GUATEMALA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,416	1	9,825	+ 25,591
Diabetes Mellitus	2	22,493	3	6,932	+ 15,561
Stroke	3	21,831	6	4,849	+ 16,982
Kidney Disease	4	10,307	4	6,277	+ 4,031
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	9,490	2	9,245	+ 245
Lung Disease	6	7,556	13	1,901	+ 5,654
Suicide	7	5,885	22	1,039	+ 4,846
Hypertension	8	4,970	26	679	+ 4,291
Liver Disease	9	4,346	5	5,684	- 1,339
Lung Cancers	10	4,203	35	391	+ 3,812
Drownings	11	3,157	32	463	+ 2,693
Breast Cancer	12	3,112	28	495	+ 2,617
Asthma	13	2,916	36	335	+ 2,581
Low Birth Weight	14	2,743	16	1,658	+ 1,085
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	2,515	54	62	+ 2,453
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	2,461	9	2,617	- 156
Other Injuries	17	2,439	10	2,466	- 27
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,434	18	1,517	+ 917
Tuberculosis	19	2,293	37	301	+ 1,992
Stomach Cancer	20	2,152	17	1,570	+ 581
Birth Trauma	21	1,983	19	1,466	+ 517
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	1,545	31	464	+ 1,081
Cervical Cancer	23	1,526	25	808	+ 718
Liver Cancer	24	1,495	15	1,765	- 270
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,213	23	1,029	+ 183
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,195	12	1,957	- 762
Falls	27	1,127	20	1,371	- 244
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,104	44	225	+ 879
Prostate Cancer	29	1,010	24	846	+ 164
Endocrine Disorders	30	972	29	486	+ 487
Violence	31	966	7	4,411	- 3,445
Leukemia	32	920	27	601	+ 320
Parkinson's Disease	33	856	34	393	+ 463
Maternal Conditions	34	672	30	468	+ 204
Pancreas Cancer	35	664	38	282	+ 382
Lymphomas	36	659	43	229	+ 430
Pertussis	37	646	53	70	+ 576
Oral Cancer	38	619	49	142	+ 477
Meningitis	39	585	41	271	+ 314
Syphilis	40	554	64	3	+ 551
Uterin Cancer	41	525	59	27	+ 498
Skin Disease	42	502	42	232	+ 270
Epilepsy	43	500	33	463	+ 37
Malnutrition	44	487	11	1,981	- 1,494
Ovary Cancer	45	423	50	133	+ 290
Alcohol	46	417	14	1,799	- 1,382
Oesophagus Cancer	47	400	48	144	+ 256
Fires	48	369	45	207	+ 162
Bladder Cancer	49	286	55	57	+ 229
Poisonings	50	187	39	275	- 89
Skin Cancers	51	167	46	195	- 28
Drug Use	52	113	40	272	- 158
Encephalitis	53	109	51	104	+ 5
Appendicitis	54	81	47	164	- 83
Other Neoplasms	55	68	56	42	+ 26
Measles	56	64	72	0	+ 64
Hepatitis B	57	55	65	2	+ 53
Road Traffic Accidents	58	33	8	4,026	- 3,993
Tetanus	59	31	62	10	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	27	52	82	- 55
Dengue	61	25	58	33	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	62	25	60	21	+ 5
Hepatitis C	63	7	66	2	+ 4
Diphtheria	64	6	71	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	65	6	63	7	- 1
War	66	2	68	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	2	67	2	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	2	57	34	- 32
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	21	1,173	- 1,173
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	61	19	- 19
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Micronesia

Guatemala

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.