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	77,730	1	147,055	- 69,325
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	65,398	2	51,168	+ 14,230
Stroke	3	44,726	3	49,794	- 5,068
Lung Cancers	4	43,868	4	46,560	- 2,692
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	26,886	7	26,026	+ 860
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	24,323	9	20,712	+ 3,611
Lung Disease	7	22,430	5	42,797	- 20,367
Breast Cancer	8	19,113	10	18,842	+ 271
Other Injuries	9	18,601	23	8,248	+ 10,352
Pancreas Cancer	10	15,206	11	17,971	- 2,766
Kidney Disease	11	14,119	8	22,770	- 8,651
Diabetes Mellitus	12	13,424	13	15,560	- 2,136
Prostate Cancer	13	13,376	12	16,487	- 3,111
Lymphomas	14	12,385	17	12,249	+ 137
Liver Cancer	15	11,777	25	8,057	+ 3,720
Suicide	16	11,024	19	10,284	+ 740
Other Neoplasms	17	10,790	24	8,161	+ 2,629
Falls	18	10,192	14	15,325	- 5,133
Endocrine Disorders	19	9,948	18	10,677	- 729
Parkinson's Disease	20	9,313	16	12,594	- 3,281
Leukemia	21	9,174	22	8,737	+ 437
Liver Disease	22	9,082	15	15,194	- 6,112
Hypertension	23	8,746	6	26,796	- 18,049
Bladder Cancer	24	8,078	28	6,193	+ 1,885
Inflammatory/Heart	25	7,462	21	8,891	- 1,429
Stomach Cancer	26	6,804	20	9,658	- 2,854
Oral Cancer	27	5,753	29	6,023	- 270
Oesophagus Cancer	28	5,749	27	6,212	- 463
Malnutrition	29	5,181	50	450	+ 4,731
Ovary Cancer	30	4,877	30	5,192	- 316
Road Traffic Accidents	31	4,108	34	3,160	+ 948
Skin Cancers	32	4,005	31	4,055	- 50
Alcohol	33	3,923	26	6,257	- 2,334
Uterin Cancer	34	3,347	37	2,231	+ 1,116
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,475	36	2,291	+ 184
Drug Use	36	2,314	40	1,930	+ 384
Epilepsy	37	2,295	35	3,091	- 796
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,224	32	3,830	- 1,607
Skin Disease	39	1,966	42	1,543	+ 423
Cervical Cancer	40	1,936	39	2,131	- 195
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,703	33	3,615	- 1,913
Asthma	42	1,278	44	924	+ 354
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,213	38	2,166	- 953
Anemia	44	1,197	43	994	+ 203
Drownings	45	1,068	49	459	+ 609
Multiple Sclerosis	46	925	41	1,571	- 645
Low Birth Weight	47	801	45	770	+ 31
Schizophrenia	48	796	51	391	+ 406
Violence	49	661	46	769	- 107
Tuberculosis	50	535	56	281	+ 254
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	525	47	543	- 18
Hepatitis C	52	512	48	507	+ 5
Fires	53	496	53	359	+ 137
HIV/AIDS	54	445	54	345	+ 100
Birth Trauma	55	380	57	239	+ 141
Osteoarthritis	56	302	52	364	- 62
Poisonings	57	280	58	216	+ 64
Meningitis	58	201	60	168	+ 34
Hepatitis B	59	166	59	182	- 15
Oral conditions	60	145	63	62	+ 83
Appendicitis	61	110	62	129	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	93	55	292	- 199
Upper Respiratory	63	66	61	138	- 72
Maternal Conditions	64	64	64	38	+ 26
Otitis Media	65	19	65	16	+ 4
Encephalitis	66	10	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	1	83	0	+ 1
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.