JAPAN VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	239,018	1	163,905	+ 75,113
Diabetes Mellitus	2	151,805	29	5,433	+ 146,372
Stroke	3	147,334	2	121,823	+ 25,512
Kidney Disease	4	69,562	9	44,779	+ 24,784
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	64,046	3	107,899	- 43,853
Lung Disease	6	50,991	5	78,169	- 27,178
Suicide	7	39,720	13	19,466	+ 20,254
Hypertension	8	33,541	28	6,673	+ 26,867
Liver Disease	9	29,329	17	14,195	+ 15,134
Lung Cancers	10	28,368	4	79,688	- 51,320
Drownings	11	21,304	25	8,409	+ 12,895
Breast Cancer	12	21,004	15	15,805	+ 5,200
Asthma	13	19,677	42	1,922	+ 17,755
Low Birth Weight	14	18,513	55	202	+ 18,311
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	16,973	39	2,555	+ 14,418
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	16,608	37	2,731	+ 13,877
Other Injuries	17	16,461	12	22,068	- 5,607
Congenital Anomalies	18	16,424	40	2,473	+ 13,951
Tuberculosis	19	15,478	34	3,459	+ 12,019
Stomach Cancer	20	14,523	8	50,433	- 35,910
Birth Trauma	21	13,381	61	104	+ 13,277
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	10,429	6	57,340	- 46,912
Cervical Cancer	23	10,297	32	3,799	+ 6,499
Liver Cancer	24	10,092	11	29,384	- 19,292
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	8,185	35	2,922	+ 5,263
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	8,064	7	56,937	- 48,874
Falls	27	7,608	23	9,736	- 2,128
Inflammatory/Heart	28	7,453	27	8,232	- 780
Prostate Cancer	29	6,814	19	13,515	- 6,701
Endocrine Disorders	30	6,562	21	11,486	- 4,924
Violence	31	6,516	53	266	+ 6,250
Leukemia	32	6,212	24	9,607	- 3,395
Parkinson's Disease	33	5,774	18	14,007	- 8,233
Maternal Conditions	34	4,535	64	39	+ 4,496
Pancreas Cancer	35	4,484	10	37,027	- 32,543
Lymphomas	36	4,449	14	19,273	- 14,824
Pertussis	37	4,360	71	1	+ 4,359
Oral Cancer	38	4,176	26	8,333	- 4,157
Meningitis	39	3,948	52	308	+ 3,640
Syphilis	40	3,737	65	16	+ 3,721
Uterin Cancer	41	3,543	33	3,461	+ 82
Skin Disease	42	3,389	36	2,806	+ 583
Epilepsy	43	3,374	45	1,558	+ 1,816
Malnutrition	44	3,287	43	1,910	+ 1,377
Ovary Cancer	45	2,855	30	5,061	- 2,206
Alcohol	46	2,814	51	576	+ 2,238
Oesophagus Cancer	47	2,699	20	12,316	- 9,617
Fires	48	2,490	48	1,007	+ 1,483
Bladder Cancer	49	1,931	22	9,936	- 8,006
Poisonings	50	1,259	54	255	+ 1,005
Skin Cancers	51	1,124	44	1,843	- 718
Drug Use	52	764	50	732	+ 32
Encephalitis	53	736	69	5	+ 731
Appendicitis	54	548	58	126	+ 422
Other Neoplasms	55	460	16	15,120	- 14,659
Measles	56	430	75	0	+ 430
Hepatitis B	57	372	46	1,423	- 1,050
Road Traffic Accidents	58	225	31	4,566	- 4,341
Tetanus	59	208	67	9	+ 199
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	181	38	2,618	- 2,437
Dengue	61	172	83	0	+ 172
Multiple Sclerosis	62	171	59	108	+ 63
Hepatitis C	63	45	41	2,220	- 2,175
Diphtheria	64	43	74	0	+ 43
Ascariasis	65	40	82	0	+ 40
War	66	16	66	15	+ 2
Chlamydia	67	15	80	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	68	11	57	159	- 148
Otitis Media	69	1	68	8	- 6
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	70	2	- 2
HIV/AIDS	74	0	63	48	- 48
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Anemia	85	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Micronesia

Japan

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.