GHANA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,105	3	14,103	+ 53,002
Diabetes Mellitus	2	42,619	12	5,929	+ 36,690
Stroke	3	41,364	2	15,163	+ 26,201
Kidney Disease	4	19,530	13	4,161	+ 15,368
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	17,981	1	16,262	+ 1,719
Lung Disease	6	14,316	15	3,120	+ 11,196
Suicide	7	11,152	21	1,993	+ 9,158
Hypertension	8	9,417	19	2,231	+ 7,186
Liver Disease	9	8,234	11	6,053	+ 2,181
Lung Cancers	10	7,964	55	237	+ 7,727
Drownings	11	5,981	36	740	+ 5,241
Breast Cancer	12	5,897	25	1,937	+ 3,960
Asthma	13	5,524	23	1,979	+ 3,545
Low Birth Weight	14	5,198	8	6,662	- 1,464
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	4,765	52	256	+ 4,510
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	4,663	9	6,538	- 1,875
Other Injuries	17	4,621	18	2,433	+ 2,189
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,611	14	3,935	+ 676
Tuberculosis	19	4,345	6	10,214	- 5,869
Stomach Cancer	20	4,077	33	870	+ 3,207
Birth Trauma	21	3,757	10	6,194	- 2,437
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,928	34	803	+ 2,125
Cervical Cancer	23	2,891	20	2,161	+ 730
Liver Cancer	24	2,833	17	2,851	- 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,298	48	321	+ 1,977
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,264	29	1,294	+ 970
Falls	27	2,136	30	1,168	+ 968
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,092	28	1,615	+ 477
Prostate Cancer	29	1,913	31	1,031	+ 882
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,842	24	1,965	- 123
Violence	31	1,829	27	1,857	- 28
Leukemia	32	1,744	45	340	+ 1,404
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,621	43	387	+ 1,234
Maternal Conditions	34	1,273	22	1,991	- 718
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,259	46	334	+ 925
Lymphomas	36	1,249	32	875	+ 374
Pertussis	37	1,224	35	744	+ 480
Oral Cancer	38	1,172	42	483	+ 690
Meningitis	39	1,108	16	2,983	- 1,875
Syphilis	40	1,049	41	483	+ 566
Uterin Cancer	41	995	57	219	+ 776
Skin Disease	42	952	50	264	+ 687
Epilepsy	43	947	47	329	+ 618
Malnutrition	44	923	26	1,868	- 946
Ovary Cancer	45	801	38	698	+ 103
Alcohol	46	790	54	244	+ 546
Oesophagus Cancer	47	758	49	285	+ 472
Fires	48	699	37	729	- 30
Bladder Cancer	49	542	53	245	+ 297
Poisonings	50	354	40	522	- 168
Skin Cancers	51	316	58	214	+ 101
Drug Use	52	215	39	630	- 415
Encephalitis	53	207	44	357	- 151
Appendicitis	54	154	59	146	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	55	129	63	48	+ 81
Measles	56	121	60	135	- 15
Hepatitis B	57	105	62	101	+ 3
Road Traffic Accidents	58	63	7	7,808	- 7,744
Tetanus	59	58	56	220	- 162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	51	67	16	+ 35
Dengue	61	48	71	0	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	62	48	61	113	- 65
Hepatitis C	63	13	65	28	- 15
Diphtheria	64	12	69	4	+ 8
Ascariasis	65	11	68	12	- 1
War	66	5	64	29	- 25
Chlamydia	67	4	70	3	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	3	66	16	- 13
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	4	13,565	- 13,565
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	51	257	- 257
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Micronesia

Ghana

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.