It’s important to note that France has a population rate 5 times smaller than the US, so the beauracracy on that is much easier to wield AND much cheaper to run.
Also, check this out for Cancer in France.
http://www.unicancer.fr/en/unicancer-group/key-figures/figures-cancer-france
http://www.wcrf.org/int/cancer-facts-figures/data-cancer-frequency-country
When it comes to medical research, NO country even comes close to the US.
According to this article
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi6xeb4qNvTAhWKq1QKHWUYAzUQFggqMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fmatthewherper%2F2011%2F03%2F23%2Fthe-most-innovative-countries-in-biology-and-medicine%2F&usg=AFQjCNG9lTM8CKAtB7p-ogNnIt-vjOE4EQ&sig2=D1eVUYX6kUhp7YbQ9fcsDg
40% of the medical research is done in the US.
That means countries like France get to ride along on our coattails.
(Just like they did in WWI, WWII, Viet Nam and NATO.
Something else to consider
5 of the top ten drug companies are US companies
(1 from France)
Though it is important to note that ALL these drug companies own smaller companies and have offices and labs in other countries.
Yes, compare France to Texas to get equal sized systems.
Japan has a first class medical system and is arguably the best in the world for socialized medicine models-- reasonable costs, quick treatment, one of the best ratios of MDs to patients in the world. But they do a lot of things our homegrown socialists wouldn't like-- no single payer (government is the insurer of last resort, not first), no unlimited treatment for those who engage in substance abuse, sexual deviancy and other favorite liberal behaviors and everybody has to pays something-- very reasonable by American standards but still enough to remind you that medical care is not free. They are also a major medical tourism destination for everything from plastic surgery to getting a pearl sewn in near the tip of your penis for a better "ride".
But they also have little medical research and innovation compared to the USA. So my friend built a $10 million dollar company based on importing American medical innovations to Japan and selling them to a large client list of doctors and dentists. He's been so successful that he is about to spin off one unit for his son to run after he completes his MBA at an American university.