CHINA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,747,198	2	1,771,525	+ 975,672
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1,744,794	14	161,672	+ 1,583,122
Stroke	3	1,693,414	1	2,043,210	- 349,796
Kidney Disease	4	799,529	11	192,302	+ 607,226
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	736,121	12	183,342	+ 552,779
Lung Disease	6	586,076	3	968,607	- 382,530
Suicide	7	456,532	17	116,324	+ 340,208
Hypertension	8	385,505	7	301,183	+ 84,322
Liver Disease	9	337,096	15	145,603	+ 191,493
Lung Cancers	10	326,050	4	714,311	- 388,261
Drownings	11	244,857	26	52,807	+ 192,050
Breast Cancer	12	241,417	19	92,757	+ 148,660
Asthma	13	226,162	39	23,147	+ 203,015
Low Birth Weight	14	212,784	40	21,631	+ 191,152
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	195,084	21	65,350	+ 129,734
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	190,890	50	8,719	+ 182,171
Other Injuries	17	189,198	25	54,087	+ 135,111
Congenital Anomalies	18	188,772	31	36,613	+ 152,159
Tuberculosis	19	177,896	32	34,802	+ 143,094
Stomach Cancer	20	166,920	5	398,439	- 231,518
Birth Trauma	21	153,798	43	17,644	+ 136,154
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	119,862	9	248,388	- 128,526
Cervical Cancer	23	118,355	27	51,650	+ 66,706
Liver Cancer	24	115,995	13	180,952	- 64,956
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	94,073	30	37,723	+ 56,350
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	92,680	6	304,455	- 211,775
Falls	27	87,448	16	138,878	- 51,430
Inflammatory/Heart	28	85,657	33	29,954	+ 55,703
Prostate Cancer	29	78,321	28	51,056	+ 27,265
Endocrine Disorders	30	75,421	37	25,613	+ 49,808
Violence	31	74,894	47	11,115	+ 63,780
Leukemia	32	71,397	22	58,145	+ 13,253
Parkinson's Disease	33	66,364	20	70,699	- 4,335
Maternal Conditions	34	52,119	54	3,596	+ 48,523
Pancreas Cancer	35	51,536	18	111,537	- 60,001
Lymphomas	36	51,138	23	57,838	- 6,700
Pertussis	37	50,114	64	484	+ 49,631
Oral Cancer	38	47,996	24	54,695	- 6,699
Meningitis	39	45,380	51	5,704	+ 39,677
Syphilis	40	42,949	58	1,824	+ 41,125
Uterin Cancer	41	40,717	45	11,751	+ 28,966
Skin Disease	42	38,954	52	5,222	+ 33,732
Epilepsy	43	38,784	46	11,365	+ 27,419
Malnutrition	44	37,774	44	12,995	+ 24,780
Ovary Cancer	45	32,813	35	28,078	+ 4,735
Alcohol	46	32,343	42	19,071	+ 13,272
Oesophagus Cancer	47	31,021	10	242,891	- 211,870
Fires	48	28,619	48	10,498	+ 18,120
Bladder Cancer	49	22,193	29	37,873	- 15,681
Poisonings	50	14,473	36	25,762	- 11,290
Skin Cancers	51	12,923	41	19,669	- 6,746
Drug Use	52	8,786	38	24,214	- 15,428
Encephalitis	53	8,459	55	2,796	+ 5,663
Appendicitis	54	6,298	60	1,468	+ 4,831
Other Neoplasms	55	5,289	53	4,374	+ 915
Measles	56	4,947	62	558	+ 4,390
Hepatitis B	57	4,279	56	2,757	+ 1,522
Road Traffic Accidents	58	2,587	8	250,272	- 247,684
Tetanus	59	2,388	63	491	+ 1,897
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2,076	49	10,108	- 8,033
Dengue	61	1,976	70	12	+ 1,964
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1,962	59	1,734	+ 228
Hepatitis C	63	512	66	86	+ 426
Diphtheria	64	498	71	11	+ 487
Ascariasis	65	455	68	34	+ 421
War	66	185	61	900	- 715
Chlamydia	67	171	67	55	+ 115
Upper Respiratory	68	128	57	2,663	- 2,535
Otitis Media	69	14	69	15	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	34	28,746	- 28,746
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	65	400	- 400
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Micronesia

China

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.