MICRONESIA VS LITHUANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LITHUANIA		MICRONESIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	581	1	193	+ 388
Stroke	2	214	3	119	+ 95
Lung Cancers	3	50	10	23	+ 27
Hypertension	4	49	8	27	+ 22
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	41	22	8	+ 32
Suicide	6	27	7	32	- 5
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	25	5	52	- 27
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	25	26	7	+ 18
Liver Disease	9	24	9	24	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	10	24	20	12	+ 12
Breast Cancer	11	24	12	17	+ 7
Prostate Cancer	12	23	29	6	+ 17
Pancreas Cancer	13	22	35	4	+ 18
Diabetes Mellitus	14	20	2	123	- 103
Falls	15	20	27	6	+ 13
Lung Disease	16	19	6	41	- 22
Inflammatory/Heart	17	18	28	6	+ 12
Other Injuries	18	16	17	13	+ 2
Kidney Disease	19	14	4	56	- 42
Oral Cancer	20	13	38	3	+ 9
Lymphomas	21	12	36	4	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	22	12	25	7	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	23	11	49	2	+ 10
Leukemia	24	11	32	5	+ 6
Liver Cancer	25	9	24	8	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	26	9	45	2	+ 7
Road Traffic Accidents	27	9	58	0	+ 8
Cervical Cancer	28	9	23	8	+ 0
Parkinson's Disease	29	8	33	5	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	30	8	47	2	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	31	8	55	0	+ 8
Skin Cancers	32	7	51	1	+ 7
Alcohol	33	7	46	2	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	34	6	41	3	+ 3
Drownings	35	6	11	17	- 12
Violence	36	5	31	5	- 0
Drug Use	37	5	52	1	+ 4
Tuberculosis	38	5	19	13	- 8
Endocrine Disorders	39	3	30	5	- 3
Epilepsy	40	2	43	3	- 0
Congenital Anomalies	41	2	18	13	- 11
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	2	16	13	- 11
Fires	43	2	48	2	- 0
Skin Disease	44	2	42	3	- 1
Poisonings	45	2	50	1	+ 1
Asthma	46	2	13	16	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	2	60	0	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1	15	14	- 13
Multiple Sclerosis	49	1	62	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	50	1	63	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	51	1	74	0	+ 1
Meningitis	52	1	39	3	- 2
Birth Trauma	53	0	21	11	- 10
Appendicitis	54	0	54	0	- 0
Low Birth Weight	55	0	14	15	- 15
Schizophrenia	56	0	84	0	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	0	80	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	58	0	44	3	- 2
Osteoarthritis	59	0	81	0	+ 0
Anemia	60	0	85	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	61	0	57	0	- 0
Tetanus	62	0	59	0	- 0
Maternal Conditions	63	0	34	4	- 4
Oral conditions	64	0	82	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	65	0	53	1	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
War	67	0	66	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	37	4	- 4
Syphilis	70	0	40	3	- 3
Chlamydia	71	0	67	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	61	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	64	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	56	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MICRONESIA

Lithuania

Micronesia

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.