GREECE VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,667	1	21,124	- 11,458
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	8,133	7	3,940	+ 4,193
Stroke	3	5,562	2	14,077	- 8,515
Lung Cancers	4	5,455	4	7,355	- 1,900
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,344	8	3,264	+ 80
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	3,025	3	8,282	- 5,257
Lung Disease	7	2,789	5	5,526	- 2,737
Breast Cancer	8	2,377	11	2,520	- 143
Other Injuries	9	2,313	17	1,453	+ 860
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,891	13	1,904	- 13
Kidney Disease	11	1,756	6	4,759	- 3,003
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,669	20	1,266	+ 404
Prostate Cancer	13	1,663	12	2,023	- 360
Lymphomas	14	1,540	19	1,268	+ 272
Liver Cancer	15	1,465	14	1,566	- 101
Suicide	16	1,371	28	533	+ 838
Other Neoplasms	17	1,342	25	679	+ 663
Falls	18	1,267	21	1,245	+ 22
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,237	29	526	+ 711
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,158	10	2,646	- 1,488
Leukemia	21	1,141	18	1,354	- 213
Liver Disease	22	1,129	23	809	+ 320
Hypertension	23	1,088	9	2,922	- 1,835
Bladder Cancer	24	1,005	15	1,551	- 546
Inflammatory/Heart	25	928	24	725	+ 203
Stomach Cancer	26	846	16	1,535	- 689
Oral Cancer	27	715	30	440	+ 275
Oesophagus Cancer	28	715	35	246	+ 469
Malnutrition	29	644	66	1	+ 644
Ovary Cancer	30	606	27	557	+ 49
Road Traffic Accidents	31	511	22	870	- 359
Skin Cancers	32	498	31	438	+ 60
Alcohol	33	488	49	50	+ 437
Uterin Cancer	34	416	33	373	+ 44
Congenital Anomalies	35	308	38	174	+ 134
Drug Use	36	288	37	193	+ 95
Epilepsy	37	285	34	249	+ 36
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	277	44	95	+ 182
Skin Disease	39	244	47	56	+ 188
Cervical Cancer	40	241	36	243	- 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	212	43	100	+ 112
Asthma	42	159	55	27	+ 132
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	151	26	611	- 460
Anemia	44	149	51	47	+ 102
Drownings	45	133	32	435	- 303
Multiple Sclerosis	46	115	40	135	- 20
Low Birth Weight	47	100	41	127	- 28
Schizophrenia	48	99	54	27	+ 72
Violence	49	82	42	104	- 22
Tuberculosis	50	67	46	66	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	65	45	67	- 2
Hepatitis C	52	64	52	38	+ 25
Fires	53	62	39	146	- 85
HIV/AIDS	54	55	50	47	+ 8
Birth Trauma	55	47	57	17	+ 30
Osteoarthritis	56	38	85	0	+ 38
Poisonings	57	35	56	19	+ 15
Meningitis	58	25	53	33	- 8
Hepatitis B	59	21	48	56	- 35
Oral conditions	60	18	63	2	+ 16
Appendicitis	61	14	58	9	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	12	86	0	+ 12
Upper Respiratory	63	8	59	8	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	64	8	61	2	+ 6
Otitis Media	65	2	82	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	66	1	67	1	+ 1
War	67	1	64	1	- 0
Syphilis	68	1	65	1	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	62	2	- 1
Schistosomiasis	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	81	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	60	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

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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.