UNITED KINGDOM VS FRANCE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FRANCE		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,259	2	71,728	- 8,469
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	53,223	1	98,135	- 44,912
Stroke	3	36,399	4	37,626	- 1,227
Lung Cancers	4	35,701	5	35,715	- 14
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	21,881	7	18,446	+ 3,435
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	19,795	3	40,540	- 20,745
Lung Disease	7	18,254	6	32,896	- 14,642
Breast Cancer	8	15,555	9	12,718	+ 2,837
Other Injuries	9	15,138	19	5,464	+ 9,674
Pancreas Cancer	10	12,375	11	8,995	+ 3,380
Kidney Disease	11	11,491	18	5,471	+ 6,020
Diabetes Mellitus	12	10,925	17	5,842	+ 5,083
Prostate Cancer	13	10,886	8	13,289	- 2,403
Lymphomas	14	10,080	10	9,350	+ 729
Liver Cancer	15	9,585	21	5,237	+ 4,348
Suicide	16	8,972	20	5,325	+ 3,647
Other Neoplasms	17	8,781	26	3,986	+ 4,796
Falls	18	8,294	15	7,618	+ 676
Endocrine Disorders	19	8,096	28	3,297	+ 4,799
Parkinson's Disease	20	7,579	13	8,573	- 993
Leukemia	21	7,466	22	5,211	+ 2,255
Liver Disease	22	7,391	14	7,666	- 274
Hypertension	23	7,118	23	5,208	+ 1,910
Bladder Cancer	24	6,574	16	6,133	+ 440
Inflammatory/Heart	25	6,073	29	3,126	+ 2,947
Stomach Cancer	26	5,537	24	4,999	+ 538
Oral Cancer	27	4,682	30	3,109	+ 1,573
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,679	12	8,727	- 4,048
Malnutrition	29	4,217	58	116	+ 4,101
Ovary Cancer	30	3,969	25	4,019	- 50
Road Traffic Accidents	31	3,343	33	2,169	+ 1,174
Skin Cancers	32	3,260	27	3,727	- 467
Alcohol	33	3,193	39	1,555	+ 1,638
Uterin Cancer	34	2,724	32	2,346	+ 378
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,015	35	2,127	- 112
Drug Use	36	1,883	31	2,824	- 941
Epilepsy	37	1,868	42	1,193	+ 674
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,810	38	1,599	+ 211
Skin Disease	39	1,600	34	2,134	- 534
Cervical Cancer	40	1,575	43	1,099	+ 477
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,386	45	876	+ 510
Asthma	42	1,040	41	1,302	- 262
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	987	36	2,090	- 1,103
Anemia	44	974	50	277	+ 697
Drownings	45	869	49	301	+ 568
Multiple Sclerosis	46	753	37	1,856	- 1,103
Low Birth Weight	47	652	40	1,313	- 662
Schizophrenia	48	648	60	101	+ 547
Violence	49	538	46	868	- 329
Tuberculosis	50	436	47	351	+ 84
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	427	44	1,014	- 587
Hepatitis C	52	417	51	267	+ 149
Fires	53	404	48	334	+ 69
HIV/AIDS	54	362	55	188	+ 174
Birth Trauma	55	309	54	190	+ 119
Osteoarthritis	56	246	57	167	+ 79
Poisonings	57	228	53	221	+ 8
Meningitis	58	164	52	232	- 69
Hepatitis B	59	135	65	40	+ 96
Oral conditions	60	118	61	54	+ 64
Appendicitis	61	90	59	105	- 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	62	76	56	184	- 108
Upper Respiratory	63	54	63	48	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	64	52	64	47	+ 5
Otitis Media	65	16	66	16	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	8	68	6	+ 2
War	67	7	67	10	- 3
Syphilis	68	4	62	49	- 45
Pertussis	69	3	69	3	- 0
Tetanus	70	2	72	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	71	1	78	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	1	83	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	73	1	70	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	74	1	84	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	75	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	76	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	77	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.