SWEDEN VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,545	1	15,136	+ 5,409
Diabetes Mellitus	2	13,048	11	1,834	+ 11,214
Stroke	3	12,664	3	6,035	+ 6,629
Kidney Disease	4	5,979	12	1,629	+ 4,350
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,505	7	2,659	+ 2,846
Lung Disease	6	4,383	4	4,344	+ 39
Suicide	7	3,414	14	1,479	+ 1,935
Hypertension	8	2,883	10	1,838	+ 1,045
Liver Disease	9	2,521	23	723	+ 1,797
Lung Cancers	10	2,438	5	3,722	- 1,284
Drownings	11	1,831	46	114	+ 1,717
Breast Cancer	12	1,805	13	1,582	+ 223
Asthma	13	1,691	42	158	+ 1,533
Low Birth Weight	14	1,591	51	50	+ 1,541
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	1,459	48	110	+ 1,349
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	1,428	36	289	+ 1,138
Other Injuries	17	1,415	15	1,374	+ 41
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,412	35	308	+ 1,104
Tuberculosis	19	1,330	56	24	+ 1,306
Stomach Cancer	20	1,248	26	612	+ 636
Birth Trauma	21	1,150	55	34	+ 1,117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	896	6	3,049	- 2,153
Cervical Cancer	23	885	38	228	+ 658
Liver Cancer	24	867	22	752	+ 116
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	704	37	277	+ 426
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	693	2	10,917	- 10,224
Falls	27	654	17	1,109	- 455
Inflammatory/Heart	28	641	28	547	+ 94
Prostate Cancer	29	586	8	2,622	- 2,036
Endocrine Disorders	30	564	24	702	- 138
Violence	31	560	47	113	+ 447
Leukemia	32	534	20	825	- 292
Parkinson's Disease	33	496	19	943	- 447
Maternal Conditions	34	390	64	5	+ 385
Pancreas Cancer	35	385	9	1,849	- 1,463
Lymphomas	36	382	16	1,357	- 974
Pertussis	37	375	67	0	+ 374
Oral Cancer	38	359	31	379	- 20
Meningitis	39	339	54	35	+ 304
Syphilis	40	321	72	0	+ 321
Uterin Cancer	41	305	33	345	- 40
Skin Disease	42	291	39	220	+ 71
Epilepsy	43	290	44	121	+ 169
Malnutrition	44	282	45	117	+ 165
Ovary Cancer	45	245	27	553	- 307
Alcohol	46	242	32	359	- 117
Oesophagus Cancer	47	232	29	538	- 306
Fires	48	214	49	65	+ 149
Bladder Cancer	49	166	21	760	- 594
Poisonings	50	108	60	18	+ 91
Skin Cancers	51	97	25	650	- 554
Drug Use	52	66	30	423	- 358
Encephalitis	53	63	71	0	+ 63
Appendicitis	54	47	59	18	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	55	40	18	1,036	- 996
Measles	56	37	83	0	+ 37
Hepatitis B	57	32	62	9	+ 23
Road Traffic Accidents	58	19	34	315	- 296
Tetanus	59	18	68	0	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	16	43	129	- 113
Dengue	61	15	80	0	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	62	15	41	170	- 156
Hepatitis C	63	4	53	44	- 40
Diphtheria	64	4	70	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	65	3	81	0	+ 3
War	66	1	65	2	- 0
Chlamydia	67	1	73	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	58	20	- 19
Otitis Media	69	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	61	13	- 13
Leishmaniasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	69	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	50	63	- 63
Anemia	85	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Micronesia

Sweden

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.