France – Health Overview
Coordinated by the European Institute of Women’s Health
Map of France
FRANCE – A HEALTH OVERVIEW
Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Total population (2007): 63,753,140
Female portion of population (2007): 51.41%
Age distribution (2007):
| Ages 0-14 | 18.6% |
| Ages 15-24 | 12.8% |
| Ages 25-49 | 34.2% |
| Ages 50-64 | 18.2% |
| Ages 65-79 | 11.4% |
| Age 80 and older | 4.8% |
Percentage of population over ages 0-14 (2004):
- Female: 17.56%
- Male: 19.48%
Percentage of population over age 65 (2004):
- Female: 18.80%
- Male: 13.81%
BASIC HEALTH
Life expectancy from birth (2006):
- 84.4 years female
- 77.3 years male
Caesarean sections per 1000 live births (2003): 188.04
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births(2005): 8
Percentage using contraception (2000): 81.8%
EMPLOYMENT
Employment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 60.0%
- Male: 69.3%
Female employment rate:
- 2007: 52.4%
- 1997: 60%
Unemployment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 8.9%
- Male: 7.8%
Average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in an enterprise with ten or more employees (2005):
- Female: 26,586.4
- Male: 32,315.8
LIFESTYLE
Percentage of population completed at least upper secondary education (2007): 68.7%
Marriage rate (2007): 4.19 per 1000 people
Divorce rate (2007): 2.20 per 1000 people
Health Issues
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Deaths from stroke ages 0-64 (2005):
- – Female: 1091
- – Male: 1931
CANCER
Cancer death rate per 100,000 (2005):
- – Female: 121.1
- – Male: 249
Cervical cancer rate per 100,000 (2000):
- – Incidence: 11.18
- – Death: 1.89
Breast cancer rate per 100,000 (2002):
- – Incidence: 138.15
- – Death: 27.01
Women under 65 deaths from cancer (2005):
- – Stomach: 322
- – Colorectal: 1287
- – Lung: 2407
Age-standardized incidence rates of colorectal cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 36.8
- Male: 59.8
Age-standardized incidence rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 15.0
- Male: 75.5
Age-standardized mortality rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 11.13
- Male: 68.28
LIFESTYLE DISORDERS
Percentage binge drinking at least once a week:
- Female: 2%
- Male: 8%
Total alcohol consumption litres per capita (2003): 9.95
Number of cigarettes per person per year (2000): 1303.29
Percentage non-smokers (2003):
- female: 78.8%
- Male: 68.4%
Percentage daily smokers (2003):
- Female: 21.2%
- Male: 31.6%
Percentage overweight (2003):
- Female: 23.7%
- Male: 37.4
Percentage obese (2003, self-reported):
- Female: 11.3%
- Male: 11.4%
Low Energy Expenditure (2002):
- Female: 72.1%
- Male: 64.6%
MOBILITY DISORDERS
In progress
MENTAL HEALTH
In progress
SEXUAL HEALTH
In progress
CHRONIC DISABLING DISORDERS
In progress
HEALTHCARE
In progress
This resource has been compiled from a range of information to assist researchers by having a facility with all the necessary basic information in regard to health information in Europe and individual member countries.
This reseource has been assembled from information and data gathered from: Eurostat, WHO Europe Office and other sources.