CANADA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	75,264	1	40,063	+ 35,201
Diabetes Mellitus	2	47,801	9	5,718	+ 42,084
Stroke	3	46,394	5	14,159	+ 32,235
Kidney Disease	4	21,904	14	4,578	+ 17,327
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	20,167	7	7,431	+ 12,736
Lung Disease	6	16,057	4	14,212	+ 1,844
Suicide	7	12,507	15	4,417	+ 8,091
Hypertension	8	10,562	22	2,563	+ 7,999
Liver Disease	9	9,235	17	3,624	+ 5,612
Lung Cancers	10	8,933	3	20,937	- 12,004
Drownings	11	6,708	48	283	+ 6,425
Breast Cancer	12	6,614	8	5,910	+ 704
Asthma	13	6,196	49	262	+ 5,934
Low Birth Weight	14	5,830	42	553	+ 5,276
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	5,345	39	636	+ 4,709
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	5,230	36	840	+ 4,389
Other Injuries	17	5,183	24	2,392	+ 2,791
Congenital Anomalies	18	5,172	35	1,081	+ 4,091
Tuberculosis	19	4,874	58	97	+ 4,776
Stomach Cancer	20	4,573	26	2,177	+ 2,396
Birth Trauma	21	4,214	50	193	+ 4,021
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	3,284	6	9,651	- 6,367
Cervical Cancer	23	3,243	41	578	+ 2,665
Liver Cancer	24	3,178	20	3,113	+ 65
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,577	43	442	+ 2,135
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,539	2	30,970	- 28,430
Falls	27	2,396	12	4,829	- 2,433
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,347	27	2,060	+ 287
Prostate Cancer	29	2,146	13	4,711	- 2,565
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,066	19	3,233	- 1,166
Violence	31	2,052	40	605	+ 1,447
Leukemia	32	1,956	21	3,098	- 1,142
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,818	18	3,359	- 1,541
Maternal Conditions	34	1,428	64	45	+ 1,383
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,412	11	5,057	- 3,646
Lymphomas	36	1,401	10	5,146	- 3,745
Pertussis	37	1,373	69	1	+ 1,372
Oral Cancer	38	1,315	32	1,592	- 277
Meningitis	39	1,243	59	68	+ 1,175
Syphilis	40	1,177	67	5	+ 1,171
Uterin Cancer	41	1,116	34	1,183	- 67
Skin Disease	42	1,067	38	679	+ 388
Epilepsy	43	1,063	44	384	+ 679
Malnutrition	44	1,035	51	192	+ 843
Ovary Cancer	45	899	29	1,902	- 1,003
Alcohol	46	886	33	1,491	- 605
Oesophagus Cancer	47	850	25	2,230	- 1,380
Fires	48	784	52	192	+ 592
Bladder Cancer	49	608	23	2,521	- 1,913
Poisonings	50	397	56	121	+ 275
Skin Cancers	51	354	30	1,756	- 1,402
Drug Use	52	241	16	3,686	- 3,445
Encephalitis	53	232	68	3	+ 229
Appendicitis	54	173	62	49	+ 123
Other Neoplasms	55	145	31	1,679	- 1,534
Measles	56	136	74	0	+ 136
Hepatitis B	57	117	60	66	+ 51
Road Traffic Accidents	58	71	28	1,998	- 1,927
Tetanus	59	65	71	0	+ 65
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	57	47	322	- 266
Dengue	61	54	72	0	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	62	54	37	692	- 638
Hepatitis C	63	14	45	363	- 349
Diphtheria	64	14	73	0	+ 14
Ascariasis	65	12	82	0	+ 12
War	66	5	65	21	- 16
Chlamydia	67	5	83	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	68	4	63	47	- 43
Otitis Media	69	0	66	8	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	53	163	- 163
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	81	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	118	- 118
Anemia	85	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Micronesia

Canada

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.