FRANCE VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	119,531	1	63,181	+ 56,350
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	41,591	2	53,157	- 11,566
Stroke	3	40,474	3	36,354	+ 4,119
Lung Cancers	4	37,845	4	35,657	+ 2,188
Lung Disease	5	34,787	7	18,232	+ 16,555
Hypertension	6	21,780	23	7,109	+ 14,671
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	21,155	5	21,854	- 699
Kidney Disease	8	18,509	11	11,477	+ 7,032
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	16,836	6	19,771	- 2,935
Breast Cancer	10	15,315	8	15,536	- 220
Pancreas Cancer	11	14,608	10	12,360	+ 2,248
Prostate Cancer	12	13,401	13	10,873	+ 2,529
Diabetes Mellitus	13	12,647	12	10,912	+ 1,736
Falls	14	12,457	18	8,284	+ 4,173
Liver Disease	15	12,350	22	7,382	+ 4,968
Parkinson's Disease	16	10,237	20	7,570	+ 2,667
Lymphomas	17	9,956	14	10,067	- 111
Endocrine Disorders	18	8,679	19	8,086	+ 593
Suicide	19	8,359	16	8,961	- 602
Stomach Cancer	20	7,850	26	5,530	+ 2,320
Inflammatory/Heart	21	7,227	25	6,065	+ 1,162
Leukemia	22	7,102	21	7,457	- 355
Other Injuries	23	6,705	9	15,119	- 8,415
Other Neoplasms	24	6,633	17	8,771	- 2,137
Liver Cancer	25	6,549	15	9,573	- 3,024
Alcohol	26	5,086	33	3,189	+ 1,897
Oesophagus Cancer	27	5,050	28	4,673	+ 377
Bladder Cancer	28	5,034	24	6,566	- 1,532
Oral Cancer	29	4,896	27	4,676	+ 220
Ovary Cancer	30	4,221	30	3,964	+ 257
Skin Cancers	31	3,296	32	3,256	+ 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	3,113	38	1,807	+ 1,306
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,939	41	1,384	+ 1,555
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,568	31	3,339	- 771
Epilepsy	35	2,513	37	1,865	+ 647
Congenital Anomalies	36	1,863	35	2,012	- 150
Uterin Cancer	37	1,813	34	2,721	- 907
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,761	43	986	+ 775
Cervical Cancer	39	1,732	40	1,574	+ 159
Drug Use	40	1,569	36	1,881	- 312
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,277	46	752	+ 525
Skin Disease	42	1,254	39	1,598	- 344
Anemia	43	808	44	973	- 165
Asthma	44	751	42	1,039	- 288
Low Birth Weight	45	626	47	651	- 25
Violence	46	625	49	538	+ 87
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	441	51	426	+ 15
Hepatitis C	48	412	52	416	- 4
Drownings	49	373	45	868	- 495
Malnutrition	50	366	29	4,212	- 3,846
Schizophrenia	51	318	48	647	- 330
Osteoarthritis	52	296	56	245	+ 50
Fires	53	291	53	403	- 112
HIV/AIDS	54	281	54	362	- 81
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	237	62	75	+ 162
Tuberculosis	56	228	50	435	- 207
Birth Trauma	57	194	55	309	- 114
Poisonings	58	176	57	228	- 52
Hepatitis B	59	148	59	135	+ 12
Meningitis	60	136	58	163	- 27
Upper Respiratory	61	113	63	54	+ 59
Appendicitis	62	105	61	90	+ 15
Oral conditions	63	50	60	118	- 67
Maternal Conditions	64	31	64	52	- 21
Otitis Media	65	13	65	16	- 3
War	66	8	67	7	+ 2
Encephalitis	67	6	66	8	- 2
Syphilis	68	4	68	4	+ 1
Pertussis	69	2	69	3	- 1
Measles	70	2	77	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	2	74	1	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	1	73	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	1	71	1	- 0
Chagas disease	74	1	84	0	+ 1
Tetanus	75	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	85	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	75	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	72	1	- 1
Chlamydia	85	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.