ITALY VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	56,334	1	97,116	- 40,782
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	47,397	3	41,445	+ 5,952
Stroke	3	32,415	2	62,633	- 30,219
Lung Cancers	4	31,793	4	34,152	- 2,359
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	19,485	7	21,254	- 1,768
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	17,628	9	16,339	+ 1,290
Lung Disease	7	16,256	5	32,382	- 16,127
Breast Cancer	8	13,852	10	13,868	- 16
Other Injuries	9	13,481	12	12,112	+ 1,369
Pancreas Cancer	10	11,020	13	12,095	- 1,074
Kidney Disease	11	10,233	11	12,726	- 2,493
Diabetes Mellitus	12	9,729	8	19,836	- 10,107
Prostate Cancer	13	9,694	20	8,409	+ 1,285
Lymphomas	14	8,976	16	9,670	- 694
Liver Cancer	15	8,536	17	9,620	- 1,085
Suicide	16	7,990	26	4,042	+ 3,948
Other Neoplasms	17	7,820	15	9,984	- 2,164
Falls	18	7,386	25	4,222	+ 3,164
Endocrine Disorders	19	7,210	18	8,431	- 1,221
Parkinson's Disease	20	6,750	19	8,428	- 1,678
Leukemia	21	6,649	21	6,728	- 80
Liver Disease	22	6,582	23	5,559	+ 1,023
Hypertension	23	6,339	6	29,931	- 23,592
Bladder Cancer	24	5,854	22	6,711	- 856
Inflammatory/Heart	25	5,408	24	5,531	- 123
Stomach Cancer	26	4,931	14	10,252	- 5,321
Oral Cancer	27	4,169	27	3,343	+ 826
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,167	34	2,045	+ 2,121
Malnutrition	29	3,755	41	775	+ 2,980
Ovary Cancer	30	3,534	28	3,282	+ 253
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,977	30	3,221	- 244
Skin Cancers	32	2,903	29	3,239	- 336
Alcohol	33	2,843	55	277	+ 2,566
Uterin Cancer	34	2,426	33	2,198	+ 228
Congenital Anomalies	35	1,794	37	1,443	+ 351
Drug Use	36	1,677	45	654	+ 1,023
Epilepsy	37	1,663	39	1,337	+ 327
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,611	36	1,622	- 10
Skin Disease	39	1,425	38	1,440	- 15
Cervical Cancer	40	1,403	40	1,154	+ 249
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,234	32	2,216	- 982
Asthma	42	926	47	494	+ 433
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	879	43	690	+ 189
Anemia	44	867	35	1,672	- 805
Drownings	45	774	52	344	+ 430
Multiple Sclerosis	46	671	44	677	- 6
Low Birth Weight	47	580	51	357	+ 223
Schizophrenia	48	577	49	424	+ 153
Violence	49	479	50	409	+ 71
Tuberculosis	50	388	53	336	+ 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	380	42	701	- 321
Hepatitis C	52	371	31	2,451	- 2,080
Fires	53	359	56	271	+ 88
HIV/AIDS	54	323	46	520	- 197
Birth Trauma	55	275	59	140	+ 135
Osteoarthritis	56	219	48	481	- 262
Poisonings	57	203	58	154	+ 49
Meningitis	58	146	60	128	+ 18
Hepatitis B	59	121	54	334	- 213
Oral conditions	60	105	62	47	+ 58
Appendicitis	61	80	61	49	+ 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	67	57	241	- 174
Upper Respiratory	63	48	64	20	+ 28
Maternal Conditions	64	46	67	6	+ 40
Otitis Media	65	14	65	16	- 2
Encephalitis	66	7	68	5	+ 3
War	67	6	66	6	- 0
Syphilis	68	3	69	4	- 1
Pertussis	69	2	73	1	+ 2
Tetanus	70	2	63	22	- 20
Schistosomiasis	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	1	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	1	70	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	1	76	0	+ 1
Dengue	76	0	81	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	71	1	- 1
Chlamydia	78	0	84	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	72	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

France

Italy

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.