DENMARK VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,519	1	5,341	+ 178
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	4,644	2	5,218	- 574
Stroke	3	3,176	5	3,662	- 486
Lung Cancers	4	3,115	4	3,721	- 606
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	1,909	7	2,147	- 238
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,727	6	2,244	- 516
Lung Disease	7	1,593	3	4,387	- 2,794
Breast Cancer	8	1,357	9	1,299	+ 58
Other Injuries	9	1,321	30	347	+ 974
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,080	11	1,096	- 16
Kidney Disease	11	1,003	12	911	+ 92
Diabetes Mellitus	12	953	10	1,284	- 331
Prostate Cancer	13	950	8	1,480	- 530
Lymphomas	14	879	13	730	+ 150
Liver Cancer	15	836	25	464	+ 372
Suicide	16	783	16	617	+ 165
Other Neoplasms	17	766	27	378	+ 388
Falls	18	724	22	541	+ 183
Endocrine Disorders	19	706	19	575	+ 132
Parkinson's Disease	20	661	17	600	+ 61
Leukemia	21	651	20	558	+ 93
Liver Disease	22	645	14	692	- 47
Hypertension	23	621	15	642	- 21
Bladder Cancer	24	574	21	545	+ 28
Inflammatory/Heart	25	530	31	284	+ 245
Stomach Cancer	26	483	23	484	- 1
Oral Cancer	27	408	28	371	+ 38
Oesophagus Cancer	28	408	24	477	- 68
Malnutrition	29	368	59	14	+ 354
Ovary Cancer	30	346	29	367	- 21
Road Traffic Accidents	31	292	33	213	+ 78
Skin Cancers	32	284	26	388	- 104
Alcohol	33	279	18	598	- 320
Uterin Cancer	34	238	35	156	+ 82
Congenital Anomalies	35	176	36	153	+ 23
Drug Use	36	164	34	197	- 32
Epilepsy	37	163	40	125	+ 38
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	158	38	145	+ 13
Skin Disease	39	140	45	79	+ 61
Cervical Cancer	40	137	37	153	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	121	42	96	+ 25
Asthma	42	91	44	82	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	86	32	216	- 130
Anemia	44	85	46	73	+ 12
Drownings	45	76	50	37	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	46	66	39	132	- 66
Low Birth Weight	47	57	41	116	- 60
Schizophrenia	48	57	48	57	- 0
Violence	49	47	47	63	- 16
Tuberculosis	50	38	57	16	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	37	43	84	- 47
Hepatitis C	52	36	60	9	+ 28
Fires	53	35	49	53	- 18
HIV/AIDS	54	32	55	23	+ 9
Birth Trauma	55	27	56	21	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	56	21	51	25	- 4
Poisonings	57	20	62	6	+ 14
Meningitis	58	14	52	25	- 11
Hepatitis B	59	12	61	6	+ 6
Oral conditions	60	10	63	4	+ 6
Appendicitis	61	8	54	23	- 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	7	53	25	- 18
Upper Respiratory	63	5	58	15	- 11
Maternal Conditions	64	5	64	2	+ 2
Otitis Media	65	1	65	2	- 0
Encephalitis	66	1	67	1	+ 0
War	67	1	66	1	+ 0
Syphilis	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	83	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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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.