FRANCE VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	54,297	1	63,181	- 8,884
Lung Disease	2	40,538	7	18,232	+ 22,307
Stroke	3	27,847	3	36,354	- 8,507
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	13,689	6	19,771	- 6,082
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	13,092	38	1,807	+ 11,284
Liver Disease	6	12,797	22	7,382	+ 5,415
Diabetes Mellitus	7	12,672	12	10,912	+ 1,761
Kidney Disease	8	11,488	11	11,477	+ 12
Tuberculosis	9	10,649	50	435	+ 10,214
Road Traffic Accidents	10	9,544	31	3,339	+ 6,205
Stomach Cancer	11	9,131	26	5,530	+ 3,600
Falls	12	8,575	18	8,284	+ 291
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	8,080	2	53,157	- 45,077
Low Birth Weight	14	6,124	47	651	+ 5,473
Asthma	15	6,010	42	1,039	+ 4,971
Hypertension	16	5,915	23	7,109	- 1,194
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	5,224	41	1,384	+ 3,840
HIV/AIDS	18	4,483	54	362	+ 4,121
Birth Trauma	19	3,962	55	309	+ 3,654
Congenital Anomalies	20	3,886	35	2,012	+ 1,873
Lung Cancers	21	3,404	4	35,657	- 32,253
Oesophagus Cancer	22	3,382	28	4,673	- 1,291
Oral Cancer	23	3,327	27	4,676	- 1,349
Other Injuries	24	3,294	9	15,119	- 11,825
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,985	43	986	+ 1,999
Suicide	26	2,716	16	8,961	- 6,245
Liver Cancer	27	2,699	15	9,573	- 6,874
Parkinson's Disease	28	2,428	20	7,570	- 5,142
Cervical Cancer	29	2,356	40	1,574	+ 782
Encephalitis	30	2,166	66	8	+ 2,158
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,868	5	21,854	- 19,986
Drownings	32	1,570	45	868	+ 702
Pancreas Cancer	33	1,542	10	12,360	- 10,817
Leukemia	34	1,434	21	7,457	- 6,022
Violence	35	1,416	49	538	+ 879
Meningitis	36	1,331	58	163	+ 1,168
Ovary Cancer	37	1,102	30	3,964	- 2,862
Epilepsy	38	1,067	37	1,865	- 799
Endocrine Disorders	39	848	19	8,086	- 7,239
Syphilis	40	821	68	4	+ 817
Skin Cancers	41	714	32	3,256	- 2,542
Maternal Conditions	42	707	64	52	+ 655
Breast Cancer	43	612	8	15,536	- 14,924
Fires	44	608	53	403	+ 205
Inflammatory/Heart	45	592	25	6,065	- 5,473
Skin Disease	46	562	39	1,598	- 1,036
Drug Use	47	530	36	1,881	- 1,351
Bladder Cancer	48	502	24	6,566	- 6,064
Alcohol	49	462	33	3,189	- 2,727
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	411	51	426	- 15
Appendicitis	51	389	61	90	+ 299
Lymphomas	52	374	14	10,067	- 9,693
Hepatitis B	53	313	59	135	+ 178
Malnutrition	54	268	29	4,212	- 3,944
Prostate Cancer	55	262	13	10,873	- 10,611
Dengue	56	256	76	0	+ 256
Other Neoplasms	57	166	17	8,771	- 8,604
Measles	58	158	77	0	+ 158
Poisonings	59	147	57	228	- 81
Tetanus	60	107	70	2	+ 105
Upper Respiratory	61	79	63	54	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	62	77	46	752	- 675
Pertussis	63	73	69	3	+ 71
Hepatitis C	64	71	52	416	- 345
Leishmaniasis	65	71	73	1	+ 71
Ascariasis	66	14	79	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	67	7	78	0	+ 7
War	68	7	67	7	- 0
Otitis Media	69	4	65	16	- 12
Diphtheria	70	1	75	1	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	71	0	34	2,721	- 2,721
Anemia	72	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	48	647	- 647
Oral conditions	76	0	60	118	- 118
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	62	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	78	0	56	245	- 245
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	83	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	74	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.globallifeexpectancy.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.