FRANCE VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	75,773	1	63,181	+ 12,592
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	55,494	2	53,157	+ 2,337
Stroke	3	26,406	3	36,354	- 9,949
Lung Cancers	4	25,204	4	35,657	- 10,453
Lung Disease	5	24,173	7	18,232	+ 5,941
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,461	6	19,771	- 4,309
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	13,795	5	21,854	- 8,059
Prostate Cancer	8	11,427	13	10,873	+ 555
Breast Cancer	9	10,021	8	15,536	- 5,515
Parkinson's Disease	10	9,950	20	7,570	+ 2,380
Other Injuries	11	9,394	9	15,119	- 5,725
Pancreas Cancer	12	8,134	10	12,360	- 4,225
Suicide	13	7,558	16	8,961	- 1,403
Lymphomas	14	6,904	14	10,067	- 3,163
Kidney Disease	15	6,244	11	11,477	- 5,233
Diabetes Mellitus	16	5,570	12	10,912	- 5,341
Hypertension	17	4,547	23	7,109	- 2,562
Falls	18	4,449	18	8,284	- 3,835
Oesophagus Cancer	19	4,231	28	4,673	- 442
Liver Cancer	20	4,202	15	9,573	- 5,371
Bladder Cancer	21	3,822	24	6,566	- 2,743
Leukemia	22	3,549	21	7,457	- 3,908
Stomach Cancer	23	3,298	26	5,530	- 2,233
Drug Use	24	3,157	36	1,881	+ 1,276
Ovary Cancer	25	3,087	30	3,964	- 877
Inflammatory/Heart	26	2,934	25	6,065	- 3,131
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,928	19	8,086	- 5,158
Alcohol	28	2,656	33	3,189	- 532
Skin Cancers	29	2,439	32	3,256	- 817
Other Neoplasms	30	1,827	17	8,771	- 6,943
Liver Disease	31	1,777	22	7,382	- 5,605
Cervical Cancer	32	1,726	40	1,574	+ 152
Oral Cancer	33	1,604	27	4,676	- 3,072
Congenital Anomalies	34	1,400	35	2,012	- 612
Road Traffic Accidents	35	1,305	31	3,339	- 2,034
Uterin Cancer	36	1,298	34	2,721	- 1,422
Epilepsy	37	1,018	37	1,865	- 847
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	795	51	426	+ 368
Violence	39	753	49	538	+ 215
Anemia	40	688	44	973	- 284
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	611	43	986	- 375
Poisonings	42	606	57	228	+ 379
Low Birth Weight	43	566	47	651	- 85
Multiple Sclerosis	44	519	46	752	- 234
Skin Disease	45	495	39	1,598	- 1,103
Birth Trauma	46	467	55	309	+ 158
Osteoarthritis	47	389	56	245	+ 144
Asthma	48	312	42	1,039	- 727
Schizophrenia	49	273	48	647	- 374
Meningitis	50	240	58	163	+ 77
Upper Respiratory	51	208	63	54	+ 154
Hepatitis C	52	208	52	416	- 208
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	200	62	75	+ 124
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	196	41	1,384	- 1,189
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	182	38	1,807	- 1,625
Drownings	56	171	45	868	- 697
Malnutrition	57	103	29	4,212	- 4,109
Fires	58	101	53	403	- 302
HIV/AIDS	59	88	54	362	- 274
Maternal Conditions	60	67	64	52	+ 15
War	61	8	67	7	+ 1
Pertussis	62	2	69	3	- 1
Hepatitis B	63	1	59	135	- 135
Otitis Media	64	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	65	0	72	1	- 1
Diphtheria	66	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	67	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	70	2	- 2
Ascariasis	69	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	1	- 1
Encephalitis	78	0	66	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	74	1	- 1
Syphilis	80	0	68	4	- 4
Chlamydia	81	0	78	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	50	435	- 435
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	60	118	- 118
Appendicitis	86	0	61	90	- 90
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.