BHUTAN VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	817	1	702	+ 115
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	688	13	105	+ 583
Stroke	3	470	3	360	+ 110
Lung Cancers	4	461	21	44	+ 417
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	283	31	24	+ 259
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	256	4	177	+ 79
Lung Disease	7	236	2	524	- 289
Breast Cancer	8	201	43	8	+ 193
Other Injuries	9	196	24	43	+ 153
Pancreas Cancer	10	160	33	20	+ 140
Kidney Disease	11	148	8	149	- 0
Diabetes Mellitus	12	141	7	164	- 23
Prostate Cancer	13	141	55	3	+ 137
Lymphomas	14	130	52	5	+ 125
Liver Cancer	15	124	27	35	+ 89
Suicide	16	116	26	35	+ 81
Other Neoplasms	17	113	57	2	+ 111
Falls	18	107	12	111	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	19	105	39	11	+ 94
Parkinson's Disease	20	98	28	31	+ 67
Leukemia	21	96	34	19	+ 78
Liver Disease	22	95	6	166	- 70
Hypertension	23	92	16	77	+ 15
Bladder Cancer	24	85	48	6	+ 78
Inflammatory/Heart	25	78	45	8	+ 71
Stomach Cancer	26	72	11	118	- 47
Oral Cancer	27	60	23	43	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	28	60	22	44	+ 17
Malnutrition	29	54	54	3	+ 51
Ovary Cancer	30	51	37	14	+ 37
Road Traffic Accidents	31	43	10	123	- 80
Skin Cancers	32	42	41	9	+ 33
Alcohol	33	41	49	6	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	34	35	71	0	+ 35
Congenital Anomalies	35	26	20	50	- 24
Drug Use	36	24	47	7	+ 17
Epilepsy	37	24	38	14	+ 10
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	23	5	169	- 146
Skin Disease	39	21	46	7	+ 13
Cervical Cancer	40	20	29	30	- 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	18	17	68	- 50
Asthma	42	13	15	78	- 64
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	13	25	39	- 26
Anemia	44	13	72	0	+ 13
Drownings	45	11	32	20	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	46	10	62	1	+ 9
Low Birth Weight	47	8	14	79	- 71
Schizophrenia	48	8	75	0	+ 8
Violence	49	7	35	18	- 11
Tuberculosis	50	6	9	138	- 132
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	6	50	5	+ 0
Hepatitis C	52	5	64	1	+ 4
Fires	53	5	44	8	- 3
HIV/AIDS	54	5	18	58	- 53
Birth Trauma	55	4	19	51	- 47
Osteoarthritis	56	3	78	0	+ 3
Poisonings	57	3	59	2	+ 1
Meningitis	58	2	36	17	- 15
Hepatitis B	59	2	53	4	- 2
Oral conditions	60	2	76	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	61	1	51	5	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	1	77	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	61	1	- 0
Maternal Conditions	64	1	42	9	- 8
Otitis Media	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	30	28	- 28
War	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Syphilis	68	0	40	11	- 11
Pertussis	69	0	63	1	- 1
Tetanus	70	0	60	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	85	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	86	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	56	3	- 3
Measles	77	0	58	2	- 2
Chlamydia	78	0	67	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	74	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

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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.