FRANCE VS ITALY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ITALY		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	108,919	1	63,181	+ 45,738
Stroke	2	70,246	3	36,354	+ 33,892
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	46,482	2	53,157	- 6,676
Lung Cancers	4	38,303	4	35,657	+ 2,646
Lung Disease	5	36,318	7	18,232	+ 18,087
Hypertension	6	33,569	23	7,109	+ 26,460
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	23,837	5	21,854	+ 1,983
Diabetes Mellitus	8	22,247	12	10,912	+ 11,335
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	18,324	6	19,771	- 1,446
Breast Cancer	10	15,554	8	15,536	+ 18
Kidney Disease	11	14,272	11	11,477	+ 2,796
Other Injuries	12	13,584	9	15,119	- 1,535
Pancreas Cancer	13	13,565	10	12,360	+ 1,205
Stomach Cancer	14	11,499	26	5,530	+ 5,968
Other Neoplasms	15	11,198	17	8,771	+ 2,427
Lymphomas	16	10,846	14	10,067	+ 779
Liver Cancer	17	10,789	15	9,573	+ 1,216
Endocrine Disorders	18	9,455	19	8,086	+ 1,369
Parkinson's Disease	19	9,452	20	7,570	+ 1,882
Prostate Cancer	20	9,431	13	10,873	- 1,441
Leukemia	21	7,546	21	7,457	+ 90
Bladder Cancer	22	7,526	24	6,566	+ 961
Liver Disease	23	6,235	22	7,382	- 1,147
Inflammatory/Heart	24	6,203	25	6,065	+ 138
Falls	25	4,736	18	8,284	- 3,548
Suicide	26	4,533	16	8,961	- 4,428
Oral Cancer	27	3,750	27	4,676	- 926
Ovary Cancer	28	3,680	30	3,964	- 283
Skin Cancers	29	3,633	32	3,256	+ 377
Road Traffic Accidents	30	3,612	31	3,339	+ 273
Hepatitis C	31	2,748	52	416	+ 2,332
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	2,485	41	1,384	+ 1,101
Uterin Cancer	33	2,465	34	2,721	- 256
Oesophagus Cancer	34	2,294	28	4,673	- 2,379
Anemia	35	1,876	44	973	+ 903
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,819	38	1,807	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,619	35	2,012	- 394
Skin Disease	38	1,615	39	1,598	+ 17
Epilepsy	39	1,499	37	1,865	- 366
Cervical Cancer	40	1,294	40	1,574	- 280
Malnutrition	41	870	29	4,212	- 3,342
Rheumatoid Arthritis	42	787	51	426	+ 360
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	774	43	986	- 212
Multiple Sclerosis	44	759	46	752	+ 7
Drug Use	45	734	36	1,881	- 1,147
HIV/AIDS	46	583	54	362	+ 221
Asthma	47	554	42	1,039	- 485
Osteoarthritis	48	540	56	245	+ 294
Schizophrenia	49	476	48	647	- 172
Violence	50	458	49	538	- 79
Low Birth Weight	51	401	47	651	- 250
Drownings	52	386	45	868	- 482
Tuberculosis	53	377	50	435	- 58
Hepatitis B	54	375	59	135	+ 239
Alcohol	55	311	33	3,189	- 2,878
Fires	56	304	53	403	- 99
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	270	62	75	+ 195
Poisonings	58	173	57	228	- 55
Birth Trauma	59	157	55	309	- 151
Meningitis	60	143	58	163	- 20
Appendicitis	61	54	61	90	- 35
Oral conditions	62	53	60	118	- 65
Tetanus	63	24	70	2	+ 22
Upper Respiratory	64	23	63	54	- 31
Otitis Media	65	18	65	16	+ 2
War	66	7	67	7	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	67	7	64	52	- 45
Encephalitis	68	5	66	8	- 3
Syphilis	69	5	68	4	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	70	4	73	1	+ 3
Measles	71	2	77	0	+ 1
Chagas disease	72	1	84	0	+ 1
Pertussis	73	1	69	3	- 2
Leprosy	74	0	72	1	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	74	1	- 0
Diphtheria	76	0	75	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	71	1	- 1
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	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.