AFGHANISTAN VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	60,920	1	40,195	+ 20,725
Stroke	2	56,965	3	19,060	+ 37,905
Diabetes Mellitus	3	52,821	12	5,750	+ 47,071
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	19,426	4	14,649	+ 4,777
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	18,732	13	5,555	+ 13,177
Asthma	6	16,312	17	3,403	+ 12,909
Tuberculosis	7	14,867	7	9,839	+ 5,028
Kidney Disease	8	14,537	10	6,590	+ 7,947
Suicide	9	11,454	24	1,573	+ 9,881
Lung Disease	10	11,076	15	4,650	+ 6,426
Cervical Cancer	11	10,452	44	541	+ 9,911
Liver Disease	12	10,316	16	4,600	+ 5,716
Low Birth Weight	13	9,425	5	12,631	- 3,205
Birth Trauma	14	7,952	6	10,723	- 2,771
Congenital Anomalies	15	7,928	14	5,001	+ 2,928
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	6,338	33	1,041	+ 5,297
Malnutrition	17	5,149	43	589	+ 4,559
Breast Cancer	18	5,136	22	1,822	+ 3,314
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	4,908	25	1,505	+ 3,403
Lung Cancers	20	4,814	32	1,076	+ 3,738
Hypertension	21	4,687	8	7,995	- 3,308
Meningitis	22	4,654	20	2,626	+ 2,029
Stomach Cancer	23	3,992	26	1,501	+ 2,491
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	3,759	23	1,765	+ 1,994
Other Injuries	25	3,592	18	3,241	+ 351
Oral Cancer	26	3,582	27	1,467	+ 2,114
Liver Cancer	27	3,197	40	657	+ 2,540
Drownings	28	3,165	34	996	+ 2,169
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,595	45	527	+ 2,068
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,486	28	1,364	+ 1,122
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	2,424	39	741	+ 1,683
Pertussis	32	2,195	21	2,107	+ 88
Parkinson's Disease	33	2,061	41	628	+ 1,434
Violence	34	1,953	19	3,217	- 1,263
Maternal Conditions	35	1,952	9	7,807	- 5,855
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,895	29	1,314	+ 580
Syphilis	37	1,528	60	94	+ 1,434
Epilepsy	38	1,519	35	993	+ 526
Leukemia	39	1,419	42	610	+ 808
Skin Disease	40	1,364	61	94	+ 1,270
Lymphomas	41	1,078	36	946	+ 131
Falls	42	1,074	37	905	+ 169
Poisonings	43	1,067	47	384	+ 684
Prostate Cancer	44	927	55	258	+ 669
Road Traffic Accidents	45	779	11	6,033	- 5,254
Uterin Cancer	46	713	53	289	+ 424
Fires	47	703	50	348	+ 355
Hepatitis B	48	669	38	863	- 195
Pancreas Cancer	49	654	56	229	+ 425
Ovary Cancer	50	390	48	369	+ 21
Bladder Cancer	51	332	54	272	+ 60
Appendicitis	52	281	52	298	- 18
Encephalitis	53	246	31	1,190	- 944
Alcohol	54	221	58	150	+ 71
Tetanus	55	155	30	1,254	- 1,100
Skin Cancers	56	148	59	145	+ 4
Drug Use	57	139	51	328	- 189
Other Neoplasms	58	106	63	29	+ 78
Dengue	59	92	72	0	+ 91
Upper Respiratory	60	92	68	9	+ 82
Multiple Sclerosis	61	62	62	84	- 22
Hepatitis C	62	56	64	28	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	37	65	25	+ 12
Ascariasis	64	22	66	17	+ 5
Diphtheria	65	18	67	16	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	12	69	1	+ 11
War	67	7	2	25,620	- 25,612
Measles	68	4	49	350	- 346
Otitis Media	69	3	71	1	+ 3
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	46	464	- 464
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	57	185	- 185
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Kiribati

Afghanistan

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.