FRANCE VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	138,071	1	63,181	+ 74,889
Stroke	2	92,012	3	36,354	+ 55,657
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	54,134	6	19,771	+ 34,363
Lung Cancers	4	48,076	4	35,657	+ 12,419
Lung Disease	5	36,120	7	18,232	+ 17,888
Kidney Disease	6	31,102	11	11,477	+ 19,625
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	25,750	2	53,157	- 27,408
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	21,331	5	21,854	- 522
Hypertension	9	19,101	23	7,109	+ 11,991
Parkinson's Disease	10	17,293	20	7,570	+ 9,723
Breast Cancer	11	16,473	8	15,536	+ 937
Prostate Cancer	12	13,224	13	10,873	+ 2,351
Pancreas Cancer	13	12,446	10	12,360	+ 86
Liver Cancer	14	10,232	15	9,573	+ 659
Bladder Cancer	15	10,135	24	6,566	+ 3,570
Stomach Cancer	16	10,035	26	5,530	+ 4,505
Other Injuries	17	9,499	9	15,119	- 5,620
Leukemia	18	8,849	21	7,457	+ 1,393
Lymphomas	19	8,291	14	10,067	- 1,777
Diabetes Mellitus	20	8,271	12	10,912	- 2,640
Falls	21	8,138	18	8,284	- 146
Road Traffic Accidents	22	5,688	31	3,339	+ 2,349
Liver Disease	23	5,289	22	7,382	- 2,093
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,738	25	6,065	- 1,327
Other Neoplasms	25	4,435	17	8,771	- 4,336
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	3,991	43	986	+ 3,005
Ovary Cancer	27	3,642	30	3,964	- 322
Suicide	28	3,481	16	8,961	- 5,479
Endocrine Disorders	29	3,438	19	8,086	- 4,649
Oral Cancer	30	2,877	27	4,676	- 1,799
Skin Cancers	31	2,864	32	3,256	- 392
Drownings	32	2,845	45	868	+ 1,977
Uterin Cancer	33	2,435	34	2,721	- 286
Epilepsy	34	1,628	37	1,865	- 237
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,605	28	4,673	- 3,068
Cervical Cancer	36	1,590	40	1,574	+ 17
Drug Use	37	1,263	36	1,881	- 618
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,138	35	2,012	- 874
Fires	39	957	53	403	+ 554
Multiple Sclerosis	40	883	46	752	+ 131
Low Birth Weight	41	831	47	651	+ 180
Violence	42	679	49	538	+ 142
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	654	41	1,384	- 730
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	620	38	1,807	- 1,187
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	436	51	426	+ 10
Tuberculosis	46	435	50	435	- 0
Skin Disease	47	368	39	1,598	- 1,230
Hepatitis B	48	365	59	135	+ 230
Alcohol	49	330	33	3,189	- 2,859
HIV/AIDS	50	309	54	362	- 53
Anemia	51	306	44	973	- 667
Hepatitis C	52	251	52	416	- 165
Meningitis	53	218	58	163	+ 54
Schizophrenia	54	180	48	647	- 468
Asthma	55	179	42	1,039	- 860
Poisonings	56	127	57	228	- 101
Birth Trauma	57	110	55	309	- 199
Appendicitis	58	62	61	90	- 28
Upper Respiratory	59	52	63	54	- 2
Leishmaniasis	60	24	73	1	+ 23
Maternal Conditions	61	14	64	52	- 38
Tetanus	62	11	70	2	+ 9
Oral conditions	63	10	60	118	- 107
War	64	7	67	7	+ 0
Syphilis	65	7	68	4	+ 3
Malnutrition	66	5	29	4,212	- 4,206
Encephalitis	67	4	66	8	- 4
Measles	68	2	77	0	+ 2
Pertussis	69	0	69	3	- 3
Diphtheria	70	0	75	1	- 1
Dengue	71	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Chlamydia	80	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	72	1	- 1
Otitis Media	82	0	65	16	- 16
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	56	245	- 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	62	75	- 75
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.