FRANCE VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	98,014	2	53,157	+ 44,856
Coronary Heart Disease	2	71,639	1	63,181	+ 8,458
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	40,490	6	19,771	+ 20,720
Stroke	4	37,580	3	36,354	+ 1,226
Lung Cancers	5	35,671	4	35,657	+ 14
Lung Disease	6	32,855	7	18,232	+ 14,624
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	18,423	5	21,854	- 3,430
Prostate Cancer	8	13,273	13	10,873	+ 2,400
Breast Cancer	9	12,703	8	15,536	- 2,833
Lymphomas	10	9,339	14	10,067	- 728
Pancreas Cancer	11	8,984	10	12,360	- 3,375
Oesophagus Cancer	12	8,716	28	4,673	+ 4,043
Parkinson's Disease	13	8,562	20	7,570	+ 992
Liver Disease	14	7,656	22	7,382	+ 274
Falls	15	7,609	18	8,284	- 675
Bladder Cancer	16	6,126	24	6,566	- 440
Diabetes Mellitus	17	5,835	12	10,912	- 5,076
Kidney Disease	18	5,464	11	11,477	- 6,012
Other Injuries	19	5,457	9	15,119	- 9,662
Suicide	20	5,318	16	8,961	- 3,642
Liver Cancer	21	5,230	15	9,573	- 4,343
Leukemia	22	5,205	21	7,457	- 2,252
Hypertension	23	5,202	23	7,109	- 1,908
Stomach Cancer	24	4,993	26	5,530	- 538
Ovary Cancer	25	4,014	30	3,964	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	26	3,981	17	8,771	- 4,790
Skin Cancers	27	3,723	32	3,256	+ 467
Endocrine Disorders	28	3,293	19	8,086	- 4,793
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,123	25	6,065	- 2,943
Oral Cancer	30	3,105	27	4,676	- 1,571
Drug Use	31	2,821	36	1,881	+ 940
Uterin Cancer	32	2,343	34	2,721	- 377
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,166	31	3,339	- 1,173
Skin Disease	34	2,131	39	1,598	+ 533
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,124	35	2,012	+ 112
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,087	43	986	+ 1,101
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,853	46	752	+ 1,101
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,597	38	1,807	- 210
Alcohol	39	1,553	33	3,189	- 1,636
Low Birth Weight	40	1,312	47	651	+ 661
Asthma	41	1,301	42	1,039	+ 262
Epilepsy	42	1,192	37	1,865	- 673
Cervical Cancer	43	1,098	40	1,574	- 476
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,013	51	426	+ 586
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	875	41	1,384	- 509
Violence	46	867	49	538	+ 329
Tuberculosis	47	351	50	435	- 84
Fires	48	334	53	403	- 69
Drownings	49	300	45	868	- 567
Anemia	50	276	44	973	- 696
Hepatitis C	51	267	52	416	- 149
Meningitis	52	232	58	163	+ 69
Poisonings	53	220	57	228	- 8
Birth Trauma	54	189	55	309	- 119
HIV/AIDS	55	188	54	362	- 174
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	184	62	75	+ 108
Osteoarthritis	57	167	56	245	- 79
Malnutrition	58	115	29	4,212	- 4,096
Appendicitis	59	105	61	90	+ 15
Schizophrenia	60	101	48	647	- 546
Oral conditions	61	54	60	118	- 64
Syphilis	62	49	68	4	+ 45
Upper Respiratory	63	48	63	54	- 5
Maternal Conditions	64	47	64	52	- 5
Hepatitis B	65	40	59	135	- 95
Otitis Media	66	16	65	16	- 0
War	67	10	67	7	+ 3
Encephalitis	68	6	66	8	- 2
Pertussis	69	3	69	3	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	73	1	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	84	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	70	2	- 2
Dengue	73	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	74	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	71	1	- 1
Chlamydia	79	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	74	1	- 1
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.