PHILIPPINES VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		PHILIPPINES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	229,464	1	129,955	+ 99,509
Diabetes Mellitus	2	145,736	7	32,260	+ 113,476
Stroke	3	141,445	3	74,167	+ 67,278
Kidney Disease	4	66,782	4	39,380	+ 27,401
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	61,486	2	93,807	- 32,321
Lung Disease	6	48,953	6	32,559	+ 16,394
Suicide	7	38,133	35	2,325	+ 35,807
Hypertension	8	32,200	5	34,500	- 2,300
Liver Disease	9	28,156	20	7,076	+ 21,080
Lung Cancers	10	27,234	13	10,296	+ 16,938
Drownings	11	20,452	27	3,881	+ 16,571
Breast Cancer	12	20,165	15	9,802	+ 10,362
Asthma	13	18,891	11	11,404	+ 7,487
Low Birth Weight	14	17,773	14	10,141	+ 7,632
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	16,295	42	1,807	+ 14,488
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	15,944	22	6,189	+ 9,756
Other Injuries	17	15,803	31	3,536	+ 12,267
Congenital Anomalies	18	15,767	17	8,051	+ 7,717
Tuberculosis	19	14,859	8	27,061	- 12,202
Stomach Cancer	20	13,942	41	1,868	+ 12,074
Birth Trauma	21	12,846	18	7,960	+ 4,886
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	10,012	16	8,063	+ 1,949
Cervical Cancer	23	9,886	33	3,076	+ 6,810
Liver Cancer	24	9,689	19	7,663	+ 2,025
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	7,858	21	6,865	+ 992
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	7,741	39	2,010	+ 5,731
Falls	27	7,304	28	3,861	+ 3,443
Inflammatory/Heart	28	7,155	30	3,545	+ 3,609
Prostate Cancer	29	6,542	26	4,149	+ 2,392
Endocrine Disorders	30	6,300	12	10,464	- 4,164
Violence	31	6,256	9	14,835	- 8,579
Leukemia	32	5,964	29	3,596	+ 2,367
Parkinson's Disease	33	5,543	55	594	+ 4,949
Maternal Conditions	34	4,353	38	2,042	+ 2,312
Pancreas Cancer	35	4,305	37	2,121	+ 2,184
Lymphomas	36	4,271	36	2,279	+ 1,993
Pertussis	37	4,186	43	1,760	+ 2,426
Oral Cancer	38	4,009	34	2,916	+ 1,093
Meningitis	39	3,790	47	1,041	+ 2,749
Syphilis	40	3,587	44	1,157	+ 2,431
Uterin Cancer	41	3,401	50	761	+ 2,640
Skin Disease	42	3,254	25	4,229	- 976
Epilepsy	43	3,239	45	1,120	+ 2,120
Malnutrition	44	3,155	24	4,311	- 1,156
Ovary Cancer	45	2,741	40	1,994	+ 747
Alcohol	46	2,702	60	401	+ 2,301
Oesophagus Cancer	47	2,591	53	672	+ 1,919
Fires	48	2,390	54	600	+ 1,791
Bladder Cancer	49	1,854	58	569	+ 1,284
Poisonings	50	1,209	65	226	+ 983
Skin Cancers	51	1,079	61	368	+ 711
Drug Use	52	734	52	695	+ 39
Encephalitis	53	707	67	185	+ 522
Appendicitis	54	526	63	276	+ 250
Other Neoplasms	55	442	23	5,146	- 4,705
Measles	56	413	48	894	- 481
Hepatitis B	57	357	56	590	- 232
Road Traffic Accidents	58	216	10	13,017	- 12,801
Tetanus	59	199	59	521	- 321
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	173	62	323	- 149
Dengue	61	165	46	1,060	- 895
Multiple Sclerosis	62	164	72	31	+ 133
Hepatitis C	63	43	81	0	+ 42
Diphtheria	64	42	75	14	+ 27
Ascariasis	65	38	76	13	+ 25
War	66	15	49	817	- 802
Chlamydia	67	14	78	4	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	68	11	70	39	- 28
Otitis Media	69	1	74	23	- 22
Leprosy	70	0	71	37	- 37
Trichuriasis	71	0	85	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	4	- 4
HIV/AIDS	74	0	66	204	- 204
Leishmaniasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	2	- 2
Malaria	77	0	69	94	- 94
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	64	233	- 233
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	752	- 752
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	570	- 570
Oral conditions	82	0	73	28	- 28
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	68	127	- 127
Anemia	85	0	32	3,435	- 3,435
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PHILIPPINES

Micronesia

Philippines

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.