FRANCE VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	90,964	1	63,181	+ 27,783
Stroke	2	67,609	3	36,354	+ 31,255
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	59,882	6	19,771	+ 40,111
Lung Cancers	4	44,225	4	35,657	+ 8,568
Lung Disease	5	43,382	7	18,232	+ 25,151
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	31,823	5	21,854	+ 9,969
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	31,599	2	53,157	- 21,558
Stomach Cancer	8	27,989	26	5,530	+ 22,459
Kidney Disease	9	24,851	11	11,477	+ 13,375
Pancreas Cancer	10	20,549	10	12,360	+ 8,190
Liver Cancer	11	16,308	15	9,573	+ 6,735
Other Injuries	12	12,247	9	15,119	- 2,872
Suicide	13	10,803	16	8,961	+ 1,842
Lymphomas	14	10,696	14	10,067	+ 629
Breast Cancer	15	8,771	8	15,536	- 6,764
Other Neoplasms	16	8,391	17	8,771	- 380
Liver Disease	17	7,878	22	7,382	+ 496
Parkinson's Disease	18	7,774	20	7,570	+ 204
Prostate Cancer	19	7,501	13	10,873	- 3,372
Oesophagus Cancer	20	6,835	28	4,673	+ 2,162
Endocrine Disorders	21	6,375	19	8,086	- 1,712
Bladder Cancer	22	5,514	24	6,566	- 1,051
Falls	23	5,403	18	8,284	- 2,881
Leukemia	24	5,332	21	7,457	- 2,125
Drownings	25	4,667	45	868	+ 3,799
Oral Cancer	26	4,625	27	4,676	- 51
Inflammatory/Heart	27	4,569	25	6,065	- 1,497
Hypertension	28	3,703	23	7,109	- 3,406
Diabetes Mellitus	29	3,015	12	10,912	- 7,897
Ovary Cancer	30	2,809	30	3,964	- 1,155
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,534	31	3,339	- 805
Cervical Cancer	32	2,108	40	1,574	+ 535
Uterin Cancer	33	1,921	34	2,721	- 800
Tuberculosis	34	1,919	50	435	+ 1,484
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,622	43	986	+ 636
Skin Disease	36	1,557	39	1,598	- 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,516	38	1,807	- 292
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,453	51	426	+ 1,026
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,418	41	1,384	+ 34
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,372	35	2,012	- 640
Hepatitis C	41	1,232	52	416	+ 816
Asthma	42	1,067	42	1,039	+ 28
Malnutrition	43	1,060	29	4,212	- 3,152
Skin Cancers	44	1,023	32	3,256	- 2,233
Epilepsy	45	865	37	1,865	- 1,000
Hepatitis B	46	790	59	135	+ 654
Schizophrenia	47	584	48	647	- 63
Fires	48	559	53	403	+ 156
Anemia	49	486	44	973	- 487
Drug Use	50	406	36	1,881	- 1,475
Alcohol	51	319	33	3,189	- 2,869
Meningitis	52	171	58	163	+ 7
Violence	53	148	49	538	- 390
Poisonings	54	141	57	228	- 87
Low Birth Weight	55	112	47	651	- 539
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	95	62	75	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	57	88	63	54	+ 35
Appendicitis	58	70	61	90	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	59	60	46	752	- 692
Oral conditions	60	59	60	118	- 59
Birth Trauma	61	58	55	309	- 251
Osteoarthritis	62	48	56	245	- 198
HIV/AIDS	63	27	54	362	- 335
Maternal Conditions	64	21	64	52	- 30
Syphilis	65	9	68	4	+ 5
War	66	8	67	7	+ 1
Tetanus	67	5	70	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	68	4	65	16	- 12
Encephalitis	69	3	66	8	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	74	1	+ 0
Pertussis	71	1	69	3	- 2
Schistosomiasis	72	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	73	0	72	1	- 1
Diphtheria	74	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	78	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	82	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	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.