UNITED KINGDOM VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	132,814	2	71,728	+ 61,086
Diabetes Mellitus	2	84,353	17	5,842	+ 78,510
Stroke	3	81,869	4	37,626	+ 44,242
Kidney Disease	4	38,653	18	5,471	+ 33,183
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	35,588	3	40,540	- 4,952
Lung Disease	6	28,334	6	32,896	- 4,562
Suicide	7	22,071	20	5,325	+ 16,746
Hypertension	8	18,637	23	5,208	+ 13,429
Liver Disease	9	16,297	14	7,666	+ 8,631
Lung Cancers	10	15,763	5	35,715	- 19,952
Drownings	11	11,838	49	301	+ 11,537
Breast Cancer	12	11,671	9	12,718	- 1,047
Asthma	13	10,934	41	1,302	+ 9,632
Low Birth Weight	14	10,287	40	1,313	+ 8,974
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	9,431	45	876	+ 8,555
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	9,229	38	1,599	+ 7,630
Other Injuries	17	9,147	19	5,464	+ 3,683
Congenital Anomalies	18	9,126	35	2,127	+ 7,000
Tuberculosis	19	8,600	47	351	+ 8,249
Stomach Cancer	20	8,070	24	4,999	+ 3,071
Birth Trauma	21	7,435	54	190	+ 7,246
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	5,795	7	18,446	- 12,651
Cervical Cancer	23	5,722	43	1,099	+ 4,623
Liver Cancer	24	5,608	21	5,237	+ 371
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	4,548	36	2,090	+ 2,458
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	4,481	1	98,135	- 93,654
Falls	27	4,228	15	7,618	- 3,391
Inflammatory/Heart	28	4,141	29	3,126	+ 1,015
Prostate Cancer	29	3,786	8	13,289	- 9,503
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,646	28	3,297	+ 349
Violence	31	3,621	46	868	+ 2,753
Leukemia	32	3,452	22	5,211	- 1,759
Parkinson's Disease	33	3,208	13	8,573	- 5,364
Maternal Conditions	34	2,520	64	47	+ 2,473
Pancreas Cancer	35	2,492	11	8,995	- 6,504
Lymphomas	36	2,472	10	9,350	- 6,878
Pertussis	37	2,423	69	3	+ 2,420
Oral Cancer	38	2,320	30	3,109	- 788
Meningitis	39	2,194	52	232	+ 1,962
Syphilis	40	2,076	62	49	+ 2,028
Uterin Cancer	41	1,968	32	2,346	- 378
Skin Disease	42	1,883	34	2,134	- 251
Epilepsy	43	1,875	42	1,193	+ 682
Malnutrition	44	1,826	58	116	+ 1,711
Ovary Cancer	45	1,586	25	4,019	- 2,432
Alcohol	46	1,564	39	1,555	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	47	1,500	12	8,727	- 7,227
Fires	48	1,384	48	334	+ 1,049
Bladder Cancer	49	1,073	16	6,133	- 5,061
Poisonings	50	700	53	221	+ 479
Skin Cancers	51	625	27	3,727	- 3,102
Drug Use	52	425	31	2,824	- 2,399
Encephalitis	53	409	68	6	+ 403
Appendicitis	54	304	59	105	+ 199
Other Neoplasms	55	256	26	3,986	- 3,730
Measles	56	239	75	0	+ 239
Hepatitis B	57	207	65	40	+ 167
Road Traffic Accidents	58	125	33	2,169	- 2,044
Tetanus	59	115	72	0	+ 115
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	100	44	1,014	- 913
Dengue	61	96	73	0	+ 95
Multiple Sclerosis	62	95	37	1,856	- 1,761
Hepatitis C	63	25	51	267	- 242
Diphtheria	64	24	74	0	+ 24
Ascariasis	65	22	80	0	+ 22
War	66	9	67	10	- 1
Chlamydia	67	8	79	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	68	6	63	48	- 42
Otitis Media	69	1	66	16	- 15
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	55	188	- 188
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	60	101	- 101
Anemia	85	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Micronesia

United Kingdom

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.