NIGER VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	51,106	6	8,229	+ 42,877
Diabetes Mellitus	2	32,459	17	2,630	+ 29,828
Stroke	3	31,503	5	8,717	+ 22,786
Kidney Disease	4	14,874	16	2,732	+ 12,141
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	13,694	1	21,093	- 7,399
Lung Disease	6	10,903	20	2,172	+ 8,731
Suicide	7	8,493	27	1,227	+ 7,266
Hypertension	8	7,172	25	1,356	+ 5,816
Liver Disease	9	6,271	11	4,116	+ 2,155
Lung Cancers	10	6,066	67	42	+ 6,024
Drownings	11	4,555	24	1,581	+ 2,974
Breast Cancer	12	4,491	29	1,075	+ 3,416
Asthma	13	4,207	22	1,902	+ 2,305
Low Birth Weight	14	3,958	4	9,560	- 5,601
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	3,629	39	467	+ 3,162
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	3,551	3	16,030	- 12,479
Other Injuries	17	3,520	12	3,826	- 306
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,512	10	4,346	- 834
Tuberculosis	19	3,309	13	3,703	- 394
Stomach Cancer	20	3,105	44	300	+ 2,805
Birth Trauma	21	2,861	7	8,030	- 5,169
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,230	37	522	+ 1,708
Cervical Cancer	23	2,202	38	487	+ 1,715
Liver Cancer	24	2,158	35	745	+ 1,413
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,750	31	1,044	+ 706
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,724	32	858	+ 866
Falls	27	1,627	26	1,297	+ 329
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,593	34	769	+ 825
Prostate Cancer	29	1,457	57	128	+ 1,329
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,403	23	1,806	- 403
Violence	31	1,393	19	2,244	- 850
Leukemia	32	1,328	48	258	+ 1,071
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,235	47	275	+ 959
Maternal Conditions	34	970	14	3,317	- 2,348
Pancreas Cancer	35	959	54	138	+ 821
Lymphomas	36	951	43	350	+ 601
Pertussis	37	932	15	2,858	- 1,925
Oral Cancer	38	893	49	242	+ 651
Meningitis	39	844	9	5,237	- 4,393
Syphilis	40	799	62	110	+ 689
Uterin Cancer	41	757	64	86	+ 671
Skin Disease	42	725	52	213	+ 512
Epilepsy	43	721	36	676	+ 45
Malnutrition	44	703	21	2,170	- 1,467
Ovary Cancer	45	610	40	425	+ 186
Alcohol	46	602	60	120	+ 481
Oesophagus Cancer	47	577	55	132	+ 446
Fires	48	532	28	1,120	- 588
Bladder Cancer	49	413	53	161	+ 252
Poisonings	50	269	33	771	- 502
Skin Cancers	51	240	45	287	- 46
Drug Use	52	163	58	126	+ 37
Encephalitis	53	157	61	112	+ 45
Appendicitis	54	117	56	128	- 11
Other Neoplasms	55	98	68	24	+ 74
Measles	56	92	18	2,414	- 2,322
Hepatitis B	57	80	46	279	- 199
Road Traffic Accidents	58	48	8	5,946	- 5,898
Tetanus	59	44	42	372	- 328
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	39	70	18	+ 21
Dengue	61	37	73	0	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	62	36	69	22	+ 14
Hepatitis C	63	10	66	46	- 36
Diphtheria	64	9	65	60	- 51
Ascariasis	65	8	59	125	- 116
War	66	3	41	409	- 406
Chlamydia	67	3	71	3	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	2	63	94	- 91
Otitis Media	69	0	72	1	- 1
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	30	1,048	- 1,048
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	237	- 237
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	50	237	- 237
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

Micronesia

Niger

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.