FRANCE VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,610	1	63,181	+ 7,429
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	54,583	2	53,157	+ 1,425
Lung Cancers	3	36,900	4	35,657	+ 1,243
Lung Disease	4	25,049	7	18,232	+ 6,817
Stroke	5	24,954	3	36,354	- 11,400
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	17,009	5	21,854	- 4,844
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	13,098	6	19,771	- 6,673
Breast Cancer	8	10,416	8	15,536	- 5,119
Diabetes Mellitus	9	10,077	12	10,912	- 834
Lymphomas	10	9,070	14	10,067	- 997
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,914	10	12,360	- 3,446
Falls	12	8,511	18	8,284	+ 227
Prostate Cancer	13	8,303	13	10,873	- 2,570
Kidney Disease	14	8,068	11	11,477	- 3,408
Suicide	15	7,784	16	8,961	- 1,177
Drug Use	16	6,497	36	1,881	+ 4,616
Liver Disease	17	6,386	22	7,382	- 996
Parkinson's Disease	18	5,920	20	7,570	- 1,650
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,697	19	8,086	- 2,389
Liver Cancer	20	5,486	15	9,573	- 4,087
Leukemia	21	5,460	21	7,457	- 1,996
Hypertension	22	4,517	23	7,109	- 2,593
Bladder Cancer	23	4,442	24	6,566	- 2,123
Other Injuries	24	4,217	9	15,119	- 10,903
Oesophagus Cancer	25	3,930	28	4,673	- 743
Stomach Cancer	26	3,838	26	5,530	- 1,693
Inflammatory/Heart	27	3,630	25	6,065	- 2,435
Road Traffic Accidents	28	3,521	31	3,339	+ 182
Ovary Cancer	29	3,352	30	3,964	- 611
Skin Cancers	30	3,095	32	3,256	- 160
Other Neoplasms	31	2,958	17	8,771	- 5,812
Oral Cancer	32	2,806	27	4,676	- 1,870
Alcohol	33	2,628	33	3,189	- 561
Uterin Cancer	34	2,085	34	2,721	- 636
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,905	35	2,012	- 107
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,481	38	1,807	- 326
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,220	46	752	+ 468
Skin Disease	38	1,197	39	1,598	- 401
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,121	41	1,384	- 264
Violence	40	1,066	49	538	+ 529
Cervical Cancer	41	1,019	40	1,574	- 555
Low Birth Weight	42	975	47	651	+ 325
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	779	43	986	- 207
Epilepsy	44	677	37	1,865	- 1,189
Hepatitis C	45	640	52	416	+ 224
Anemia	46	604	44	973	- 369
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	568	51	426	+ 142
Drownings	48	499	45	868	- 369
Asthma	49	462	42	1,039	- 577
Birth Trauma	50	340	55	309	+ 31
Malnutrition	51	339	29	4,212	- 3,872
Fires	52	339	53	403	- 64
HIV/AIDS	53	287	54	362	- 75
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	251	62	75	+ 176
Osteoarthritis	55	244	56	245	- 1
Poisonings	56	214	57	228	- 14
Schizophrenia	57	209	48	647	- 438
Tuberculosis	58	172	50	435	- 263
Meningitis	59	121	58	163	- 43
Hepatitis B	60	116	59	135	- 19
Oral conditions	61	89	60	118	- 28
Appendicitis	62	87	61	90	- 3
Upper Respiratory	63	82	63	54	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	64	80	64	52	+ 28
War	65	37	67	7	+ 30
Otitis Media	66	13	65	16	- 2
Syphilis	67	9	68	4	+ 5
Encephalitis	68	5	66	8	- 3
Pertussis	69	1	69	3	- 1
Chagas disease	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	70	2	- 2
Dengue	72	1	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	78	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	72	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
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.