BRAZIL VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	426,911	1	165,788	+ 261,124
Diabetes Mellitus	2	271,139	5	59,608	+ 211,531
Stroke	3	263,155	2	123,207	+ 139,948
Kidney Disease	4	124,246	7	37,690	+ 86,555
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	114,392	3	94,705	+ 19,688
Lung Disease	6	91,076	6	59,373	+ 31,703
Suicide	7	70,945	20	14,540	+ 56,404
Hypertension	8	59,907	11	28,822	+ 31,085
Liver Disease	9	52,384	13	21,422	+ 30,962
Lung Cancers	10	50,668	9	31,659	+ 19,009
Drownings	11	38,051	39	4,937	+ 33,113
Breast Cancer	12	37,516	14	20,759	+ 16,757
Asthma	13	35,145	48	2,595	+ 32,551
Low Birth Weight	14	33,066	33	6,881	+ 26,186
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	30,316	51	2,193	+ 28,123
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	29,664	35	5,659	+ 24,005
Other Injuries	17	29,401	21	13,807	+ 15,595
Congenital Anomalies	18	29,335	23	12,317	+ 17,018
Tuberculosis	19	27,645	40	4,895	+ 22,750
Stomach Cancer	20	25,939	17	17,992	+ 7,947
Birth Trauma	21	23,900	45	3,777	+ 20,123
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	18,626	12	23,161	- 4,535
Cervical Cancer	23	18,392	29	9,511	+ 8,882
Liver Cancer	24	18,026	25	11,514	+ 6,511
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	14,619	44	4,258	+ 10,361
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	14,402	10	30,717	- 16,314
Falls	27	13,589	16	18,847	- 5,257
Inflammatory/Heart	28	13,311	18	17,508	- 4,197
Prostate Cancer	29	12,171	15	19,001	- 6,830
Endocrine Disorders	30	11,720	19	16,927	- 5,207
Violence	31	11,639	4	68,779	- 57,141
Leukemia	32	11,095	30	8,531	+ 2,564
Parkinson's Disease	33	10,313	41	4,770	+ 5,543
Maternal Conditions	34	8,099	53	1,507	+ 6,592
Pancreas Cancer	35	8,009	24	11,999	- 3,990
Lymphomas	36	7,947	27	10,376	- 2,429
Pertussis	37	7,788	75	30	+ 7,758
Oral Cancer	38	7,459	28	9,951	- 2,493
Meningitis	39	7,052	54	1,359	+ 5,694
Syphilis	40	6,674	68	223	+ 6,451
Uterin Cancer	41	6,327	47	2,780	+ 3,547
Skin Disease	42	6,053	31	7,179	- 1,126
Epilepsy	43	6,027	46	3,263	+ 2,764
Malnutrition	44	5,870	34	6,695	- 825
Ovary Cancer	45	5,099	43	4,355	+ 744
Alcohol	46	5,026	32	7,121	- 2,095
Oesophagus Cancer	47	4,821	26	10,466	- 5,645
Fires	48	4,447	58	1,028	+ 3,420
Bladder Cancer	49	3,449	36	5,306	- 1,857
Poisonings	50	2,249	66	317	+ 1,933
Skin Cancers	51	2,008	38	5,032	- 3,023
Drug Use	52	1,365	49	2,467	- 1,102
Encephalitis	53	1,315	72	65	+ 1,250
Appendicitis	54	979	57	1,067	- 89
Other Neoplasms	55	822	42	4,665	- 3,843
Measles	56	769	81	4	+ 765
Hepatitis B	57	665	59	775	- 110
Road Traffic Accidents	58	402	8	33,871	- 33,469
Tetanus	59	371	71	88	+ 283
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	323	61	596	- 274
Dengue	61	307	76	14	+ 293
Multiple Sclerosis	62	305	64	356	- 51
Hepatitis C	63	80	52	1,955	- 1,875
Diphtheria	64	77	79	7	+ 71
Ascariasis	65	71	78	7	+ 63
War	66	29	56	1,090	- 1,061
Chlamydia	67	27	80	5	+ 21
Upper Respiratory	68	20	67	260	- 240
Otitis Media	69	2	70	94	- 92
Leprosy	70	0	69	173	- 173
Trichuriasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	85	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	10	- 10
HIV/AIDS	74	0	22	12,558	- 12,558
Leishmaniasis	75	0	63	432	- 432
Chagas disease	76	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Malaria	77	0	74	44	- 44
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	79	0	62	593	- 593
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	661	- 661
Anemia	85	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Micronesia

Brazil

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.