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	500	47	543	- 42
Hepatitis C	52	488	48	507	- 19
Fires	53	473	53	359	+ 114
HIV/AIDS	54	425	54	345	+ 79
Birth Trauma	55	362	57	239	+ 123
Osteoarthritis	56	288	52	364	- 76
Poisonings	57	267	58	216	+ 51
Meningitis	58	192	60	168	+ 24
Hepatitis B	59	159	59	182	- 23
Oral conditions	60	138	63	62	+ 76
Appendicitis	61	105	62	129	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	89	55	292	- 203
Upper Respiratory	63	63	61	138	- 75
Maternal Conditions	64	61	64	38	+ 23
Otitis Media	65	18	65	16	+ 3
Encephalitis	66	9	67	8	+ 2
War	67	8	66	10	- 2
Syphilis	68	5	68	6	- 1
Pertussis	69	3	69	2	+ 1
Tetanus	70	3	75	1	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	71	1	73	1	+ 0
Leprosy	72	1	84	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	72	1	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	71	2	- 1
Diphtheria	75	1	77	0	+ 1
Dengue	76	0	83	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	70	2	- 2
Chlamydia	78	0	85	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	74	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.