PERU VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		PERU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	63,246	2	13,769	+ 49,477
Diabetes Mellitus	2	40,169	8	4,437	+ 35,732
Stroke	3	38,986	3	7,722	+ 31,264
Kidney Disease	4	18,407	4	7,234	+ 11,173
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	16,947	1	15,326	+ 1,621
Lung Disease	6	13,493	15	2,519	+ 10,974
Suicide	7	10,510	30	903	+ 9,607
Hypertension	8	8,875	28	1,061	+ 7,814
Liver Disease	9	7,761	5	6,375	+ 1,385
Lung Cancers	10	7,506	10	3,169	+ 4,338
Drownings	11	5,637	36	584	+ 5,053
Breast Cancer	12	5,558	20	1,969	+ 3,588
Asthma	13	5,207	50	208	+ 4,999
Low Birth Weight	14	4,899	24	1,475	+ 3,424
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	4,491	51	198	+ 4,293
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	4,395	27	1,108	+ 3,287
Other Injuries	17	4,356	13	2,876	+ 1,480
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,346	19	1,997	+ 2,349
Tuberculosis	19	4,096	17	2,377	+ 1,718
Stomach Cancer	20	3,843	7	5,072	- 1,229
Birth Trauma	21	3,541	37	537	+ 3,004
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,759	14	2,642	+ 117
Cervical Cancer	23	2,725	21	1,924	+ 801
Liver Cancer	24	2,670	16	2,476	+ 194
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,166	35	609	+ 1,557
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,134	6	5,811	- 3,678
Falls	27	2,013	25	1,285	+ 728
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,972	39	494	+ 1,478
Prostate Cancer	29	1,803	11	3,167	- 1,364
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,736	40	474	+ 1,262
Violence	31	1,724	12	3,013	- 1,289
Leukemia	32	1,644	22	1,850	- 206
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,528	26	1,270	+ 258
Maternal Conditions	34	1,200	43	345	+ 855
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,186	23	1,607	- 420
Lymphomas	36	1,177	18	2,254	- 1,076
Pertussis	37	1,154	48	260	+ 893
Oral Cancer	38	1,105	38	519	+ 586
Meningitis	39	1,045	56	118	+ 927
Syphilis	40	989	52	182	+ 806
Uterin Cancer	41	937	45	304	+ 633
Skin Disease	42	897	54	156	+ 741
Epilepsy	43	893	47	262	+ 631
Malnutrition	44	870	29	1,006	- 136
Ovary Cancer	45	755	33	713	+ 42
Alcohol	46	745	44	321	+ 423
Oesophagus Cancer	47	714	42	394	+ 320
Fires	48	659	49	239	+ 420
Bladder Cancer	49	511	41	463	+ 48
Poisonings	50	333	55	126	+ 207
Skin Cancers	51	298	32	786	- 488
Drug Use	52	202	34	635	- 433
Encephalitis	53	195	46	281	- 86
Appendicitis	54	145	53	170	- 25
Other Neoplasms	55	122	58	54	+ 67
Measles	56	114	73	0	+ 114
Hepatitis B	57	99	64	10	+ 89
Road Traffic Accidents	58	60	9	4,414	- 4,355
Tetanus	59	55	60	48	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	48	57	107	- 60
Dengue	61	45	66	4	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	62	45	62	35	+ 11
Hepatitis C	63	12	65	4	+ 8
Diphtheria	64	11	70	1	+ 10
Ascariasis	65	10	69	2	+ 9
War	66	4	67	3	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	4	68	3	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	3	63	11	- 8
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	31	849	- 849
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	49	- 49
Malaria	77	0	61	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	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 PERU

Micronesia

Peru

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.