CUBA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	21,275	1	22,079	- 804
Diabetes Mellitus	2	13,512	13	1,791	+ 11,721
Stroke	3	13,114	2	10,725	+ 2,389
Kidney Disease	4	6,192	14	1,700	+ 4,492
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,701	3	8,564	- 2,863
Lung Disease	6	4,539	6	5,492	- 954
Suicide	7	3,535	16	1,638	+ 1,898
Hypertension	8	2,985	7	3,469	- 483
Liver Disease	9	2,611	11	1,873	+ 737
Lung Cancers	10	2,525	4	5,985	- 3,460
Drownings	11	1,896	42	231	+ 1,666
Breast Cancer	12	1,870	15	1,673	+ 197
Asthma	13	1,751	40	301	+ 1,450
Low Birth Weight	14	1,648	48	98	+ 1,550
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	1,511	44	162	+ 1,349
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	1,478	43	206	+ 1,272
Other Injuries	17	1,465	12	1,869	- 404
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,462	37	368	+ 1,094
Tuberculosis	19	1,378	60	45	+ 1,333
Stomach Cancer	20	1,293	20	991	+ 302
Birth Trauma	21	1,191	59	49	+ 1,142
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	928	9	2,958	- 2,029
Cervical Cancer	23	917	29	666	+ 251
Liver Cancer	24	898	24	815	+ 83
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	729	35	420	+ 309
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	718	5	5,841	- 5,124
Falls	27	677	10	2,810	- 2,133
Inflammatory/Heart	28	663	17	1,156	- 493
Prostate Cancer	29	607	8	3,365	- 2,759
Endocrine Disorders	30	584	36	412	+ 172
Violence	31	580	32	584	- 4
Leukemia	32	553	30	633	- 80
Parkinson's Disease	33	514	27	691	- 177
Maternal Conditions	34	404	61	43	+ 360
Pancreas Cancer	35	399	21	905	- 506
Lymphomas	36	396	18	1,089	- 693
Pertussis	37	388	73	0	+ 388
Oral Cancer	38	372	23	876	- 505
Meningitis	39	351	50	83	+ 269
Syphilis	40	333	69	1	+ 332
Uterin Cancer	41	315	31	602	- 287
Skin Disease	42	302	41	258	+ 43
Epilepsy	43	300	46	108	+ 192
Malnutrition	44	293	55	64	+ 229
Ovary Cancer	45	254	39	323	- 69
Alcohol	46	250	28	675	- 425
Oesophagus Cancer	47	240	22	879	- 639
Fires	48	222	58	55	+ 167
Bladder Cancer	49	172	26	734	- 562
Poisonings	50	112	62	17	+ 95
Skin Cancers	51	100	33	514	- 414
Drug Use	52	68	51	82	- 14
Encephalitis	53	66	66	6	+ 60
Appendicitis	54	49	47	104	- 55
Other Neoplasms	55	41	25	769	- 728
Measles	56	38	76	0	+ 38
Hepatitis B	57	33	56	59	- 26
Road Traffic Accidents	58	20	19	1,007	- 987
Tetanus	59	18	71	1	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	16	49	87	- 71
Dengue	61	15	74	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	62	15	57	55	- 40
Hepatitis C	63	4	45	112	- 108
Diphtheria	64	4	75	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	65	4	70	1	+ 3
War	66	1	68	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	1	84	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	65	6	- 5
Otitis Media	69	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	70	0	67	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	34	471	- 471
Leishmaniasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	81	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	82	0	64	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	54	68	- 68
Anemia	85	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Micronesia

Cuba

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.