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France
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare France and China health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

China
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   China CHINA
      France FRANCE   China CHINA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.0
    73.6
    70.2
    16
    10
    13
     
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    68.4
    75.8
    72.0
    17
    8
    8
     
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    70.2
    78.4
    74.2
    19
    8
    11
     
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    72.8
    80.9
    76.7
    19
    2
    10
     
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    75.0
    82.7
    78.8
    20
    2
    10
     
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    78.0
    84.6
    81.3
    18
    4
    10
     
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    79.8
    85.1
    82.5
    20
    6
    11
     
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    85.1
    20
    6
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    80.2
    85.4
    20
    5
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    80.2
    85.5
    20
    5
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    80.2
    85.5
    20
    5
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    80.3
    85.5
    19
    5
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    80.4
    85.6
    19
    5
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    80.6
    85.7
    21
    5
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    80.8
    85.7
    21
    5
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    81.0
    85.9
    21
    5
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    81.3
    86.0
    22
    5
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    81.8
    86.3
    22
    5
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    82.3
    86.7
    21
    5
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    83.3
    87.2
    17
    5
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    84.5
    87.8
    10
    4
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    85.8
    88.5
    7
    4
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    87.3
    89.4
    5
    3
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    89.0
    90.5
    9
    6
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.9
    15
    16
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    30.17
    182
    97.57
    115
    2. Lung Cancers
    27.51
    19
    36.63
    5
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.61
    52
    8.95
    169
    4. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.19
    64
    17.36
    97
    5. Stroke
    16.74
    181
    110.80
    58
    6. Prostate Cancer
    13.24
    118
    6.41
    152
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    40
    13.02
    42
    8. Suicide
    9.65
    76
    6.67
    121
    9. Lung Disease
    8.62
    172
    54.18
    13
    10. Other Injuries
    8.36
    82
    3.50
    161
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8.22
    18
    5.72
    59
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8.06
    167
    11.28
    152
    13. Liver Cancer
    6.66
    61
    9.30
    33
    14. Liver Disease
    6.54
    154
    7.57
    146
    15. Lymphomas
    6.05
    40
    3.04
    145
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    5.71
    165
    8.56
    148
    17. Ovary Cancer
    4.97
    70
    2.76
    153
    18. Kidney Disease
    4.86
    169
    10.39
    141
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    4.79
    65
    1.51
    162
    20. Leukemia
    4.65
    33
    3.48
    97
    21. Road Traffic Accidents
    4.60
    156
    15.09
    96
    22. Other Neoplasms
    4.55
    18
    0.24
    152
    23. Falls
    3.99
    125
    8.04
    50
    24. Oral Cancer
    3.84
    60
    2.81
    89
    25. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    136
    20.55
    3
    26. Bladder Cancer
    3.68
    35
    2.04
    94
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.41
    56
    12.42
    6
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.35
    128
    1.73
    168
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.31
    132
    3.95
    98
    30. Alcohol
    3.29
    30
    1.05
    111
    31. Congenital Anomalies
    3.19
    154
    3.32
    150
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2.89
    65
    1.16
    157
    33. Hypertension
    2.64
    170
    16.80
    98
    34. Cervical Cancer
    2.55
    156
    5.16
    124
    35. Skin Cancers
    2.18
    71
    1.05
    137
    36. Drug Use
    1.71
    60
    1.34
    79
    37. Malnutrition
    1.52
    88
    0.78
    107
    38. Epilepsy
    1.42
    107
    0.74
    163
    39. Low Birth Weight
    1.29
    162
    1.76
    150
    40. Drownings
    0.91
    151
    3.66
    56
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.86
    146
    0.72
    150
    42. Violence
    0.80
    162
    0.73
    166
