CHINA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,308,489	2	1,771,525	- 463,036
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,100,895	6	304,455	+ 796,440
Stroke	3	752,903	1	2,043,210	- 1,290,308
Lung Cancers	4	738,465	4	714,311	+ 24,154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	452,591	9	248,388	+ 204,202
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	409,452	12	183,342	+ 226,110
Lung Disease	7	377,577	3	968,607	- 591,030
Breast Cancer	8	321,745	19	92,757	+ 228,988
Other Injuries	9	313,121	25	54,087	+ 259,033
Pancreas Cancer	10	255,970	18	111,537	+ 144,433
Kidney Disease	11	237,682	11	192,302	+ 45,380
Diabetes Mellitus	12	225,979	14	161,672	+ 64,307
Prostate Cancer	13	225,173	28	51,056	+ 174,117
Lymphomas	14	208,492	23	57,838	+ 150,654
Liver Cancer	15	198,257	13	180,952	+ 17,305
Suicide	16	185,581	17	116,324	+ 69,257
Other Neoplasms	17	181,640	53	4,374	+ 177,266
Falls	18	171,563	16	138,878	+ 32,686
Endocrine Disorders	19	167,465	37	25,613	+ 141,852
Parkinson's Disease	20	156,774	20	70,699	+ 86,075
Leukemia	21	154,429	22	58,145	+ 96,284
Liver Disease	22	152,882	15	145,603	+ 7,279
Hypertension	23	147,235	7	301,183	- 153,948
Bladder Cancer	24	135,975	29	37,873	+ 98,102
Inflammatory/Heart	25	125,616	33	29,954	+ 95,662
Stomach Cancer	26	114,537	5	398,439	- 283,902
Oral Cancer	27	96,840	24	54,695	+ 42,145
Oesophagus Cancer	28	96,781	10	242,891	- 146,110
Malnutrition	29	87,221	44	12,995	+ 74,226
Ovary Cancer	30	82,091	35	28,078	+ 54,013
Road Traffic Accidents	31	69,151	8	250,272	- 181,121
Skin Cancers	32	67,426	41	19,669	+ 47,757
Alcohol	33	66,039	42	19,071	+ 46,968
Uterin Cancer	34	56,346	45	11,751	+ 44,594
Congenital Anomalies	35	41,671	31	36,613	+ 5,058
Drug Use	36	38,953	38	24,214	+ 14,739
Epilepsy	37	38,632	46	11,365	+ 27,267
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	37,430	50	8,719	+ 28,711
Skin Disease	39	33,091	52	5,222	+ 27,869
Cervical Cancer	40	32,588	27	51,650	- 19,062
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	28,668	21	65,350	- 36,683
Asthma	42	21,518	39	23,147	- 1,629
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	20,420	30	37,723	- 17,303
Anemia	44	20,148	83	0	+ 20,148
Drownings	45	17,973	26	52,807	- 34,834
Multiple Sclerosis	46	15,576	59	1,734	+ 13,842
Low Birth Weight	47	13,479	40	21,631	- 8,152
Schizophrenia	48	13,404	86	0	+ 13,404
Violence	49	11,133	47	11,115	+ 18
Tuberculosis	50	9,011	32	34,802	- 25,791
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	8,831	49	10,108	- 1,277
Hepatitis C	52	8,617	66	86	+ 8,531
Fires	53	8,348	48	10,498	- 2,150
HIV/AIDS	54	7,495	34	28,746	- 21,251
Birth Trauma	55	6,394	43	17,644	- 11,250
Osteoarthritis	56	5,082	82	0	+ 5,082
Poisonings	57	4,717	36	25,762	- 21,045
Meningitis	58	3,385	51	5,704	- 2,319
Hepatitis B	59	2,801	56	2,757	+ 43
Oral conditions	60	2,440	80	0	+ 2,440
Appendicitis	61	1,858	60	1,468	+ 390
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	1,563	81	0	+ 1,563
Upper Respiratory	63	1,112	57	2,663	- 1,550
Maternal Conditions	64	1,074	54	3,596	- 2,523
Otitis Media	65	326	69	15	+ 311
Encephalitis	66	168	55	2,796	- 2,629
War	67	141	61	900	- 759
Syphilis	68	80	58	1,824	- 1,743
Pertussis	69	58	64	484	- 426
Tetanus	70	46	63	491	- 446
Schistosomiasis	71	17	65	400	- 382
Leprosy	72	15	72	0	+ 15
Leishmaniasis	73	14	78	0	+ 14
Iodine Deficiency	74	13	79	0	+ 13
Diphtheria	75	12	71	11	+ 1
Dengue	76	8	70	12	- 3
Measles	77	7	62	558	- 551
Chlamydia	78	0	67	55	- 55
Ascariasis	79	0	68	34	- 34
Trichuriasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.