GERMANY VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	163,195	1	147,055	+ 16,140
Diabetes Mellitus	2	103,648	13	15,560	+ 88,089
Stroke	3	100,596	3	49,794	+ 50,803
Kidney Disease	4	47,495	8	22,770	+ 24,725
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	43,729	9	20,712	+ 23,016
Lung Disease	6	34,815	5	42,797	- 7,981
Suicide	7	27,120	19	10,284	+ 16,836
Hypertension	8	22,901	6	26,796	- 3,895
Liver Disease	9	20,025	15	15,194	+ 4,831
Lung Cancers	10	19,369	4	46,560	- 27,191
Drownings	11	14,546	49	459	+ 14,087
Breast Cancer	12	14,341	10	18,842	- 4,501
Asthma	13	13,435	44	924	+ 12,511
Low Birth Weight	14	12,640	45	770	+ 11,870
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	11,589	33	3,615	+ 7,973
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	11,340	32	3,830	+ 7,510
Other Injuries	17	11,239	23	8,248	+ 2,991
Congenital Anomalies	18	11,214	36	2,291	+ 8,922
Tuberculosis	19	10,568	56	281	+ 10,287
Stomach Cancer	20	9,916	20	9,658	+ 258
Birth Trauma	21	9,136	57	239	+ 8,897
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	7,120	7	26,026	- 18,906
Cervical Cancer	23	7,031	39	2,131	+ 4,900
Liver Cancer	24	6,891	25	8,057	- 1,167
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	5,588	38	2,166	+ 3,422
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	5,506	2	51,168	- 45,663
Falls	27	5,195	14	15,325	- 10,130
Inflammatory/Heart	28	5,088	21	8,891	- 3,803
Prostate Cancer	29	4,653	12	16,487	- 11,835
Endocrine Disorders	30	4,480	18	10,677	- 6,197
Violence	31	4,449	46	769	+ 3,680
Leukemia	32	4,241	22	8,737	- 4,496
Parkinson's Disease	33	3,942	16	12,594	- 8,651
Maternal Conditions	34	3,096	64	38	+ 3,058
Pancreas Cancer	35	3,061	11	17,971	- 14,910
Lymphomas	36	3,038	17	12,249	- 9,211
Pertussis	37	2,977	69	2	+ 2,975
Oral Cancer	38	2,851	29	6,023	- 3,172
Meningitis	39	2,696	60	168	+ 2,528
Syphilis	40	2,551	68	6	+ 2,546
Uterin Cancer	41	2,419	37	2,231	+ 188
Skin Disease	42	2,314	42	1,543	+ 771
Epilepsy	43	2,304	35	3,091	- 787
Malnutrition	44	2,244	50	450	+ 1,794
Ovary Cancer	45	1,949	30	5,192	- 3,243
Alcohol	46	1,921	26	6,257	- 4,336
Oesophagus Cancer	47	1,843	27	6,212	- 4,370
Fires	48	1,700	53	359	+ 1,341
Bladder Cancer	49	1,318	28	6,193	- 4,875
Poisonings	50	860	58	216	+ 643
Skin Cancers	51	768	31	4,055	- 3,288
Drug Use	52	522	40	1,930	- 1,408
Encephalitis	53	503	67	8	+ 495
Appendicitis	54	374	62	129	+ 245
Other Neoplasms	55	314	24	8,161	- 7,847
Measles	56	294	70	2	+ 292
Hepatitis B	57	254	59	182	+ 72
Road Traffic Accidents	58	154	34	3,160	- 3,006
Tetanus	59	142	75	1	+ 141
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	123	47	543	- 419
Dengue	61	117	83	0	+ 117
Multiple Sclerosis	62	117	41	1,571	- 1,454
Hepatitis C	63	30	48	507	- 476
Diphtheria	64	30	77	0	+ 30
Ascariasis	65	27	81	0	+ 27
War	66	11	66	10	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	10	85	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	68	8	61	138	- 131
Otitis Media	69	1	65	16	- 15
Leprosy	70	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	2	- 2
HIV/AIDS	74	0	54	345	- 345
Leishmaniasis	75	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	74	1	- 1
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	73	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	364	- 364
Oral conditions	82	0	63	62	- 62
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	51	391	- 391
Anemia	85	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.