BELGIUM VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	23,237	1	15,281	+ 7,957
Diabetes Mellitus	2	14,758	20	1,269	+ 13,489
Stroke	3	14,324	3	7,408	+ 6,916
Kidney Disease	4	6,763	8	2,952	+ 3,811
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	6,226	6	5,677	+ 549
Lung Disease	6	4,957	5	6,438	- 1,481
Suicide	7	3,862	10	2,111	+ 1,751
Hypertension	8	3,261	27	740	+ 2,521
Liver Disease	9	2,851	17	1,433	+ 1,419
Lung Cancers	10	2,758	4	6,777	- 4,019
Drownings	11	2,071	47	79	+ 1,992
Breast Cancer	12	2,042	9	2,587	- 545
Asthma	13	1,913	46	128	+ 1,785
Low Birth Weight	14	1,800	50	70	+ 1,730
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	1,650	37	293	+ 1,357
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	1,615	33	418	+ 1,197
Other Injuries	17	1,600	11	2,006	- 406
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,597	40	282	+ 1,315
Tuberculosis	19	1,505	54	46	+ 1,459
Stomach Cancer	20	1,412	26	863	+ 549
Birth Trauma	21	1,301	53	47	+ 1,254
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	1,014	7	3,329	- 2,315
Cervical Cancer	23	1,001	41	243	+ 758
Liver Cancer	24	981	24	976	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	796	42	213	+ 583
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	784	2	9,416	- 8,632
Falls	27	740	15	1,756	- 1,016
Inflammatory/Heart	28	725	23	1,060	- 336
Prostate Cancer	29	662	13	1,824	- 1,162
Endocrine Disorders	30	638	18	1,432	- 794
Violence	31	633	44	149	+ 484
Leukemia	32	604	21	1,199	- 595
Parkinson's Disease	33	561	19	1,378	- 816
Maternal Conditions	34	441	64	6	+ 435
Pancreas Cancer	35	436	14	1,809	- 1,374
Lymphomas	36	433	16	1,552	- 1,120
Pertussis	37	424	68	1	+ 423
Oral Cancer	38	406	28	675	- 269
Meningitis	39	384	58	28	+ 355
Syphilis	40	363	70	0	+ 363
Uterin Cancer	41	344	34	384	- 40
Skin Disease	42	329	35	380	- 50
Epilepsy	43	328	36	348	- 20
Malnutrition	44	320	38	291	+ 29
Ovary Cancer	45	278	30	653	- 375
Alcohol	46	274	32	500	- 226
Oesophagus Cancer	47	262	25	898	- 636
Fires	48	242	48	75	+ 167
Bladder Cancer	49	188	22	1,078	- 891
Poisonings	50	122	55	41	+ 81
Skin Cancers	51	109	31	522	- 413
Drug Use	52	74	39	287	- 213
Encephalitis	53	72	66	1	+ 70
Appendicitis	54	53	62	17	+ 37
Other Neoplasms	55	45	12	1,828	- 1,783
Measles	56	42	79	0	+ 42
Hepatitis B	57	36	63	17	+ 20
Road Traffic Accidents	58	22	29	666	- 644
Tetanus	59	20	78	0	+ 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	18	49	73	- 55
Dengue	61	17	83	0	+ 17
Multiple Sclerosis	62	17	45	147	- 130
Hepatitis C	63	4	52	53	- 49
Diphtheria	64	4	69	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	65	4	82	0	+ 4
War	66	2	67	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	59	22	- 21
Otitis Media	69	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	57	36	- 36
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	40	- 40
Anemia	85	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Micronesia

Belgium

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.