SAUDI ARABIA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,898	1	39,037	+ 31,861
Diabetes Mellitus	2	45,029	9	3,890	+ 41,139
Stroke	3	43,703	2	16,793	+ 26,910
Kidney Disease	4	20,634	4	9,051	+ 11,583
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	18,997	5	6,132	+ 12,866
Lung Disease	6	15,125	10	2,842	+ 12,283
Suicide	7	11,782	13	2,046	+ 9,736
Hypertension	8	9,949	22	834	+ 9,115
Liver Disease	9	8,700	7	4,931	+ 3,768
Lung Cancers	10	8,415	26	775	+ 7,639
Drownings	11	6,319	24	821	+ 5,498
Breast Cancer	12	6,230	20	908	+ 5,323
Asthma	13	5,837	17	1,168	+ 4,669
Low Birth Weight	14	5,491	18	989	+ 4,503
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	5,035	39	280	+ 4,755
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	4,926	35	457	+ 4,470
Other Injuries	17	4,883	8	4,004	+ 879
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,872	12	2,307	+ 2,564
Tuberculosis	19	4,591	27	752	+ 3,839
Stomach Cancer	20	4,308	36	389	+ 3,919
Birth Trauma	21	3,969	37	343	+ 3,626
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	3,093	14	1,630	+ 1,463
Cervical Cancer	23	3,054	49	157	+ 2,898
Liver Cancer	24	2,994	21	845	+ 2,149
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,428	41	275	+ 2,152
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,392	11	2,442	- 50
Falls	27	2,257	6	5,340	- 3,083
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,211	16	1,342	+ 869
Prostate Cancer	29	2,021	50	148	+ 1,873
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,946	15	1,447	+ 499
Violence	31	1,933	30	646	+ 1,287
Leukemia	32	1,843	19	925	+ 918
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,713	25	776	+ 936
Maternal Conditions	34	1,345	48	172	+ 1,173
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,330	31	526	+ 804
Lymphomas	36	1,320	28	716	+ 604
Pertussis	37	1,293	54	56	+ 1,237
Oral Cancer	38	1,239	34	465	+ 774
Meningitis	39	1,171	45	227	+ 945
Syphilis	40	1,108	59	33	+ 1,076
Uterin Cancer	41	1,051	38	323	+ 728
Skin Disease	42	1,005	32	516	+ 489
Epilepsy	43	1,001	29	694	+ 306
Malnutrition	44	975	52	79	+ 895
Ovary Cancer	45	847	42	247	+ 599
Alcohol	46	835	51	128	+ 706
Oesophagus Cancer	47	801	44	229	+ 571
Fires	48	739	23	825	- 87
Bladder Cancer	49	573	46	214	+ 359
Poisonings	50	374	40	279	+ 94
Skin Cancers	51	334	55	55	+ 279
Drug Use	52	227	33	491	- 264
Encephalitis	53	218	43	234	- 16
Appendicitis	54	163	58	35	+ 128
Other Neoplasms	55	136	57	40	+ 96
Measles	56	128	68	1	+ 127
Hepatitis B	57	110	53	57	+ 54
Road Traffic Accidents	58	67	3	12,317	- 12,250
Tetanus	59	62	61	16	+ 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	54	62	9	+ 45
Dengue	61	51	63	9	+ 42
Multiple Sclerosis	62	51	56	49	+ 2
Hepatitis C	63	13	64	7	+ 6
Diphtheria	64	13	69	1	+ 12
Ascariasis	65	12	66	1	+ 10
War	66	5	65	3	+ 2
Chlamydia	67	4	71	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	68	3	70	1	+ 3
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	47	192	- 192
Leishmaniasis	75	0	67	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	60	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Micronesia

Saudi Arabia

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.