KENYA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	113,001	9	11,972	+ 101,029
Diabetes Mellitus	2	71,769	14	5,651	+ 66,118
Stroke	3	69,656	4	15,895	+ 53,760
Kidney Disease	4	32,887	16	4,464	+ 28,424
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	30,279	1	22,571	+ 7,708
Lung Disease	6	24,107	20	4,280	+ 19,827
Suicide	7	18,779	23	3,214	+ 15,564
Hypertension	8	15,857	17	4,418	+ 11,439
Liver Disease	9	13,866	7	13,405	+ 461
Lung Cancers	10	13,411	47	669	+ 12,743
Drownings	11	10,072	39	1,200	+ 8,872
Breast Cancer	12	9,930	25	2,658	+ 7,272
Asthma	13	9,303	26	2,300	+ 7,003
Low Birth Weight	14	8,752	11	9,562	- 809
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	8,024	53	408	+ 7,617
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	7,852	5	15,420	- 7,568
Other Injuries	17	7,782	19	4,336	+ 3,447
Congenital Anomalies	18	7,765	12	6,115	+ 1,649
Tuberculosis	19	7,317	3	19,655	- 12,338
Stomach Cancer	20	6,866	28	2,010	+ 4,856
Birth Trauma	21	6,326	10	9,957	- 3,631
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	4,930	32	1,477	+ 3,453
Cervical Cancer	23	4,868	22	3,389	+ 1,479
Liver Cancer	24	4,771	34	1,351	+ 3,420
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	3,870	41	1,089	+ 2,781
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	3,812	31	1,827	+ 1,985
Falls	27	3,597	33	1,465	+ 2,132
Inflammatory/Heart	28	3,523	40	1,121	+ 2,402
Prostate Cancer	29	3,222	37	1,292	+ 1,930
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,102	44	831	+ 2,271
Violence	31	3,081	24	2,942	+ 138
Leukemia	32	2,937	35	1,327	+ 1,609
Parkinson's Disease	33	2,730	50	470	+ 2,260
Maternal Conditions	34	2,144	13	5,651	- 3,508
Pancreas Cancer	35	2,120	46	716	+ 1,404
Lymphomas	36	2,103	29	1,931	+ 172
Pertussis	37	2,061	42	1,014	+ 1,048
Oral Cancer	38	1,974	30	1,842	+ 132
Meningitis	39	1,867	15	5,364	- 3,497
Syphilis	40	1,767	52	449	+ 1,317
Uterin Cancer	41	1,675	56	323	+ 1,352
Skin Disease	42	1,602	51	455	+ 1,147
Epilepsy	43	1,595	43	832	+ 763
Malnutrition	44	1,554	21	4,212	- 2,659
Ovary Cancer	45	1,350	45	795	+ 555
Alcohol	46	1,330	55	355	+ 975
Oesophagus Cancer	47	1,276	18	4,373	- 3,097
Fires	48	1,177	36	1,316	- 139
Bladder Cancer	49	913	57	318	+ 595
Poisonings	50	595	38	1,269	- 673
Skin Cancers	51	532	48	638	- 107
Drug Use	52	361	62	113	+ 248
Encephalitis	53	348	60	189	+ 159
Appendicitis	54	259	58	240	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	55	218	67	60	+ 157
Measles	56	204	63	103	+ 100
Hepatitis B	57	176	49	522	- 346
Road Traffic Accidents	58	106	6	14,883	- 14,776
Tetanus	59	98	27	2,129	- 2,031
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	85	66	84	+ 1
Dengue	61	81	73	0	+ 81
Multiple Sclerosis	62	81	68	39	+ 42
Hepatitis C	63	21	61	152	- 131
Diphtheria	64	20	69	13	+ 8
Ascariasis	65	19	71	9	+ 10
War	66	8	65	89	- 81
Chlamydia	67	7	70	10	- 3
Upper Respiratory	68	5	64	95	- 89
Otitis Media	69	1	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	2	20,885	- 20,885
Leishmaniasis	75	0	59	194	- 194
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	54	370	- 370
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	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Micronesia

Kenya

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.