NETHERLANDS VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,422	2	17,601	- 1,178
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	13,817	1	18,148	- 4,331
Stroke	3	9,449	4	9,707	- 257
Lung Cancers	4	9,268	3	10,980	- 1,711
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	5,680	6	5,829	- 149
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	5,139	7	4,946	+ 193
Lung Disease	7	4,739	5	9,567	- 4,828
Breast Cancer	8	4,038	9	3,535	+ 503
Other Injuries	9	3,930	19	1,648	+ 2,282
Pancreas Cancer	10	3,213	11	2,995	+ 218
Kidney Disease	11	2,983	12	2,530	+ 453
Diabetes Mellitus	12	2,836	14	2,386	+ 450
Prostate Cancer	13	2,826	10	3,265	- 439
Lymphomas	14	2,617	13	2,511	+ 106
Liver Cancer	15	2,488	24	1,163	+ 1,325
Suicide	16	2,329	17	2,025	+ 304
Other Neoplasms	17	2,280	18	1,831	+ 449
Falls	18	2,153	8	4,131	- 1,978
Endocrine Disorders	19	2,102	26	1,055	+ 1,047
Parkinson's Disease	20	1,968	16	2,120	- 152
Leukemia	21	1,938	20	1,578	+ 360
Liver Disease	22	1,919	28	936	+ 983
Hypertension	23	1,848	29	818	+ 1,030
Bladder Cancer	24	1,707	21	1,471	+ 235
Inflammatory/Heart	25	1,577	23	1,201	+ 376
Stomach Cancer	26	1,438	22	1,361	+ 77
Oral Cancer	27	1,215	30	768	+ 448
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,215	15	2,145	- 931
Malnutrition	29	1,095	63	12	+ 1,083
Ovary Cancer	30	1,030	25	1,067	- 36
Road Traffic Accidents	31	868	31	681	+ 187
Skin Cancers	32	846	27	1,024	- 178
Alcohol	33	829	32	612	+ 216
Uterin Cancer	34	707	34	566	+ 141
Congenital Anomalies	35	523	35	544	- 21
Drug Use	36	489	42	231	+ 258
Epilepsy	37	485	38	289	+ 196
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	470	33	584	- 114
Skin Disease	39	415	36	295	+ 120
Cervical Cancer	40	409	39	266	+ 143
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	360	41	238	+ 122
Asthma	42	270	46	165	+ 105
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	256	47	130	+ 126
Anemia	44	253	40	249	+ 4
Drownings	45	226	49	98	+ 128
Multiple Sclerosis	46	195	37	295	- 99
Low Birth Weight	47	169	45	167	+ 2
Schizophrenia	48	168	50	96	+ 73
Violence	49	140	48	107	+ 32
Tuberculosis	50	113	56	29	+ 84
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	111	44	214	- 103
Hepatitis C	52	108	60	20	+ 88
Fires	53	105	53	49	+ 56
HIV/AIDS	54	94	55	33	+ 61
Birth Trauma	55	80	52	74	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	56	64	43	220	- 156
Poisonings	57	59	61	17	+ 42
Meningitis	58	42	51	78	- 36
Hepatitis B	59	35	62	14	+ 22
Oral conditions	60	31	59	21	+ 10
Appendicitis	61	23	58	26	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	20	54	42	- 22
Upper Respiratory	63	14	57	28	- 14
Maternal Conditions	64	13	65	8	+ 5
Otitis Media	65	4	64	10	- 6
Encephalitis	66	2	68	1	+ 1
War	67	2	66	2	- 0
Syphilis	68	1	69	1	+ 0
Pertussis	69	1	67	1	- 0
Tetanus	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	81	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

France

Netherlands

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.