FRANCE VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	74,743	1	63,181	+ 11,562
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	61,228	2	53,157	+ 8,070
Stroke	3	41,943	3	36,354	+ 5,589
Lung Cancers	4	32,004	4	35,657	- 3,653
Lung Disease	5	27,370	7	18,232	+ 9,139
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	24,523	5	21,854	+ 2,669
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	19,837	6	19,771	+ 66
Kidney Disease	8	14,063	11	11,477	+ 2,587
Hypertension	9	13,181	23	7,109	+ 6,072
Diabetes Mellitus	10	11,242	12	10,912	+ 330
Breast Cancer	11	10,221	8	15,536	- 5,315
Pancreas Cancer	12	9,765	10	12,360	- 2,595
Prostate Cancer	13	9,284	13	10,873	- 1,589
Stomach Cancer	14	8,382	26	5,530	+ 2,852
Other Injuries	15	8,006	9	15,119	- 7,113
Lymphomas	16	7,715	14	10,067	- 2,353
Bladder Cancer	17	7,552	24	6,566	+ 987
Liver Cancer	18	7,373	15	9,573	- 2,200
Inflammatory/Heart	19	7,208	25	6,065	+ 1,142
Parkinson's Disease	20	7,148	20	7,570	- 422
Endocrine Disorders	21	7,033	19	8,086	- 1,053
Other Neoplasms	22	6,866	17	8,771	- 1,904
Liver Disease	23	6,119	22	7,382	- 1,263
Leukemia	24	5,455	21	7,457	- 2,001
Suicide	25	5,220	16	8,961	- 3,741
Falls	26	4,695	18	8,284	- 3,589
Oral Cancer	27	3,735	27	4,676	- 941
Ovary Cancer	28	2,930	30	3,964	- 1,034
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,909	28	4,673	- 1,765
Skin Disease	30	2,662	39	1,598	+ 1,064
Road Traffic Accidents	31	2,645	31	3,339	- 694
Skin Cancers	32	2,607	32	3,256	- 648
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,331	41	1,384	+ 947
Uterin Cancer	34	2,331	34	2,721	- 390
Asthma	35	1,639	42	1,039	+ 599
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,538	38	1,807	- 269
Anemia	37	1,322	44	973	+ 350
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,248	35	2,012	- 764
Cervical Cancer	39	1,236	40	1,574	- 337
Epilepsy	40	1,192	37	1,865	- 674
Drug Use	41	1,123	36	1,881	- 758
Hepatitis C	42	943	52	416	+ 527
HIV/AIDS	43	778	54	362	+ 417
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	687	43	986	- 299
Drownings	45	645	45	868	- 223
Alcohol	46	482	33	3,189	- 2,707
Malnutrition	47	437	29	4,212	- 3,774
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	425	51	426	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	49	415	46	752	- 337
Tuberculosis	50	391	50	435	- 44
Violence	51	378	49	538	- 159
Low Birth Weight	52	365	47	651	- 286
Osteoarthritis	53	307	56	245	+ 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	296	62	75	+ 220
Fires	55	267	53	403	- 136
Schizophrenia	56	261	48	647	- 386
Poisonings	57	246	57	228	+ 19
Hepatitis B	58	234	59	135	+ 99
Meningitis	59	186	58	163	+ 23
Birth Trauma	60	163	55	309	- 146
Appendicitis	61	115	61	90	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	62	67	63	54	+ 14
Oral conditions	63	63	60	118	- 55
Maternal Conditions	64	20	64	52	- 32
Leishmaniasis	65	16	73	1	+ 15
Otitis Media	66	13	65	16	- 3
Syphilis	67	13	68	4	+ 9
War	68	8	67	7	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	69	5	74	1	+ 5
Encephalitis	70	5	66	8	- 3
Chagas disease	71	5	84	0	+ 5
Tetanus	72	3	70	2	+ 0
Pertussis	73	2	69	3	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	1	- 0
Diphtheria	76	0	75	1	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	83	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.