MEXICO VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	253,642	1	116,238	+ 137,405
Diabetes Mellitus	2	161,093	2	86,110	+ 74,983
Stroke	3	156,349	4	39,790	+ 116,559
Kidney Disease	4	73,819	3	44,622	+ 29,196
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	67,964	8	24,816	+ 43,149
Lung Disease	6	54,111	7	29,123	+ 24,988
Suicide	7	42,151	22	6,772	+ 35,379
Hypertension	8	35,593	9	17,806	+ 17,786
Liver Disease	9	31,123	6	29,838	+ 1,285
Lung Cancers	10	30,103	17	7,349	+ 22,754
Drownings	11	22,607	42	1,799	+ 20,808
Breast Cancer	12	22,289	16	7,380	+ 14,910
Asthma	13	20,881	47	1,342	+ 19,539
Low Birth Weight	14	19,646	18	7,163	+ 12,483
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	18,012	52	859	+ 17,153
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	17,624	29	3,476	+ 14,149
Other Injuries	17	17,468	11	12,175	+ 5,293
Congenital Anomalies	18	17,429	13	10,457	+ 6,972
Tuberculosis	19	16,425	38	1,943	+ 14,482
Stomach Cancer	20	15,411	19	6,939	+ 8,473
Birth Trauma	21	14,200	36	2,552	+ 11,648
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	11,067	20	6,871	+ 4,196
Cervical Cancer	23	10,927	26	4,787	+ 6,140
Liver Cancer	24	10,710	21	6,817	+ 3,892
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	8,686	33	2,734	+ 5,951
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	8,557	30	3,447	+ 5,110
Falls	27	8,074	35	2,628	+ 5,446
Inflammatory/Heart	28	7,908	41	1,866	+ 6,042
Prostate Cancer	29	7,231	15	7,494	- 263
Endocrine Disorders	30	6,963	12	11,310	- 4,347
Violence	31	6,915	5	32,450	- 25,535
Leukemia	32	6,592	25	4,830	+ 1,762
Parkinson's Disease	33	6,127	43	1,567	+ 4,560
Maternal Conditions	34	4,812	54	750	+ 4,062
Pancreas Cancer	35	4,758	27	4,510	+ 248
Lymphomas	36	4,721	24	4,961	- 240
Pertussis	37	4,627	70	21	+ 4,606
Oral Cancer	38	4,431	46	1,355	+ 3,076
Meningitis	39	4,190	58	357	+ 3,833
Syphilis	40	3,965	73	5	+ 3,961
Uterin Cancer	41	3,759	50	902	+ 2,858
Skin Disease	42	3,597	31	3,029	+ 568
Epilepsy	43	3,581	39	1,912	+ 1,669
Malnutrition	44	3,488	14	7,552	- 4,064
Ovary Cancer	45	3,030	34	2,649	+ 380
Alcohol	46	2,986	32	2,945	+ 41
Oesophagus Cancer	47	2,864	49	1,252	+ 1,612
Fires	48	2,642	56	604	+ 2,039
Bladder Cancer	49	2,049	48	1,272	+ 777
Poisonings	50	1,336	57	531	+ 805
Skin Cancers	51	1,193	40	1,909	- 716
Drug Use	52	811	44	1,470	- 659
Encephalitis	53	781	62	140	+ 641
Appendicitis	54	581	53	774	- 193
Other Neoplasms	55	488	23	6,204	- 5,716
Measles	56	457	80	0	+ 457
Hepatitis B	57	395	61	210	+ 185
Road Traffic Accidents	58	239	10	16,303	- 16,064
Tetanus	59	221	71	10	+ 211
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	192	45	1,415	- 1,224
Dengue	61	182	67	30	+ 152
Multiple Sclerosis	62	181	60	295	- 114
Hepatitis C	63	47	55	625	- 578
Diphtheria	64	46	79	0	+ 46
Ascariasis	65	42	72	5	+ 37
War	66	17	66	112	- 95
Chlamydia	67	16	77	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	68	12	64	127	- 115
Otitis Media	69	1	68	29	- 28
Leprosy	70	0	75	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	2	- 2
HIV/AIDS	74	0	28	4,128	- 4,128
Leishmaniasis	75	0	76	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	69	24	- 24
Malaria	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	63	127	- 127
Anemia	85	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Micronesia

Mexico

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.