USA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	663,427	1	504,904	+ 158,523
Diabetes Mellitus	2	421,354	10	61,418	+ 359,936
Stroke	3	408,946	4	158,520	+ 250,426
Kidney Disease	4	193,080	6	85,861	+ 107,219
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	177,768	11	60,317	+ 117,450
Lung Disease	6	141,533	3	195,387	- 53,854
Suicide	7	110,249	12	53,099	+ 57,150
Hypertension	8	93,096	8	65,960	+ 27,136
Liver Disease	9	81,406	16	43,402	+ 38,004
Lung Cancers	10	78,738	5	155,533	- 76,794
Drownings	11	59,131	45	4,070	+ 55,061
Breast Cancer	12	58,300	13	48,671	+ 9,630
Asthma	13	54,616	46	3,818	+ 50,798
Low Birth Weight	14	51,386	39	6,924	+ 44,462
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	47,111	47	3,646	+ 43,465
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	46,098	37	9,955	+ 36,144
Other Injuries	17	45,690	25	25,997	+ 19,693
Congenital Anomalies	18	45,587	34	11,762	+ 33,825
Tuberculosis	19	42,960	62	546	+ 42,414
Stomach Cancer	20	40,310	33	13,077	+ 27,233
Birth Trauma	21	37,141	54	1,233	+ 35,908
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	28,946	9	61,827	- 32,881
Cervical Cancer	23	28,582	38	6,984	+ 21,598
Liver Cancer	24	28,012	23	27,064	+ 948
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	22,718	48	3,461	+ 19,257
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	22,381	2	287,198	- 264,817
Falls	27	21,118	18	40,418	- 19,300
Inflammatory/Heart	28	20,685	22	32,529	- 11,844
Prostate Cancer	29	18,914	20	35,612	- 16,698
Endocrine Disorders	30	18,213	14	46,985	- 28,772
Violence	31	18,086	27	18,976	- 890
Leukemia	32	17,242	24	26,966	- 9,724
Parkinson's Disease	33	16,026	21	34,491	- 18,465
Maternal Conditions	34	12,586	56	779	+ 11,808
Pancreas Cancer	35	12,446	15	44,293	- 31,847
Lymphomas	36	12,349	19	40,281	- 27,931
Pertussis	37	12,102	69	16	+ 12,087
Oral Cancer	38	11,591	35	11,555	+ 36
Meningitis	39	10,959	60	606	+ 10,353
Syphilis	40	10,372	66	49	+ 10,323
Uterin Cancer	41	9,833	36	10,063	- 230
Skin Disease	42	9,407	43	5,409	+ 3,998
Epilepsy	43	9,366	50	3,162	+ 6,204
Malnutrition	44	9,122	40	6,762	+ 2,360
Ovary Cancer	45	7,924	31	14,591	- 6,667
Alcohol	46	7,811	30	14,659	- 6,849
Oesophagus Cancer	47	7,491	28	17,829	- 10,338
Fires	48	6,911	49	3,183	+ 3,728
Bladder Cancer	49	5,359	26	19,622	- 14,263
Poisonings	50	3,495	53	1,674	+ 1,821
Skin Cancers	51	3,121	32	14,311	- 11,190
Drug Use	52	2,122	7	74,435	- 72,313
Encephalitis	53	2,043	68	25	+ 2,017
Appendicitis	54	1,521	63	424	+ 1,096
Other Neoplasms	55	1,277	29	17,743	- 16,466
Measles	56	1,195	80	0	+ 1,195
Hepatitis B	57	1,033	59	608	+ 426
Road Traffic Accidents	58	625	17	41,694	- 41,069
Tetanus	59	577	71	2	+ 575
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	501	52	2,461	- 1,959
Dengue	61	477	76	0	+ 477
Multiple Sclerosis	62	474	44	5,059	- 4,585
Hepatitis C	63	124	41	5,684	- 5,560
Diphtheria	64	120	75	0	+ 120
Ascariasis	65	110	82	0	+ 110
War	66	45	55	1,198	- 1,153
Chlamydia	67	41	84	0	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	68	31	65	229	- 198
Otitis Media	69	3	67	34	- 31
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	74	0	42	5,660	- 5,660
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	85	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.