SOUTH AFRICA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	117,262	3	32,739	+ 84,523
Diabetes Mellitus	2	74,475	5	30,188	+ 44,288
Stroke	3	72,282	4	30,693	+ 41,589
Kidney Disease	4	34,127	9	15,302	+ 18,825
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	31,421	2	39,341	- 7,920
Lung Disease	6	25,016	13	11,895	+ 13,121
Suicide	7	19,487	10	13,774	+ 5,713
Hypertension	8	16,455	12	12,789	+ 3,666
Liver Disease	9	14,389	14	9,013	+ 5,375
Lung Cancers	10	13,917	15	7,705	+ 6,212
Drownings	11	10,452	32	2,403	+ 8,048
Breast Cancer	12	10,305	23	4,533	+ 5,771
Asthma	13	9,654	18	5,966	+ 3,688
Low Birth Weight	14	9,083	16	6,250	+ 2,832
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	8,327	47	1,015	+ 7,312
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	8,148	8	15,843	- 7,695
Other Injuries	17	8,076	17	6,014	+ 2,062
Congenital Anomalies	18	8,058	25	4,351	+ 3,707
Tuberculosis	19	7,593	6	21,965	- 14,372
Stomach Cancer	20	7,125	39	1,535	+ 5,590
Birth Trauma	21	6,565	30	3,004	+ 3,561
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	5,116	28	3,587	+ 1,530
Cervical Cancer	23	5,052	20	5,555	- 504
Liver Cancer	24	4,951	33	2,383	+ 2,568
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	4,015	36	1,894	+ 2,121
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	3,956	22	4,676	- 720
Falls	27	3,733	42	1,399	+ 2,334
Inflammatory/Heart	28	3,656	21	5,408	- 1,752
Prostate Cancer	29	3,343	24	4,374	- 1,031
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,219	19	5,890	- 2,671
Violence	31	3,197	7	21,000	- 17,803
Leukemia	32	3,048	40	1,464	+ 1,584
Parkinson's Disease	33	2,833	46	1,077	+ 1,756
Maternal Conditions	34	2,225	38	1,700	+ 525
Pancreas Cancer	35	2,200	35	2,007	+ 193
Lymphomas	36	2,183	31	2,818	- 635
Pertussis	37	2,139	43	1,142	+ 997
Oral Cancer	38	2,049	41	1,406	+ 643
Meningitis	39	1,937	26	3,660	- 1,723
Syphilis	40	1,833	44	1,130	+ 704
Uterin Cancer	41	1,738	54	512	+ 1,226
Skin Disease	42	1,663	45	1,101	+ 561
Epilepsy	43	1,655	37	1,870	- 214
Malnutrition	44	1,612	34	2,381	- 768
Ovary Cancer	45	1,401	51	951	+ 450
Alcohol	46	1,381	49	987	+ 394
Oesophagus Cancer	47	1,324	29	3,486	- 2,162
Fires	48	1,222	27	3,618	- 2,396
Bladder Cancer	49	947	52	829	+ 118
Poisonings	50	618	50	975	- 358
Skin Cancers	51	552	48	993	- 441
Drug Use	52	375	53	770	- 395
Encephalitis	53	361	59	234	+ 127
Appendicitis	54	269	56	274	- 5
Other Neoplasms	55	226	58	267	- 41
Measles	56	211	57	270	- 59
Hepatitis B	57	183	61	139	+ 43
Road Traffic Accidents	58	110	11	13,014	- 12,904
Tetanus	59	102	65	38	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	89	55	376	- 287
Dengue	61	84	73	0	+ 84
Multiple Sclerosis	62	84	62	113	- 29
Hepatitis C	63	22	70	8	+ 14
Diphtheria	64	21	69	16	+ 5
Ascariasis	65	19	71	3	+ 17
War	66	8	64	66	- 58
Chlamydia	67	7	68	18	- 11
Upper Respiratory	68	5	60	223	- 218
Otitis Media	69	1	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	1	71,996	- 71,996
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	66	35	- 35
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Micronesia

South Africa

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.