SPAIN VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	91,726	1	51,684	+ 40,043
Diabetes Mellitus	2	58,257	10	7,773	+ 50,484
Stroke	3	56,542	3	29,004	+ 27,538
Kidney Disease	4	26,696	8	9,725	+ 16,971
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	24,578	7	13,717	+ 10,862
Lung Disease	6	19,569	5	18,926	+ 642
Suicide	7	15,243	25	3,609	+ 11,634
Hypertension	8	12,872	9	9,115	+ 3,757
Liver Disease	9	11,255	23	4,231	+ 7,024
Lung Cancers	10	10,887	4	22,131	- 11,244
Drownings	11	8,176	45	446	+ 7,730
Breast Cancer	12	8,061	11	7,067	+ 993
Asthma	13	7,551	35	1,133	+ 6,418
Low Birth Weight	14	7,105	52	253	+ 6,852
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	6,514	33	1,612	+ 4,902
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	6,374	36	1,064	+ 5,310
Other Injuries	17	6,317	15	5,536	+ 781
Congenital Anomalies	18	6,303	38	863	+ 5,440
Tuberculosis	19	5,940	50	270	+ 5,669
Stomach Cancer	20	5,573	14	5,796	- 223
Birth Trauma	21	5,135	60	113	+ 5,022
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	4,002	6	16,957	- 12,955
Cervical Cancer	23	3,952	39	855	+ 3,097
Liver Cancer	24	3,873	18	5,098	- 1,225
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	3,141	44	475	+ 2,666
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	3,094	2	42,339	- 39,244
Falls	27	2,920	26	3,246	- 327
Inflammatory/Heart	28	2,860	19	4,984	- 2,124
Prostate Cancer	29	2,615	13	6,420	- 3,805
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,518	21	4,863	- 2,345
Violence	31	2,501	51	262	+ 2,239
Leukemia	32	2,384	24	3,772	- 1,388
Parkinson's Disease	33	2,216	20	4,943	- 2,727
Maternal Conditions	34	1,740	64	14	+ 1,727
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,721	12	6,752	- 5,031
Lymphomas	36	1,707	16	5,335	- 3,627
Pertussis	37	1,673	73	2	+ 1,672
Oral Cancer	38	1,603	27	2,583	- 980
Meningitis	39	1,515	59	129	+ 1,387
Syphilis	40	1,434	67	9	+ 1,425
Uterin Cancer	41	1,360	34	1,612	- 252
Skin Disease	42	1,301	30	1,840	- 540
Epilepsy	43	1,295	40	824	+ 471
Malnutrition	44	1,261	47	302	+ 959
Ovary Cancer	45	1,096	28	2,026	- 930
Alcohol	46	1,080	46	333	+ 747
Oesophagus Cancer	47	1,036	29	2,011	- 975
Fires	48	956	55	185	+ 771
Bladder Cancer	49	741	17	5,222	- 4,481
Poisonings	50	483	57	170	+ 313
Skin Cancers	51	431	32	1,803	- 1,371
Drug Use	52	293	41	776	- 483
Encephalitis	53	282	70	4	+ 279
Appendicitis	54	210	61	79	+ 131
Other Neoplasms	55	177	22	4,748	- 4,571
Measles	56	165	81	0	+ 165
Hepatitis B	57	143	58	162	- 19
Road Traffic Accidents	58	86	31	1,829	- 1,743
Tetanus	59	80	72	2	+ 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	69	48	294	- 224
Dengue	61	66	77	0	+ 66
Multiple Sclerosis	62	66	49	287	- 222
Hepatitis C	63	17	42	652	- 635
Diphtheria	64	17	76	0	+ 16
Ascariasis	65	15	78	0	+ 15
War	66	6	68	6	+ 1
Chlamydia	67	6	82	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	68	4	62	47	- 42
Otitis Media	69	0	66	9	- 8
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	69	4	- 4
HIV/AIDS	74	0	43	538	- 538
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	11	- 11
Chagas disease	76	0	71	3	- 3
Malaria	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	56	181	- 181
Anemia	85	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Micronesia

Spain

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.