BELIZE VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	807	1	192	+ 615
Diabetes Mellitus	2	512	3	141	+ 372
Stroke	3	497	4	127	+ 370
Kidney Disease	4	235	6	102	+ 132
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	216	7	97	+ 120
Lung Disease	6	172	11	46	+ 126
Suicide	7	134	16	28	+ 106
Hypertension	8	113	12	46	+ 67
Liver Disease	9	99	9	58	+ 41
Lung Cancers	10	96	15	30	+ 65
Drownings	11	72	18	24	+ 48
Breast Cancer	12	71	23	22	+ 49
Asthma	13	66	35	8	+ 59
Low Birth Weight	14	62	25	20	+ 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	57	41	3	+ 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	56	34	9	+ 47
Other Injuries	17	56	14	36	+ 20
Congenital Anomalies	18	55	21	23	+ 32
Tuberculosis	19	52	33	9	+ 43
Stomach Cancer	20	49	20	23	+ 26
Birth Trauma	21	45	32	9	+ 36
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	35	24	20	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	23	35	17	28	+ 7
Liver Cancer	24	34	19	24	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	28	38	5	+ 22
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	27	13	45	- 18
Falls	27	26	27	13	+ 13
Inflammatory/Heart	28	25	26	18	+ 7
Prostate Cancer	29	23	10	47	- 24
Endocrine Disorders	30	22	22	23	- 0
Violence	31	22	2	146	- 124
Leukemia	32	21	39	4	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	33	19	28	11	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	34	15	42	2	+ 13
Pancreas Cancer	35	15	31	9	+ 6
Lymphomas	36	15	50	1	+ 14
Pertussis	37	15	63	0	+ 15
Oral Cancer	38	14	67	0	+ 14
Meningitis	39	13	46	1	+ 12
Syphilis	40	13	62	0	+ 13
Uterin Cancer	41	12	51	1	+ 11
Skin Disease	42	11	37	5	+ 6
Epilepsy	43	11	36	8	+ 4
Malnutrition	44	11	29	10	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	45	10	52	1	+ 9
Alcohol	46	9	30	10	- 0
Oesophagus Cancer	47	9	43	2	+ 7
Fires	48	8	40	4	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	49	7	81	0	+ 7
Poisonings	50	4	45	1	+ 3
Skin Cancers	51	4	66	0	+ 4
Drug Use	52	3	47	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	53	2	48	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	54	2	44	1	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	55	2	53	1	+ 1
Measles	56	1	71	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	57	1	56	0	+ 1
Road Traffic Accidents	58	1	8	88	- 87
Tetanus	59	1	59	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	49	1	- 0
Dengue	61	1	55	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	54	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	63	0	61	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	0	64	0	+ 0
War	66	0	60	0	- 0
Chlamydia	67	0	65	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	58	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	5	119	- 119
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	57	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	78	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	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	79	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELIZE

Micronesia

Belize

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.