COLOMBIA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	45,822	1	43,066	+ 2,756
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	38,552	22	2,157	+ 36,395
Stroke	3	26,366	3	16,573	+ 9,793
Lung Cancers	4	25,860	10	5,250	+ 20,610
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	15,849	12	4,371	+ 11,478
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	14,339	5	10,773	+ 3,565
Lung Disease	7	13,222	4	15,928	- 2,706
Breast Cancer	8	11,267	13	3,669	+ 7,598
Other Injuries	9	10,965	28	1,592	+ 9,373
Pancreas Cancer	10	8,964	25	2,022	+ 6,941
Kidney Disease	11	8,323	7	6,834	+ 1,490
Diabetes Mellitus	12	7,914	11	5,028	+ 2,885
Prostate Cancer	13	7,885	14	3,584	+ 4,301
Lymphomas	14	7,301	18	2,603	+ 4,698
Liver Cancer	15	6,943	24	2,065	+ 4,878
Suicide	16	6,499	26	1,965	+ 4,534
Other Neoplasms	17	6,361	15	3,205	+ 3,156
Falls	18	6,008	29	1,518	+ 4,490
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,864	30	1,367	+ 4,497
Parkinson's Disease	20	5,490	47	383	+ 5,107
Leukemia	21	5,408	21	2,208	+ 3,200
Liver Disease	22	5,354	19	2,426	+ 2,927
Hypertension	23	5,156	8	6,400	- 1,244
Bladder Cancer	24	4,762	42	609	+ 4,153
Inflammatory/Heart	25	4,399	31	1,329	+ 3,070
Stomach Cancer	26	4,011	9	6,112	- 2,101
Oral Cancer	27	3,391	37	807	+ 2,584
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,389	36	835	+ 2,554
Malnutrition	29	3,054	27	1,878	+ 1,176
Ovary Cancer	30	2,875	33	1,122	+ 1,752
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,422	6	7,765	- 5,343
Skin Cancers	32	2,361	35	1,028	+ 1,333
Alcohol	33	2,313	68	23	+ 2,290
Uterin Cancer	34	1,973	45	423	+ 1,550
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,459	16	2,963	- 1,503
Drug Use	36	1,364	44	492	+ 872
Epilepsy	37	1,353	43	597	+ 756
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,311	38	747	+ 563
Skin Disease	39	1,159	34	1,102	+ 57
Cervical Cancer	40	1,141	20	2,266	- 1,125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,004	63	38	+ 966
Asthma	42	754	54	191	+ 562
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	715	39	698	+ 17
Anemia	44	706	57	101	+ 605
Drownings	45	629	40	689	- 60
Multiple Sclerosis	46	545	60	62	+ 483
Low Birth Weight	47	472	23	2,095	- 1,623
Schizophrenia	48	469	70	18	+ 452
Violence	49	390	2	19,268	- 18,878
Tuberculosis	50	316	32	1,272	- 956
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	309	51	242	+ 67
Hepatitis C	52	302	59	65	+ 237
Fires	53	292	56	127	+ 166
HIV/AIDS	54	262	17	2,683	- 2,421
Birth Trauma	55	224	41	648	- 424
Osteoarthritis	56	178	58	67	+ 111
Poisonings	57	165	61	61	+ 104
Meningitis	58	119	50	244	- 125
Hepatitis B	59	98	62	50	+ 48
Oral conditions	60	85	75	7	+ 78
Appendicitis	61	65	52	213	- 148
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	55	48	333	- 278
Upper Respiratory	63	39	66	27	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	64	38	46	394	- 356
Otitis Media	65	11	73	7	+ 4
Encephalitis	66	6	64	38	- 32
War	67	5	49	260	- 255
Syphilis	68	3	65	30	- 27
Pertussis	69	2	69	18	- 16
Tetanus	70	2	71	14	- 13
Schistosomiasis	71	1	77	1	+ 0
Leprosy	72	1	72	8	- 8
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	80	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	55	133	- 133
Measles	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	76	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	67	26	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	53	203	- 203
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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.