FRANCE VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	98,658	3	36,354	+ 62,303
Coronary Heart Disease	2	85,539	1	63,181	+ 22,358
Lung Disease	3	46,770	7	18,232	+ 28,538
Lung Cancers	4	34,491	4	35,657	- 1,166
Stomach Cancer	5	19,239	26	5,530	+ 13,708
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	14,701	2	53,157	- 38,457
Hypertension	7	14,543	23	7,109	+ 7,433
Road Traffic Accidents	8	12,085	31	3,339	+ 8,746
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	11,994	5	21,854	- 9,860
Oesophagus Cancer	10	11,728	28	4,673	+ 7,055
Kidney Disease	11	9,285	11	11,477	- 2,191
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	8,853	6	19,771	- 10,918
Liver Cancer	13	8,737	15	9,573	- 836
Diabetes Mellitus	14	7,806	12	10,912	- 3,105
Liver Disease	15	7,031	22	7,382	- 351
Falls	16	6,706	18	8,284	- 1,578
Suicide	17	5,617	16	8,961	- 3,344
Pancreas Cancer	18	5,386	10	12,360	- 6,974
Breast Cancer	19	4,479	8	15,536	- 11,057
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,414	20	7,570	- 4,156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	3,155	41	1,384	+ 1,771
Leukemia	22	2,808	21	7,457	- 4,649
Lymphomas	23	2,793	14	10,067	- 7,274
Oral Cancer	24	2,641	27	4,676	- 2,035
Other Injuries	25	2,612	9	15,119	- 12,508
Drownings	26	2,550	45	868	+ 1,682
Cervical Cancer	27	2,494	40	1,574	+ 920
Prostate Cancer	28	2,465	13	10,873	- 8,407
Bladder Cancer	29	1,829	24	6,566	- 4,737
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,821	43	986	+ 835
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,768	35	2,012	- 244
Tuberculosis	32	1,680	50	435	+ 1,245
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,446	25	6,065	- 4,619
HIV/AIDS	34	1,388	54	362	+ 1,026
Ovary Cancer	35	1,356	30	3,964	- 2,608
Poisonings	36	1,244	57	228	+ 1,016
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,237	19	8,086	- 6,849
Drug Use	38	1,169	36	1,881	- 712
Asthma	39	1,118	42	1,039	+ 79
Low Birth Weight	40	1,044	47	651	+ 394
Skin Cancers	41	950	32	3,256	- 2,306
Alcohol	42	921	33	3,189	- 2,268
Birth Trauma	43	852	55	309	+ 543
Malnutrition	44	627	29	4,212	- 3,584
Uterin Cancer	45	567	34	2,721	- 2,153
Epilepsy	46	549	37	1,865	- 1,317
Violence	47	537	49	538	- 1
Fires	48	507	53	403	+ 104
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	488	51	426	+ 62
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	421	38	1,807	- 1,386
Meningitis	51	275	58	163	+ 112
Skin Disease	52	252	39	1,598	- 1,346
Other Neoplasms	53	211	17	8,771	- 8,559
Maternal Conditions	54	174	64	52	+ 122
Encephalitis	55	135	66	8	+ 127
Hepatitis B	56	133	59	135	- 2
Upper Respiratory	57	129	63	54	+ 75
Syphilis	58	88	68	4	+ 84
Multiple Sclerosis	59	84	46	752	- 668
Appendicitis	60	71	61	90	- 19
War	61	43	67	7	+ 37
Measles	62	27	77	0	+ 27
Tetanus	63	24	70	2	+ 22
Pertussis	64	23	69	3	+ 21
Schistosomiasis	65	19	71	1	+ 18
Hepatitis C	66	4	52	416	- 412
Chlamydia	67	3	78	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	68	2	79	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	69	1	65	16	- 15
Dengue	70	1	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	1	75	1	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	60	118	- 118
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	62	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	82	0	56	245	- 245
Anemia	83	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	48	647	- 647
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.