VENEZUELA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,627	1	26,905	+ 33,722
Diabetes Mellitus	2	38,505	4	11,176	+ 27,329
Stroke	3	37,372	3	12,133	+ 25,238
Kidney Disease	4	17,645	8	5,932	+ 11,713
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	16,245	7	7,188	+ 9,057
Lung Disease	6	12,934	10	5,150	+ 7,784
Suicide	7	10,075	34	585	+ 9,490
Hypertension	8	8,508	9	5,195	+ 3,313
Liver Disease	9	7,439	16	2,340	+ 5,099
Lung Cancers	10	7,196	11	3,900	+ 3,296
Drownings	11	5,404	43	388	+ 5,015
Breast Cancer	12	5,328	15	2,563	+ 2,765
Asthma	13	4,991	46	311	+ 4,680
Low Birth Weight	14	4,696	12	3,088	+ 1,608
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	4,305	57	80	+ 4,225
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	4,213	22	1,359	+ 2,854
Other Injuries	17	4,175	21	1,693	+ 2,482
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,166	14	2,846	+ 1,320
Tuberculosis	19	3,926	31	748	+ 3,178
Stomach Cancer	20	3,684	17	2,175	+ 1,509
Birth Trauma	21	3,394	24	1,087	+ 2,307
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	2,645	19	2,037	+ 608
Cervical Cancer	23	2,612	20	1,986	+ 626
Liver Cancer	24	2,560	26	1,029	+ 1,531
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	2,076	40	418	+ 1,658
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	2,045	35	572	+ 1,473
Falls	27	1,930	28	865	+ 1,065
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,890	33	599	+ 1,291
Prostate Cancer	29	1,728	13	2,848	- 1,120
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,664	30	760	+ 905
Violence	31	1,653	2	18,132	- 16,479
Leukemia	32	1,576	27	1,007	+ 568
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,465	48	252	+ 1,213
Maternal Conditions	34	1,150	39	422	+ 728
Pancreas Cancer	35	1,137	25	1,082	+ 55
Lymphomas	36	1,129	23	1,248	- 119
Pertussis	37	1,106	64	26	+ 1,080
Oral Cancer	38	1,059	38	544	+ 515
Meningitis	39	1,001	49	251	+ 751
Syphilis	40	948	67	15	+ 933
Uterin Cancer	41	899	47	309	+ 589
Skin Disease	42	860	66	18	+ 842
Epilepsy	43	856	41	411	+ 445
Malnutrition	44	834	32	629	+ 205
Ovary Cancer	45	724	36	563	+ 162
Alcohol	46	714	62	34	+ 679
Oesophagus Cancer	47	685	44	370	+ 315
Fires	48	632	54	144	+ 487
Bladder Cancer	49	490	45	365	+ 125
Poisonings	50	319	58	68	+ 252
Skin Cancers	51	285	37	553	- 268
Drug Use	52	194	50	225	- 31
Encephalitis	53	187	61	37	+ 150
Appendicitis	54	139	56	98	+ 41
Other Neoplasms	55	117	18	2,167	- 2,051
Measles	56	109	79	0	+ 109
Hepatitis B	57	94	63	30	+ 65
Road Traffic Accidents	58	57	5	11,127	- 11,070
Tetanus	59	53	68	8	+ 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	46	52	180	- 134
Dengue	61	44	59	65	- 21
Multiple Sclerosis	62	43	60	51	- 7
Hepatitis C	63	11	65	21	- 10
Diphtheria	64	11	78	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	65	10	70	5	+ 5
War	66	4	51	185	- 181
Chlamydia	67	4	82	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	68	3	74	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	71	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	6	7,490	- 7,490
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	3	- 3
Chagas disease	76	0	29	826	- 826
Malaria	77	0	42	402	- 402
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	76	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	81	0	72	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	69	6	- 6
Anemia	85	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Micronesia

Venezuela

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.