SOMALIA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	25,254	7	7,233	+ 18,021
Diabetes Mellitus	2	16,039	16	2,888	+ 13,151
Stroke	3	15,567	6	8,595	+ 6,972
Kidney Disease	4	7,350	21	2,051	+ 5,299
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	6,767	1	21,712	- 14,945
Lung Disease	6	5,388	19	2,442	+ 2,945
Suicide	7	4,197	27	1,219	+ 2,978
Hypertension	8	3,544	18	2,643	+ 900
Liver Disease	9	3,099	13	3,917	- 818
Lung Cancers	10	2,997	54	233	+ 2,764
Drownings	11	2,251	25	1,272	+ 979
Breast Cancer	12	2,219	26	1,232	+ 988
Asthma	13	2,079	23	1,878	+ 201
Low Birth Weight	14	1,956	8	6,250	- 4,294
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	1,793	41	446	+ 1,347
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	1,755	2	15,363	- 13,608
Other Injuries	17	1,739	14	3,602	- 1,862
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,735	15	3,410	- 1,675
Tuberculosis	19	1,635	4	10,261	- 8,626
Stomach Cancer	20	1,534	49	310	+ 1,225
Birth Trauma	21	1,414	5	9,573	- 8,160
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	1,102	38	546	+ 556
Cervical Cancer	23	1,088	28	883	+ 205
Liver Cancer	24	1,066	53	256	+ 811
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	865	36	559	+ 306
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	852	32	647	+ 205
Falls	27	804	37	548	+ 256
Inflammatory/Heart	28	787	39	521	+ 266
Prostate Cancer	29	720	52	285	+ 435
Endocrine Disorders	30	693	44	406	+ 287
Violence	31	688	29	828	- 140
Leukemia	32	656	35	562	+ 95
Parkinson's Disease	33	610	56	184	+ 426
Maternal Conditions	34	479	12	4,127	- 3,647
Pancreas Cancer	35	474	62	108	+ 366
Lymphomas	36	470	34	605	- 134
Pertussis	37	461	20	2,054	- 1,593
Oral Cancer	38	441	46	328	+ 113
Meningitis	39	417	9	5,381	- 4,964
Syphilis	40	395	45	378	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	41	374	64	78	+ 296
Skin Disease	42	358	58	151	+ 207
Epilepsy	43	357	43	419	- 62
Malnutrition	44	347	10	4,825	- 4,477
Ovary Cancer	45	302	50	295	+ 7
Alcohol	46	297	59	151	+ 146
Oesophagus Cancer	47	285	40	516	- 231
Fires	48	263	30	810	- 547
Bladder Cancer	49	204	61	149	+ 55
Poisonings	50	133	31	758	- 625
Skin Cancers	51	119	57	164	- 45
Drug Use	52	81	65	54	+ 26
Encephalitis	53	78	63	91	- 13
Appendicitis	54	58	55	188	- 130
Other Neoplasms	55	49	70	12	+ 36
Measles	56	45	3	11,576	- 11,530
Hepatitis B	57	39	48	315	- 275
Road Traffic Accidents	58	24	11	4,231	- 4,207
Tetanus	59	22	17	2,648	- 2,626
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	19	66	35	- 16
Dengue	61	18	73	1	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	62	18	71	8	+ 10
Hepatitis C	63	5	67	34	- 30
Diphtheria	64	5	60	150	- 145
Ascariasis	65	4	69	30	- 25
War	66	2	24	1,318	- 1,316
Chlamydia	67	2	72	5	- 3
Upper Respiratory	68	1	47	326	- 325
Otitis Media	69	0	68	32	- 31
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	33	610	- 610
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	290	- 290
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	42	435	- 435
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	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Micronesia

Somalia

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.