GUYANA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		GUYANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,541	1	1,335	+ 206
Diabetes Mellitus	2	978	3	579	+ 400
Stroke	3	950	2	1,022	- 73
Kidney Disease	4	448	8	233	+ 215
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	413	6	302	+ 111
Lung Disease	6	329	13	174	+ 155
Suicide	7	256	5	315	- 59
Hypertension	8	216	4	320	- 104
Liver Disease	9	189	9	197	- 8
Lung Cancers	10	183	29	38	+ 145
Drownings	11	137	15	145	- 8
Breast Cancer	12	135	19	96	+ 40
Asthma	13	127	36	25	+ 101
Low Birth Weight	14	119	22	89	+ 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	109	47	13	+ 97
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	107	27	48	+ 60
Other Injuries	17	106	14	167	- 61
Congenital Anomalies	18	106	23	69	+ 37
Tuberculosis	19	100	16	137	- 37
Stomach Cancer	20	94	31	34	+ 60
Birth Trauma	21	86	24	64	+ 22
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	67	25	59	+ 9
Cervical Cancer	23	66	21	91	- 25
Liver Cancer	24	65	34	29	+ 36
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	53	26	54	- 2
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	52	38	23	+ 29
Falls	27	49	48	11	+ 38
Inflammatory/Heart	28	48	20	92	- 44
Prostate Cancer	29	44	17	123	- 79
Endocrine Disorders	30	42	12	174	- 132
Violence	31	42	10	194	- 152
Leukemia	32	40	39	21	+ 19
Parkinson's Disease	33	37	49	9	+ 28
Maternal Conditions	34	29	35	28	+ 1
Pancreas Cancer	35	29	42	19	+ 10
Lymphomas	36	29	32	32	- 4
Pertussis	37	28	73	0	+ 28
Oral Cancer	38	27	40	20	+ 7
Meningitis	39	25	44	17	+ 8
Syphilis	40	24	71	0	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	41	23	46	13	+ 10
Skin Disease	42	22	56	3	+ 19
Epilepsy	43	22	37	24	- 2
Malnutrition	44	21	30	37	- 16
Ovary Cancer	45	18	43	18	+ 1
Alcohol	46	18	57	3	+ 15
Oesophagus Cancer	47	17	51	8	+ 10
Fires	48	16	41	19	- 3
Bladder Cancer	49	12	50	8	+ 5
Poisonings	50	8	65	1	+ 8
Skin Cancers	51	7	55	5	+ 2
Drug Use	52	5	45	16	- 11
Encephalitis	53	5	53	7	- 2
Appendicitis	54	4	54	6	- 2
Other Neoplasms	55	3	28	40	- 37
Measles	56	3	77	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	57	2	59	2	+ 0
Road Traffic Accidents	58	1	11	175	- 173
Tetanus	59	1	72	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	63	1	+ 0
Dengue	61	1	60	2	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	1	61	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	63	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	0	75	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	0	74	0	+ 0
War	66	0	64	1	- 1
Chlamydia	67	0	80	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	66	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	85	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	7	256	- 256
Leishmaniasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	33	30	- 30
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	67	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	62	1	- 1
Anemia	85	0	18	99	- 99
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	70	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUYANA

Micronesia

Guyana

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.