PORTUGAL VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,802	1	12,878	+ 6,925
Diabetes Mellitus	2	12,577	8	3,601	+ 8,976
Stroke	3	12,207	2	12,339	- 133
Kidney Disease	4	5,763	9	2,803	+ 2,960
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,306	4	6,851	- 1,545
Lung Disease	6	4,225	7	4,286	- 61
Suicide	7	3,291	19	1,172	+ 2,119
Hypertension	8	2,779	14	1,880	+ 899
Liver Disease	9	2,430	22	1,126	+ 1,304
Lung Cancers	10	2,350	5	4,406	- 2,056
Drownings	11	1,765	51	79	+ 1,686
Breast Cancer	12	1,740	12	1,997	- 257
Asthma	13	1,630	43	146	+ 1,484
Low Birth Weight	14	1,534	52	79	+ 1,455
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	1,406	41	169	+ 1,237
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	1,376	36	231	+ 1,145
Other Injuries	17	1,364	13	1,937	- 573
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,361	40	196	+ 1,164
Tuberculosis	19	1,282	38	213	+ 1,069
Stomach Cancer	20	1,203	10	2,532	- 1,329
Birth Trauma	21	1,109	60	24	+ 1,085
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	864	6	4,389	- 3,525
Cervical Cancer	23	853	34	329	+ 524
Liver Cancer	24	836	18	1,270	- 434
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	678	37	229	+ 450
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	668	3	7,191	- 6,523
Falls	27	630	23	1,033	- 402
Inflammatory/Heart	28	617	26	909	- 291
Prostate Cancer	29	565	11	2,124	- 1,559
Endocrine Disorders	30	544	17	1,547	- 1,003
Violence	31	540	48	96	+ 443
Leukemia	32	515	24	1,015	- 501
Parkinson's Disease	33	478	21	1,139	- 661
Maternal Conditions	34	376	63	7	+ 369
Pancreas Cancer	35	371	15	1,669	- 1,298
Lymphomas	36	369	16	1,608	- 1,239
Pertussis	37	361	72	0	+ 361
Oral Cancer	38	346	25	912	- 566
Meningitis	39	327	56	43	+ 284
Syphilis	40	310	64	3	+ 307
Uterin Cancer	41	293	32	406	- 112
Skin Disease	42	281	39	202	+ 78
Epilepsy	43	280	31	415	- 136
Malnutrition	44	272	53	79	+ 194
Ovary Cancer	45	237	33	397	- 161
Alcohol	46	233	45	111	+ 122
Oesophagus Cancer	47	224	29	623	- 399
Fires	48	206	46	108	+ 98
Bladder Cancer	49	160	20	1,171	- 1,011
Poisonings	50	104	57	29	+ 75
Skin Cancers	51	93	30	523	- 430
Drug Use	52	63	44	128	- 65
Encephalitis	53	61	67	1	+ 60
Appendicitis	54	45	61	21	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	55	38	28	652	- 614
Measles	56	36	71	0	+ 35
Hepatitis B	57	31	59	26	+ 5
Road Traffic Accidents	58	19	27	838	- 820
Tetanus	59	17	73	0	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	15	47	99	- 84
Dengue	61	14	84	0	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	62	14	54	56	- 42
Hepatitis C	63	4	49	87	- 83
Diphtheria	64	4	74	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	65	3	83	0	+ 3
War	66	1	69	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	1	76	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	62	15	- 14
Otitis Media	69	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	35	320	- 320
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	55	49	- 49
Anemia	85	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Micronesia

Portugal

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.