NICARAGUA VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,170	1	5,843	+ 326
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,191	33	149	+ 5,042
Stroke	3	3,550	3	2,225	+ 1,326
Lung Cancers	4	3,482	23	274	+ 3,208
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,134	18	315	+ 1,819
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,931	7	1,152	+ 779
Lung Disease	7	1,780	5	1,570	+ 211
Breast Cancer	8	1,517	20	283	+ 1,234
Other Injuries	9	1,476	17	358	+ 1,119
Pancreas Cancer	10	1,207	27	178	+ 1,029
Kidney Disease	11	1,121	2	3,533	- 2,412
Diabetes Mellitus	12	1,066	4	2,068	- 1,002
Prostate Cancer	13	1,062	15	386	+ 676
Lymphomas	14	983	29	164	+ 819
Liver Cancer	15	935	12	509	+ 426
Suicide	16	875	19	285	+ 590
Other Neoplasms	17	856	26	192	+ 664
Falls	18	809	22	276	+ 533
Endocrine Disorders	19	790	28	164	+ 626
Parkinson's Disease	20	739	42	67	+ 673
Leukemia	21	728	24	227	+ 501
Liver Disease	22	721	6	1,203	- 482
Hypertension	23	694	9	1,103	- 409
Bladder Cancer	24	641	52	28	+ 613
Inflammatory/Heart	25	592	34	139	+ 453
Stomach Cancer	26	540	14	478	+ 62
Oral Cancer	27	457	43	64	+ 392
Oesophagus Cancer	28	456	47	42	+ 415
Malnutrition	29	411	30	163	+ 248
Ovary Cancer	30	387	44	61	+ 326
Road Traffic Accidents	31	326	8	1,109	- 783
Skin Cancers	32	318	45	59	+ 259
Alcohol	33	311	21	279	+ 33
Uterin Cancer	34	266	48	39	+ 227
Congenital Anomalies	35	196	11	571	- 374
Drug Use	36	184	46	50	+ 133
Epilepsy	37	182	41	74	+ 108
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	176	36	122	+ 54
Skin Disease	39	156	31	162	- 6
Cervical Cancer	40	154	16	374	- 220
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	135	54	20	+ 115
Asthma	42	101	38	105	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	96	40	85	+ 11
Anemia	44	95	53	28	+ 67
Drownings	45	85	32	157	- 72
Multiple Sclerosis	46	73	61	7	+ 67
Low Birth Weight	47	64	13	490	- 426
Schizophrenia	48	63	66	3	+ 60
Violence	49	52	10	619	- 566
Tuberculosis	50	42	37	115	- 72
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	42	50	31	+ 11
Hepatitis C	52	41	68	1	+ 39
Fires	53	39	57	16	+ 23
HIV/AIDS	54	35	35	139	- 104
Birth Trauma	55	30	25	198	- 168
Osteoarthritis	56	24	59	10	+ 14
Poisonings	57	22	55	18	+ 5
Meningitis	58	16	51	29	- 13
Hepatitis B	59	13	62	5	+ 8
Oral conditions	60	12	63	5	+ 7
Appendicitis	61	9	49	32	- 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	7	56	17	- 10
Upper Respiratory	63	5	72	1	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	5	39	88	- 83
Otitis Media	65	2	75	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	58	10	- 9
War	67	1	70	1	- 0
Syphilis	68	0	60	9	- 9
Pertussis	69	0	67	3	- 3
Tetanus	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	75	0	77	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	64	4	- 4
Measles	77	0	78	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	69	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	65	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

France

Nicaragua

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.