MALAYSIA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	67,058	1	36,729	+ 30,328
Diabetes Mellitus	2	42,589	9	4,107	+ 38,482
Stroke	3	41,335	3	21,592	+ 19,743
Kidney Disease	4	19,516	6	6,629	+ 12,887
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	17,968	2	23,477	- 5,509
Lung Disease	6	14,306	5	6,633	+ 7,673
Suicide	7	11,144	19	1,823	+ 9,320
Hypertension	8	9,410	38	649	+ 8,761
Liver Disease	9	8,228	7	5,125	+ 3,103
Lung Cancers	10	7,959	8	4,319	+ 3,640
Drownings	11	5,977	36	820	+ 5,157
Breast Cancer	12	5,893	12	3,071	+ 2,821
Asthma	13	5,520	30	1,013	+ 4,507
Low Birth Weight	14	5,194	29	1,020	+ 4,174
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	4,762	51	246	+ 4,516
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	4,660	20	1,773	+ 2,887
Other Injuries	17	4,618	14	2,222	+ 2,396
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,608	24	1,403	+ 3,205
Tuberculosis	19	4,342	26	1,227	+ 3,115
Stomach Cancer	20	4,074	21	1,441	+ 2,633
Birth Trauma	21	3,754	42	359	+ 3,396
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,926	11	3,832	- 907
Cervical Cancer	23	2,889	31	1,010	+ 1,879
Liver Cancer	24	2,831	16	1,984	+ 847
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,296	22	1,424	+ 872
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,262	10	3,996	- 1,734
Falls	27	2,135	18	1,855	+ 280
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,091	27	1,214	+ 877
Prostate Cancer	29	1,912	33	903	+ 1,008
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,841	37	809	+ 1,032
Violence	31	1,828	34	869	+ 959
Leukemia	32	1,743	23	1,412	+ 331
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,620	28	1,106	+ 514
Maternal Conditions	34	1,272	56	167	+ 1,106
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,258	32	994	+ 264
Lymphomas	36	1,248	25	1,321	- 73
Pertussis	37	1,223	57	80	+ 1,143
Oral Cancer	38	1,172	17	1,865	- 693
Meningitis	39	1,108	46	301	+ 807
Syphilis	40	1,048	62	19	+ 1,029
Uterin Cancer	41	994	43	352	+ 642
Skin Disease	42	951	15	2,066	- 1,115
Epilepsy	43	947	52	226	+ 721
Malnutrition	44	922	49	249	+ 673
Ovary Cancer	45	801	35	827	- 27
Alcohol	46	789	55	181	+ 609
Oesophagus Cancer	47	757	41	435	+ 323
Fires	48	699	44	336	+ 363
Bladder Cancer	49	542	39	467	+ 75
Poisonings	50	353	53	211	+ 143
Skin Cancers	51	315	50	247	+ 68
Drug Use	52	214	45	322	- 108
Encephalitis	53	206	40	452	- 246
Appendicitis	54	154	58	71	+ 82
Other Neoplasms	55	129	48	265	- 136
Measles	56	121	70	0	+ 121
Hepatitis B	57	104	54	206	- 101
Road Traffic Accidents	58	63	4	7,181	- 7,118
Tetanus	59	58	61	21	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	51	60	27	+ 23
Dengue	61	48	47	280	- 232
Multiple Sclerosis	62	48	59	30	+ 18
Hepatitis C	63	12	64	6	+ 7
Diphtheria	64	12	69	0	+ 12
Ascariasis	65	11	67	2	+ 9
War	66	5	63	11	- 6
Chlamydia	67	4	68	2	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	3	65	5	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	13	2,679	- 2,679
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Micronesia

Malaysia

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.