NETHERLANDS VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	34,479	2	17,601	+ 16,879
Diabetes Mellitus	2	21,898	14	2,386	+ 19,512
Stroke	3	21,254	4	9,707	+ 11,547
Kidney Disease	4	10,035	12	2,530	+ 7,504
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	9,239	7	4,946	+ 4,293
Lung Disease	6	7,356	5	9,567	- 2,212
Suicide	7	5,730	17	2,025	+ 3,705
Hypertension	8	4,838	29	818	+ 4,020
Liver Disease	9	4,231	28	936	+ 3,295
Lung Cancers	10	4,092	3	10,980	- 6,887
Drownings	11	3,073	49	98	+ 2,975
Breast Cancer	12	3,030	9	3,535	- 505
Asthma	13	2,838	46	165	+ 2,673
Low Birth Weight	14	2,671	45	167	+ 2,503
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	2,448	41	238	+ 2,211
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	2,396	33	584	+ 1,812
Other Injuries	17	2,375	19	1,648	+ 726
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,369	35	544	+ 1,825
Tuberculosis	19	2,233	56	29	+ 2,204
Stomach Cancer	20	2,095	22	1,361	+ 734
Birth Trauma	21	1,930	52	74	+ 1,856
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	1,504	6	5,829	- 4,325
Cervical Cancer	23	1,485	39	266	+ 1,219
Liver Cancer	24	1,456	24	1,163	+ 293
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,181	47	130	+ 1,051
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,163	1	18,148	- 16,985
Falls	27	1,098	8	4,131	- 3,033
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,075	23	1,201	- 126
Prostate Cancer	29	983	10	3,265	- 2,282
Endocrine Disorders	30	947	26	1,055	- 108
Violence	31	940	48	107	+ 833
Leukemia	32	896	20	1,578	- 682
Parkinson's Disease	33	833	16	2,120	- 1,287
Maternal Conditions	34	654	65	8	+ 646
Pancreas Cancer	35	647	11	2,995	- 2,348
Lymphomas	36	642	13	2,511	- 1,869
Pertussis	37	629	67	1	+ 628
Oral Cancer	38	602	30	768	- 165
Meningitis	39	570	51	78	+ 491
Syphilis	40	539	69	1	+ 538
Uterin Cancer	41	511	34	566	- 55
Skin Disease	42	489	36	295	+ 194
Epilepsy	43	487	38	289	+ 198
Malnutrition	44	474	63	12	+ 462
Ovary Cancer	45	412	25	1,067	- 655
Alcohol	46	406	32	612	- 207
Oesophagus Cancer	47	389	15	2,145	- 1,756
Fires	48	359	53	49	+ 310
Bladder Cancer	49	279	21	1,471	- 1,193
Poisonings	50	182	61	17	+ 164
Skin Cancers	51	162	27	1,024	- 862
Drug Use	52	110	42	231	- 120
Encephalitis	53	106	68	1	+ 105
Appendicitis	54	79	58	26	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	55	66	18	1,831	- 1,765
Measles	56	62	73	0	+ 62
Hepatitis B	57	54	62	14	+ 40
Road Traffic Accidents	58	32	31	681	- 649
Tetanus	59	30	72	0	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	26	44	214	- 188
Dengue	61	25	81	0	+ 25
Multiple Sclerosis	62	25	37	295	- 270
Hepatitis C	63	6	60	20	- 14
Diphtheria	64	6	71	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	65	6	82	0	+ 6
War	66	2	66	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	2	78	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	2	57	28	- 26
Otitis Media	69	0	64	10	- 10
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	55	33	- 33
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	81	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	50	96	- 96
Anemia	85	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Micronesia

Netherlands

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.