AUSTRALIA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,932	1	21,548	+ 30,384
Diabetes Mellitus	2	32,983	7	4,471	+ 28,512
Stroke	3	32,012	3	10,331	+ 21,681
Kidney Disease	4	15,114	12	3,139	+ 11,975
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	13,915	8	4,446	+ 9,469
Lung Disease	6	11,079	5	8,487	+ 2,592
Suicide	7	8,630	11	3,150	+ 5,480
Hypertension	8	7,288	23	1,631	+ 5,656
Liver Disease	9	6,372	26	1,421	+ 4,951
Lung Cancers	10	6,164	4	8,769	- 2,605
Drownings	11	4,629	47	177	+ 4,452
Breast Cancer	12	4,564	10	3,405	+ 1,158
Asthma	13	4,275	36	455	+ 3,820
Low Birth Weight	14	4,022	43	248	+ 3,774
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	3,688	38	379	+ 3,309
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	3,609	40	296	+ 3,313
Other Injuries	17	3,577	22	1,642	+ 1,934
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,569	33	711	+ 2,858
Tuberculosis	19	3,363	56	53	+ 3,310
Stomach Cancer	20	3,155	27	1,288	+ 1,868
Birth Trauma	21	2,907	50	140	+ 2,767
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,266	6	6,209	- 3,943
Cervical Cancer	23	2,237	39	342	+ 1,896
Liver Cancer	24	2,193	20	2,036	+ 157
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,778	42	276	+ 1,502
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,752	2	15,588	- 13,836
Falls	27	1,653	14	3,116	- 1,463
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,619	24	1,571	+ 48
Prostate Cancer	29	1,481	9	3,766	- 2,286
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,426	16	2,328	- 903
Violence	31	1,416	44	243	+ 1,172
Leukemia	32	1,350	18	2,126	- 776
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,255	19	2,036	- 782
Maternal Conditions	34	985	63	20	+ 965
Pancreas Cancer	35	974	13	3,118	- 2,143
Lymphomas	36	967	15	3,039	- 2,072
Pertussis	37	947	69	1	+ 946
Oral Cancer	38	907	32	972	- 65
Meningitis	39	858	60	37	+ 821
Syphilis	40	812	67	3	+ 809
Uterin Cancer	41	770	35	524	+ 246
Skin Disease	42	736	34	594	+ 142
Epilepsy	43	733	41	285	+ 449
Malnutrition	44	714	51	117	+ 597
Ovary Cancer	45	620	31	1,003	- 382
Alcohol	46	611	37	380	+ 232
Oesophagus Cancer	47	586	25	1,494	- 907
Fires	48	541	55	55	+ 486
Bladder Cancer	49	420	30	1,187	- 768
Poisonings	50	274	61	35	+ 239
Skin Cancers	51	244	17	2,319	- 2,074
Drug Use	52	166	21	1,783	- 1,617
Encephalitis	53	160	68	3	+ 157
Appendicitis	54	119	62	26	+ 93
Other Neoplasms	55	100	28	1,252	- 1,152
Measles	56	94	78	0	+ 94
Hepatitis B	57	81	58	41	+ 40
Road Traffic Accidents	58	49	29	1,245	- 1,196
Tetanus	59	45	70	1	+ 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	39	45	229	- 190
Dengue	61	37	72	0	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	62	37	46	188	- 151
Hepatitis C	63	10	48	173	- 163
Diphtheria	64	9	71	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	65	9	75	0	+ 9
War	66	3	65	8	- 4
Chlamydia	67	3	77	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	2	64	17	- 15
Otitis Media	69	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	57	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	64	- 64
Anemia	85	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Micronesia

Australia

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.