SOUTH KOREA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	101,041	1	28,043	+ 72,999
Diabetes Mellitus	2	64,173	13	6,812	+ 57,361
Stroke	3	62,283	3	25,596	+ 36,687
Kidney Disease	4	29,407	9	10,107	+ 19,299
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	27,074	2	26,650	+ 424
Lung Disease	6	21,556	11	8,526	+ 13,029
Suicide	7	16,791	5	14,636	+ 2,156
Hypertension	8	14,179	17	3,711	+ 10,468
Liver Disease	9	12,398	14	6,348	+ 6,050
Lung Cancers	10	11,992	4	20,293	- 8,301
Drownings	11	9,006	42	501	+ 8,505
Breast Cancer	12	8,879	21	2,880	+ 5,999
Asthma	13	8,318	32	1,150	+ 7,168
Low Birth Weight	14	7,826	45	370	+ 7,456
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	7,175	48	224	+ 6,951
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	7,021	35	929	+ 6,092
Other Injuries	17	6,959	18	3,634	+ 3,325
Congenital Anomalies	18	6,943	41	518	+ 6,425
Tuberculosis	19	6,543	24	1,950	+ 4,593
Stomach Cancer	20	6,139	10	8,625	- 2,486
Birth Trauma	21	5,657	54	88	+ 5,569
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	4,409	8	10,180	- 5,772
Cervical Cancer	23	4,353	34	1,065	+ 3,288
Liver Cancer	24	4,266	7	11,589	- 7,323
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	3,460	38	540	+ 2,920
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	3,409	6	12,145	- 8,736
Falls	27	3,216	20	2,934	+ 282
Inflammatory/Heart	28	3,150	31	1,325	+ 1,825
Prostate Cancer	29	2,881	22	2,316	+ 565
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,774	25	1,891	+ 883
Violence	31	2,755	44	386	+ 2,368
Leukemia	32	2,626	23	2,140	+ 486
Parkinson's Disease	33	2,441	16	3,951	- 1,510
Maternal Conditions	34	1,917	61	34	+ 1,883
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,895	12	6,994	- 5,098
Lymphomas	36	1,881	19	3,477	- 1,596
Pertussis	37	1,843	67	6	+ 1,837
Oral Cancer	38	1,765	29	1,457	+ 308
Meningitis	39	1,669	58	51	+ 1,618
Syphilis	40	1,580	62	27	+ 1,553
Uterin Cancer	41	1,498	43	420	+ 1,078
Skin Disease	42	1,433	36	704	+ 728
Epilepsy	43	1,426	40	524	+ 902
Malnutrition	44	1,389	53	88	+ 1,301
Ovary Cancer	45	1,207	30	1,330	- 123
Alcohol	46	1,190	33	1,081	+ 109
Oesophagus Cancer	47	1,141	28	1,733	- 592
Fires	48	1,053	47	263	+ 789
Bladder Cancer	49	816	27	1,768	- 952
Poisonings	50	532	52	115	+ 417
Skin Cancers	51	475	37	585	- 109
Drug Use	52	323	50	154	+ 169
Encephalitis	53	311	65	19	+ 292
Appendicitis	54	232	57	54	+ 178
Other Neoplasms	55	195	26	1,807	- 1,612
Measles	56	182	83	0	+ 182
Hepatitis B	57	157	39	526	- 369
Road Traffic Accidents	58	95	15	4,399	- 4,304
Tetanus	59	88	69	5	+ 83
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	76	51	150	- 74
Dengue	61	73	77	0	+ 73
Multiple Sclerosis	62	72	66	11	+ 62
Hepatitis C	63	19	49	168	- 149
Diphtheria	64	18	73	0	+ 18
Ascariasis	65	17	74	0	+ 17
War	66	7	68	5	+ 2
Chlamydia	67	6	84	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	68	5	63	26	- 21
Otitis Media	69	1	70	5	- 4
Leprosy	70	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	81	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	55	84	- 84
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	85	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Micronesia

South Korea

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.