ZAMBIA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,351	10	4,432	+ 35,920
Diabetes Mellitus	2	25,628	14	2,395	+ 23,233
Stroke	3	24,873	3	7,948	+ 16,925
Kidney Disease	4	11,744	18	1,760	+ 9,983
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	10,812	2	9,517	+ 1,295
Lung Disease	6	8,608	21	1,273	+ 7,336
Suicide	7	6,706	20	1,303	+ 5,403
Hypertension	8	5,662	13	2,616	+ 3,046
Liver Disease	9	4,951	9	4,501	+ 451
Lung Cancers	10	4,789	41	226	+ 4,563
Drownings	11	3,597	27	689	+ 2,908
Breast Cancer	12	3,546	35	366	+ 3,180
Asthma	13	3,322	26	741	+ 2,581
Low Birth Weight	14	3,125	8	4,857	- 1,732
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	2,865	45	190	+ 2,676
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	2,804	5	6,275	- 3,471
Other Injuries	17	2,779	19	1,729	+ 1,050
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,773	12	3,146	- 373
Tuberculosis	19	2,613	6	5,941	- 3,328
Stomach Cancer	20	2,452	42	206	+ 2,245
Birth Trauma	21	2,259	7	5,062	- 2,803
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	1,761	43	203	+ 1,558
Cervical Cancer	23	1,738	17	1,799	- 60
Liver Cancer	24	1,704	46	177	+ 1,527
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	1,382	40	246	+ 1,136
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	1,361	29	590	+ 772
Falls	27	1,284	28	596	+ 688
Inflammatory/Heart	28	1,258	33	501	+ 757
Prostate Cancer	29	1,150	30	561	+ 589
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,108	37	354	+ 754
Violence	31	1,100	23	1,153	- 53
Leukemia	32	1,049	39	261	+ 788
Parkinson's Disease	33	975	47	164	+ 811
Maternal Conditions	34	766	22	1,188	- 422
Pancreas Cancer	35	757	62	42	+ 715
Lymphomas	36	751	31	548	+ 203
Pertussis	37	736	25	743	- 7
Oral Cancer	38	705	48	155	+ 550
Meningitis	39	667	16	1,976	- 1,309
Syphilis	40	631	24	885	- 254
Uterin Cancer	41	598	64	30	+ 568
Skin Disease	42	572	52	126	+ 446
Epilepsy	43	570	38	332	+ 238
Malnutrition	44	555	15	2,303	- 1,748
Ovary Cancer	45	482	57	82	+ 399
Alcohol	46	475	49	140	+ 335
Oesophagus Cancer	47	456	36	359	+ 97
Fires	48	420	32	546	- 126
Bladder Cancer	49	326	50	132	+ 194
Poisonings	50	213	34	456	- 244
Skin Cancers	51	190	54	108	+ 82
Drug Use	52	129	53	122	+ 7
Encephalitis	53	124	59	70	+ 54
Appendicitis	54	93	56	84	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	55	78	65	20	+ 58
Measles	56	73	61	48	+ 24
Hepatitis B	57	63	55	104	- 41
Road Traffic Accidents	58	38	11	3,654	- 3,616
Tetanus	59	35	44	190	- 155
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	30	63	30	+ 1
Dengue	61	29	74	1	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	62	29	67	13	+ 15
Hepatitis C	63	8	66	18	- 10
Diphtheria	64	7	73	3	+ 5
Ascariasis	65	7	68	9	- 2
War	66	3	69	6	- 4
Chlamydia	67	3	71	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	68	2	60	68	- 66
Otitis Media	69	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	74	0	1	17,234	- 17,234
Leishmaniasis	75	0	58	72	- 72
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	79	0	51	128	- 128
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Micronesia

Zambia

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.