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.70
    140
    3.53
    34
    44. Skin Disease
    0.67
    127
    0.30
    162
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.65
    25
    0.09
    167
    46. Asthma
    0.62
    152
    1.29
    123
    47. Birth Trauma
    0.60
    144
    1.40
    108
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.49
    177
    2.05
    106
    49. Schizophrenia
    0.46
    9
    0.00
    83
    50. HIV/AIDS
    0.45
    125
    1.62
    111
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      France FRANCE   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    63,181
    13.22
    1.772m
    18.44
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    53,157
    11.12
    304,455
    3.17
    3. Stroke
    36,354
    7.60
    2.043m
    21.27
    4. Lung Cancers
    35,657
    7.46
    714,311
    7.44
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21,854
    4.57
    248,388
    2.59
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    19,771
    4.14
    183,342
    1.91
    7. Lung Disease
    18,232
    3.81
    968,607
    10.08
    8. Breast Cancer
    15,536
    3.25
    92,757
    0.97
    9. Other Injuries
    15,119
    3.16
    54,087
    0.56
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    12,360
    2.59
    111,537
    1.16
    11. Kidney Disease
    11,477
    2.40
    192,302
    2.00
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    10,912
    2.28
    161,672
    1.68
    13. Prostate Cancer
    10,873
    2.27
    51,056
    0.53
    14. Lymphomas
    10,067
    2.11
    57,838
    0.60
    15. Liver Cancer
    9,573
    2.00
    180,952
    1.88
    16. Suicide
    8,961
    1.87
    116,324
    1.21
    17. Other Neoplasms
    8,771
    1.83
    4,374
    0.05
    18. Falls
    8,284
    1.73
    138,878
    1.45
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    8,086
    1.69
    25,613
    0.27
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    7,570
    1.58
    70,699
    0.74
    21. Leukemia
    7,457
    1.56
    58,145
    0.61
    22. Liver Disease
    7,382
    1.54
    145,603
    1.52
    23. Hypertension
    7,109
    1.49
    301,183
    3.14
    24. Bladder Cancer
    6,566
    1.37
    37,873
    0.39
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    6,065
    1.27
    29,954
    0.31
    26. Stomach Cancer
    5,530
    1.16
    398,439
    4.15
    27. Oral Cancer
    4,676
    0.98
    54,695
    0.57
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    4,673
    0.98
    242,891
    2.53
    29. Malnutrition
    4,212
    0.88
    12,995
    0.14
    30. Ovary Cancer
    3,964
    0.83
    28,078
    0.29
    31. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,339
    0.70
    250,272
    2.61
    32. Skin Cancers
    3,256
    0.68
    19,669
    0.20
    33. Alcohol
    3,189
    0.67
    19,071
    0.20
    34. Uterin Cancer
    2,721
    0.57
    11,751
    0.12
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,012
    0.42
    36,613
    0.38
    36. Drug Use
    1,881
    0.39
    24,214
    0.25
    37. Epilepsy
    1,865
    0.39
    11,365
    0.12
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,807
    0.38
    8,719
    0.09
    39. Skin Disease
    1,598
    0.33
    5,222
    0.05
    40. Cervical Cancer
    1,574
    0.33
    51,650
    0.54
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,384
    0.29
    65,350
    0.68
    42. Asthma
    1,039
    0.22
    23,147
    0.24
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    986
    0.21
    37,723
    0.39
    44. Anemia
    973
    0.20
    0
    0.00
    45. Drownings
    868
    0.18
    52,807
    0.55
    46. Multiple Sclerosis
    752
    0.16
    1,734
    0.02
    47. Low Birth Weight
    651
    0.14
    21,631
    0.23
    48. Schizophrenia
    647
    0.14
    0
    0.00
    49. Violence
    538
    0.11
    11,115
    0.12
    50. Tuberculosis
    435
    0.09
    34,802
    0.36
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      France FRANCE   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.51
    19
    36.63
    5
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.61
    52
    8.95
    169
    3. Prostate Cancer
    13.24
    118
    6.41
    152
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.10
    40
    13.02
    42
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.22
    18
    5.72
    59
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.66
    61
    9.30
    33
    7. Lymphomas
    6.05
    40
    3.04
    145
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.97
    70
    2.76
    153
    9. Leukemia
    4.65
    33
    3.48
    97
    10. Oral Cancer
    3.84
    60
    2.81
    89
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.76
    136
    20.55
    3
    12. Bladder Cancer
    3.68
    35
    2.04
    94
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.41
    56
    12.42
    6
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.89
    65
    1.16
    157
    15. Cervical Cancer
    2.55
    156
    5.16
    124
    16. Skin Cancers
    2.18
    71
    1.05
    137
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.