JAPAN VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	113,844	1	163,905	- 50,061
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	95,783	7	56,937	+ 38,846
Stroke	3	65,506	2	121,823	- 56,317
Lung Cancers	4	64,250	4	79,688	- 15,439
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	39,377	6	57,340	- 17,963
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	35,624	3	107,899	- 72,274
Lung Disease	7	32,851	5	78,169	- 45,319
Breast Cancer	8	27,993	15	15,805	+ 12,188
Other Injuries	9	27,243	12	22,068	+ 5,175
Pancreas Cancer	10	22,270	10	37,027	- 14,757
Kidney Disease	11	20,679	9	44,779	- 24,100
Diabetes Mellitus	12	19,661	29	5,433	+ 14,229
Prostate Cancer	13	19,591	19	13,515	+ 6,076
Lymphomas	14	18,140	14	19,273	- 1,133
Liver Cancer	15	17,249	11	29,384	- 12,135
Suicide	16	16,146	13	19,466	- 3,320
Other Neoplasms	17	15,803	16	15,120	+ 684
Falls	18	14,927	23	9,736	+ 5,191
Endocrine Disorders	19	14,570	21	11,486	+ 3,084
Parkinson's Disease	20	13,640	18	14,007	- 367
Leukemia	21	13,436	24	9,607	+ 3,829
Liver Disease	22	13,301	17	14,195	- 894
Hypertension	23	12,810	28	6,673	+ 6,137
Bladder Cancer	24	11,830	22	9,936	+ 1,894
Inflammatory/Heart	25	10,929	27	8,232	+ 2,697
Stomach Cancer	26	9,965	8	50,433	- 40,468
Oral Cancer	27	8,426	26	8,333	+ 92
Oesophagus Cancer	28	8,420	20	12,316	- 3,896
Malnutrition	29	7,589	43	1,910	+ 5,679
Ovary Cancer	30	7,142	30	5,061	+ 2,081
Road Traffic Accidents	31	6,016	31	4,566	+ 1,451
Skin Cancers	32	5,866	44	1,843	+ 4,024
Alcohol	33	5,746	51	576	+ 5,170
Uterin Cancer	34	4,902	33	3,461	+ 1,441
Congenital Anomalies	35	3,626	40	2,473	+ 1,153
Drug Use	36	3,389	50	732	+ 2,657
Epilepsy	37	3,361	45	1,558	+ 1,803
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	3,257	37	2,731	+ 526
Skin Disease	39	2,879	36	2,806	+ 73
Cervical Cancer	40	2,835	32	3,799	- 964
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,494	39	2,555	- 61
Asthma	42	1,872	42	1,922	- 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	1,777	35	2,922	- 1,145
Anemia	44	1,753	49	875	+ 878
Drownings	45	1,564	25	8,409	- 6,845
Multiple Sclerosis	46	1,355	59	108	+ 1,247
Low Birth Weight	47	1,173	55	202	+ 971
Schizophrenia	48	1,166	47	1,052	+ 114
Violence	49	969	53	266	+ 703
Tuberculosis	50	784	34	3,459	- 2,675
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	768	38	2,618	- 1,849
Hepatitis C	52	750	41	2,220	- 1,470
Fires	53	726	48	1,007	- 281
HIV/AIDS	54	652	63	48	+ 604
Birth Trauma	55	556	61	104	+ 452
Osteoarthritis	56	442	62	86	+ 356
Poisonings	57	410	54	255	+ 156
Meningitis	58	294	52	308	- 13
Hepatitis B	59	244	46	1,423	- 1,179
Oral conditions	60	212	60	106	+ 106
Appendicitis	61	162	58	126	+ 36
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	136	56	172	- 36
Upper Respiratory	63	97	57	159	- 62
Maternal Conditions	64	93	64	39	+ 55
Otitis Media	65	28	68	8	+ 21
Encephalitis	66	15	69	5	+ 10
War	67	12	66	15	- 2
Syphilis	68	7	65	16	- 9
Pertussis	69	5	71	1	+ 4
Tetanus	70	4	67	9	- 5
Schistosomiasis	71	2	72	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	70	2	- 0
Diphtheria	75	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	76	1	83	0	+ 1
Measles	77	1	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	78	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.