POLAND VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	75,170	1	117,700	- 42,530
Diabetes Mellitus	2	47,742	8	8,947	+ 38,794
Stroke	3	46,336	2	32,693	+ 13,643
Kidney Disease	4	21,877	20	4,065	+ 17,812
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	20,142	4	19,998	+ 144
Lung Disease	6	16,036	6	13,677	+ 2,360
Suicide	7	12,492	18	4,282	+ 8,210
Hypertension	8	10,548	15	4,937	+ 5,612
Liver Disease	9	9,224	10	7,912	+ 1,312
Lung Cancers	10	8,921	3	25,781	- 16,859
Drownings	11	6,700	39	636	+ 6,063
Breast Cancer	12	6,606	9	7,967	- 1,361
Asthma	13	6,188	43	540	+ 5,648
Low Birth Weight	14	5,822	42	579	+ 5,244
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	5,338	40	612	+ 4,726
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	5,223	37	839	+ 4,384
Other Injuries	17	5,177	28	2,527	+ 2,650
Congenital Anomalies	18	5,165	36	916	+ 4,249
Tuberculosis	19	4,868	41	597	+ 4,271
Stomach Cancer	20	4,567	12	5,910	- 1,343
Birth Trauma	21	4,208	57	52	+ 4,156
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	3,280	5	14,610	- 11,331
Cervical Cancer	23	3,238	32	1,907	+ 1,332
Liver Cancer	24	3,174	29	2,290	+ 884
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,574	26	3,091	- 517
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,536	21	3,701	- 1,165
Falls	27	2,393	16	4,712	- 2,319
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,344	23	3,495	- 1,151
Prostate Cancer	29	2,143	11	6,489	- 4,346
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,064	38	831	+ 1,233
Violence	31	2,049	49	294	+ 1,755
Leukemia	32	1,954	24	3,456	- 1,502
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,816	34	1,500	+ 316
Maternal Conditions	34	1,426	63	10	+ 1,417
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,410	13	5,430	- 4,019
Lymphomas	36	1,399	19	4,141	- 2,742
Pertussis	37	1,371	71	0	+ 1,371
Oral Cancer	38	1,313	25	3,377	- 2,063
Meningitis	39	1,242	53	171	+ 1,071
Syphilis	40	1,175	69	0	+ 1,175
Uterin Cancer	41	1,114	30	2,163	- 1,049
Skin Disease	42	1,066	46	469	+ 597
Epilepsy	43	1,061	35	1,145	- 84
Malnutrition	44	1,034	50	291	+ 743
Ovary Cancer	45	898	27	2,929	- 2,031
Alcohol	46	885	14	5,238	- 4,353
Oesophagus Cancer	47	849	33	1,803	- 954
Fires	48	783	45	474	+ 309
Bladder Cancer	49	607	17	4,700	- 4,093
Poisonings	50	396	51	205	+ 191
Skin Cancers	51	354	31	2,155	- 1,801
Drug Use	52	240	48	321	- 81
Encephalitis	53	231	64	6	+ 225
Appendicitis	54	172	55	69	+ 104
Other Neoplasms	55	145	7	9,256	- 9,112
Measles	56	135	72	0	+ 135
Hepatitis B	57	117	56	52	+ 65
Road Traffic Accidents	58	71	22	3,555	- 3,484
Tetanus	59	65	67	2	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	57	47	369	- 312
Dengue	61	54	84	0	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	62	54	44	502	- 449
Hepatitis C	63	14	52	188	- 174
Diphtheria	64	14	70	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	65	12	82	0	+ 12
War	66	5	66	4	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	5	73	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	68	4	60	19	- 16
Otitis Media	69	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	54	115	- 115
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	58	30	- 30
Anemia	85	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Micronesia

Poland

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.