FRANCE VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	59,839	1	63,181	- 3,342
Kidney Disease	2	36,178	11	11,477	+ 24,701
Stroke	3	22,780	3	36,354	- 13,574
Diabetes Mellitus	4	21,172	12	10,912	+ 10,261
Lung Disease	5	16,073	7	18,232	- 2,159
Liver Disease	6	12,321	22	7,382	+ 4,939
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	11,793	6	19,771	- 7,978
Road Traffic Accidents	8	11,353	31	3,339	+ 8,014
Hypertension	9	11,297	23	7,109	+ 4,187
Violence	10	6,334	49	538	+ 5,796
Congenital Anomalies	11	5,845	35	2,012	+ 3,832
Liver Cancer	12	5,208	15	9,573	- 4,365
Low Birth Weight	13	5,014	47	651	+ 4,363
Stomach Cancer	14	4,891	26	5,530	- 640
Prostate Cancer	15	3,953	13	10,873	- 6,920
Cervical Cancer	16	3,831	40	1,574	+ 2,258
Other Injuries	17	3,661	9	15,119	- 11,458
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	3,229	5	21,854	- 18,624
Suicide	19	2,915	16	8,961	- 6,046
Breast Cancer	20	2,898	8	15,536	- 12,637
Alcohol	21	2,853	33	3,189	- 335
Falls	22	2,827	18	8,284	- 5,457
Lung Cancers	23	2,804	4	35,657	- 32,853
Leukemia	24	2,324	21	7,457	- 5,133
Birth Trauma	25	2,027	55	309	+ 1,718
Other Neoplasms	26	1,969	17	8,771	- 6,802
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,820	10	12,360	- 10,539
Endocrine Disorders	28	1,675	19	8,086	- 6,411
Lymphomas	29	1,675	14	10,067	- 8,392
Malnutrition	30	1,670	29	4,212	- 2,541
Skin Disease	31	1,657	39	1,598	+ 59
Drownings	32	1,607	45	868	+ 739
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,526	2	53,157	- 51,631
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,428	25	6,065	- 4,638
HIV/AIDS	35	1,426	54	362	+ 1,064
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,253	38	1,807	- 554
Tuberculosis	37	1,175	50	435	+ 740
Asthma	38	1,075	42	1,039	+ 36
Maternal Conditions	39	902	64	52	+ 850
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	876	43	986	- 110
Epilepsy	41	759	37	1,865	- 1,106
Parkinson's Disease	42	683	20	7,570	- 6,887
Oral Cancer	43	658	27	4,676	- 4,018
Ovary Cancer	44	627	30	3,964	- 3,337
Skin Cancers	45	603	32	3,256	- 2,653
Drug Use	46	515	36	1,881	- 1,365
Oesophagus Cancer	47	428	28	4,673	- 4,245
Uterin Cancer	48	399	34	2,721	- 2,322
Appendicitis	49	325	61	90	+ 235
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	314	51	426	- 113
Meningitis	51	296	58	163	+ 133
Bladder Cancer	52	287	24	6,566	- 6,279
Anemia	53	286	44	973	- 687
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	204	41	1,384	- 1,180
Poisonings	55	180	57	228	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	173	62	75	+ 98
Fires	57	167	53	403	- 236
Encephalitis	58	105	66	8	+ 97
Osteoarthritis	59	100	56	245	- 145
Syphilis	60	96	68	4	+ 92
Multiple Sclerosis	61	69	46	752	- 683
Hepatitis B	62	53	59	135	- 82
Oral conditions	63	47	60	118	- 71
Dengue	64	45	76	0	+ 45
Chagas disease	65	41	84	0	+ 41
Schizophrenia	66	34	48	647	- 613
Pertussis	67	31	69	3	+ 28
Hepatitis C	68	13	52	416	- 404
Ascariasis	69	9	79	0	+ 9
War	70	7	67	7	+ 0
Leprosy	71	6	72	1	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	72	5	63	54	- 49
Iodine Deficiency	73	4	74	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	74	3	78	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	75	2	65	16	- 14
Leishmaniasis	76	1	73	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	75	1	- 0
Measles	78	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	79	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	80	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	71	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

Nicaragua

France

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.