BELARUS VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,433	1	53,186	- 34,753
Diabetes Mellitus	2	11,707	30	373	+ 11,335
Stroke	3	11,363	2	16,393	- 5,031
Kidney Disease	4	5,365	26	480	+ 4,885
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	4,939	15	1,086	+ 3,853
Lung Disease	6	3,932	7	2,208	+ 1,724
Suicide	7	3,063	9	2,004	+ 1,059
Hypertension	8	2,587	31	367	+ 2,219
Liver Disease	9	2,262	8	2,078	+ 184
Lung Cancers	10	2,188	4	2,950	- 762
Drownings	11	1,643	24	543	+ 1,100
Breast Cancer	12	1,620	12	1,230	+ 389
Asthma	13	1,518	44	122	+ 1,396
Low Birth Weight	14	1,428	47	64	+ 1,363
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	1,309	39	239	+ 1,070
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	1,281	57	13	+ 1,268
Other Injuries	17	1,269	14	1,099	+ 171
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,267	41	202	+ 1,065
Tuberculosis	19	1,194	37	269	+ 925
Stomach Cancer	20	1,120	10	1,690	- 570
Birth Trauma	21	1,032	52	25	+ 1,007
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	804	5	2,886	- 2,082
Cervical Cancer	23	794	34	303	+ 491
Liver Cancer	24	778	32	363	+ 415
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	631	40	235	+ 396
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	622	3	3,530	- 2,908
Falls	27	587	16	952	- 365
Inflammatory/Heart	28	575	11	1,361	- 786
Prostate Cancer	29	526	17	936	- 410
Endocrine Disorders	30	506	43	141	+ 365
Violence	31	503	38	255	+ 247
Leukemia	32	479	23	554	- 75
Parkinson's Disease	33	445	21	621	- 176
Maternal Conditions	34	350	60	2	+ 348
Pancreas Cancer	35	346	13	1,171	- 825
Lymphomas	36	343	20	672	- 328
Pertussis	37	336	65	0	+ 336
Oral Cancer	38	322	18	901	- 579
Meningitis	39	304	50	36	+ 268
Syphilis	40	288	63	1	+ 288
Uterin Cancer	41	273	28	391	- 117
Skin Disease	42	261	51	31	+ 231
Epilepsy	43	260	45	116	+ 144
Malnutrition	44	253	53	22	+ 232
Ovary Cancer	45	220	27	429	- 208
Alcohol	46	217	6	2,761	- 2,544
Oesophagus Cancer	47	208	25	493	- 285
Fires	48	192	22	620	- 428
Bladder Cancer	49	149	35	295	- 146
Poisonings	50	97	33	311	- 214
Skin Cancers	51	87	36	272	- 185
Drug Use	52	59	29	389	- 330
Encephalitis	53	57	46	93	- 36
Appendicitis	54	42	54	20	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	55	35	48	52	- 17
Measles	56	33	68	0	+ 33
Hepatitis B	57	29	56	14	+ 15
Road Traffic Accidents	58	17	19	722	- 705
Tetanus	59	16	64	0	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	14	55	15	- 1
Dengue	61	13	71	0	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	62	13	49	42	- 29
Hepatitis C	63	3	62	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	64	3	67	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	65	3	70	0	+ 3
War	66	1	59	3	- 2
Chlamydia	67	1	61	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	1	58	5	- 4
Otitis Media	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	42	167	- 167
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Micronesia

Belarus

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.