COLOMBIA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	96,204	1	43,066	+ 53,138
Diabetes Mellitus	2	61,101	11	5,028	+ 56,073
Stroke	3	59,302	3	16,573	+ 42,729
Kidney Disease	4	27,999	7	6,834	+ 21,165
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	25,778	5	10,773	+ 15,005
Lung Disease	6	20,524	4	15,928	+ 4,596
Suicide	7	15,987	26	1,965	+ 14,022
Hypertension	8	13,500	8	6,400	+ 7,100
Liver Disease	9	11,805	19	2,426	+ 9,378
Lung Cancers	10	11,418	10	5,250	+ 6,168
Drownings	11	8,575	40	689	+ 7,886
Breast Cancer	12	8,454	13	3,669	+ 4,785
Asthma	13	7,920	54	191	+ 7,729
Low Birth Weight	14	7,451	23	2,095	+ 5,356
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	6,832	63	38	+ 6,794
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	6,685	38	747	+ 5,937
Other Injuries	17	6,626	28	1,592	+ 5,033
Congenital Anomalies	18	6,611	16	2,963	+ 3,648
Tuberculosis	19	6,230	32	1,272	+ 4,958
Stomach Cancer	20	5,845	9	6,112	- 267
Birth Trauma	21	5,386	41	648	+ 4,737
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	4,197	12	4,371	- 174
Cervical Cancer	23	4,145	20	2,266	+ 1,878
Liver Cancer	24	4,062	24	2,065	+ 1,997
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	3,294	39	698	+ 2,596
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	3,246	22	2,157	+ 1,088
Falls	27	3,062	29	1,518	+ 1,545
Inflammatory/Heart	28	3,000	31	1,329	+ 1,670
Prostate Cancer	29	2,743	14	3,584	- 842
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,641	30	1,367	+ 1,274
Violence	31	2,623	2	19,268	- 16,646
Leukemia	32	2,500	21	2,208	+ 292
Parkinson's Disease	33	2,324	47	383	+ 1,941
Maternal Conditions	34	1,825	46	394	+ 1,431
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,805	25	2,022	- 218
Lymphomas	36	1,791	18	2,603	- 812
Pertussis	37	1,755	69	18	+ 1,737
Oral Cancer	38	1,681	37	807	+ 874
Meningitis	39	1,589	50	244	+ 1,345
Syphilis	40	1,504	65	30	+ 1,474
Uterin Cancer	41	1,426	45	423	+ 1,003
Skin Disease	42	1,364	34	1,102	+ 262
Epilepsy	43	1,358	43	597	+ 761
Malnutrition	44	1,323	27	1,878	- 555
Ovary Cancer	45	1,149	33	1,122	+ 27
Alcohol	46	1,133	68	23	+ 1,110
Oesophagus Cancer	47	1,086	36	835	+ 251
Fires	48	1,002	56	127	+ 876
Bladder Cancer	49	777	42	609	+ 168
Poisonings	50	507	61	61	+ 446
Skin Cancers	51	453	35	1,028	- 576
Drug Use	52	308	44	492	- 184
Encephalitis	53	296	64	38	+ 258
Appendicitis	54	221	52	213	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	55	185	15	3,205	- 3,019
Measles	56	173	78	0	+ 173
Hepatitis B	57	150	62	50	+ 99
Road Traffic Accidents	58	91	6	7,765	- 7,674
Tetanus	59	84	71	14	+ 70
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	73	51	242	- 169
Dengue	61	69	55	133	- 64
Multiple Sclerosis	62	69	60	62	+ 6
Hepatitis C	63	18	59	65	- 47
Diphtheria	64	17	80	0	+ 17
Ascariasis	65	16	76	5	+ 11
War	66	6	49	260	- 253
Chlamydia	67	6	81	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	68	4	66	27	- 22
Otitis Media	69	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	72	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	71	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	17	2,683	- 2,683
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	7	- 7
Chagas disease	76	0	53	203	- 203
Malaria	77	0	67	26	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	77	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	70	18	- 18
Anemia	85	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Micronesia

Colombia

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.