SWITZERLAND VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,190	1	10,713	+ 6,477
Diabetes Mellitus	2	10,918	17	1,022	+ 9,896
Stroke	3	10,596	3	3,918	+ 6,679
Kidney Disease	4	5,003	13	1,261	+ 3,742
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	4,606	8	1,949	+ 2,657
Lung Disease	6	3,667	5	2,902	+ 765
Suicide	7	2,857	14	1,249	+ 1,608
Hypertension	8	2,412	6	2,471	- 59
Liver Disease	9	2,109	21	677	+ 1,432
Lung Cancers	10	2,040	4	3,520	- 1,479
Drownings	11	1,532	50	49	+ 1,483
Breast Cancer	12	1,511	11	1,577	- 66
Asthma	13	1,415	46	95	+ 1,320
Low Birth Weight	14	1,331	43	105	+ 1,227
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	1,221	48	78	+ 1,143
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	1,194	35	186	+ 1,009
Other Injuries	17	1,184	30	410	+ 774
Congenital Anomalies	18	1,181	31	305	+ 876
Tuberculosis	19	1,113	56	21	+ 1,092
Stomach Cancer	20	1,044	24	614	+ 431
Birth Trauma	21	962	52	32	+ 930
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	750	7	1,995	- 1,245
Cervical Cancer	23	741	42	105	+ 636
Liver Cancer	24	726	19	805	- 79
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	589	41	122	+ 466
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	580	2	7,192	- 6,612
Falls	27	547	9	1,919	- 1,372
Inflammatory/Heart	28	536	16	1,027	- 491
Prostate Cancer	29	490	10	1,579	- 1,089
Endocrine Disorders	30	472	25	593	- 121
Violence	31	469	51	42	+ 426
Leukemia	32	447	22	671	- 225
Parkinson's Disease	33	415	18	857	- 442
Maternal Conditions	34	326	64	4	+ 322
Pancreas Cancer	35	322	12	1,486	- 1,163
Lymphomas	36	320	15	1,131	- 811
Pertussis	37	314	73	0	+ 314
Oral Cancer	38	300	26	500	- 200
Meningitis	39	284	57	20	+ 264
Syphilis	40	269	65	2	+ 267
Uterin Cancer	41	255	33	224	+ 31
Skin Disease	42	244	40	129	+ 114
Epilepsy	43	243	39	159	+ 84
Malnutrition	44	236	47	84	+ 152
Ovary Cancer	45	205	29	457	- 252
Alcohol	46	202	32	229	- 27
Oesophagus Cancer	47	194	28	491	- 297
Fires	48	179	55	21	+ 158
Bladder Cancer	49	139	23	669	- 531
Poisonings	50	91	60	13	+ 78
Skin Cancers	51	81	27	493	- 412
Drug Use	52	55	36	176	- 121
Encephalitis	53	53	68	1	+ 52
Appendicitis	54	39	59	15	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	55	33	20	681	- 648
Measles	56	31	75	0	+ 31
Hepatitis B	57	27	63	5	+ 22
Road Traffic Accidents	58	16	34	193	- 177
Tetanus	59	15	70	0	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	13	49	68	- 55
Dengue	61	12	81	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	62	12	38	160	- 148
Hepatitis C	63	3	58	15	- 12
Diphtheria	64	3	74	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	65	3	82	0	+ 3
War	66	1	67	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	1	79	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	61	11	- 10
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	66	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	74	0	54	29	- 29
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	45	96	- 96
Anemia	85	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Micronesia

Switzerland

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.