AUSTRALIA VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,645	1	21,548	+ 19,096
Stroke	2	38,006	3	10,331	+ 27,675
Diabetes Mellitus	3	35,241	7	4,471	+ 30,770
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,961	8	4,446	+ 8,515
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	12,498	40	296	+ 12,202
Asthma	6	10,883	36	455	+ 10,428
Tuberculosis	7	9,919	56	53	+ 9,867
Kidney Disease	8	9,699	12	3,139	+ 6,560
Suicide	9	7,642	11	3,150	+ 4,492
Lung Disease	10	7,390	5	8,487	- 1,098
Cervical Cancer	11	6,973	39	342	+ 6,632
Liver Disease	12	6,883	26	1,421	+ 5,461
Low Birth Weight	13	6,289	43	248	+ 6,040
Birth Trauma	14	5,305	50	140	+ 5,165
Congenital Anomalies	15	5,290	33	711	+ 4,579
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	4,228	38	379	+ 3,850
Malnutrition	17	3,435	51	117	+ 3,318
Breast Cancer	18	3,427	10	3,405	+ 21
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,274	42	276	+ 2,998
Lung Cancers	20	3,212	4	8,769	- 5,557
Hypertension	21	3,127	23	1,631	+ 1,496
Meningitis	22	3,105	60	37	+ 3,068
Stomach Cancer	23	2,663	27	1,288	+ 1,375
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,508	2	15,588	- 13,080
Other Injuries	25	2,397	22	1,642	+ 754
Oral Cancer	26	2,390	32	972	+ 1,417
Liver Cancer	27	2,133	20	2,036	+ 97
Drownings	28	2,112	47	177	+ 1,935
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,731	24	1,571	+ 160
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,659	16	2,328	- 670
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,617	6	6,209	- 4,591
Pertussis	32	1,465	69	1	+ 1,463
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,375	19	2,036	- 661
Violence	34	1,303	44	243	+ 1,060
Maternal Conditions	35	1,302	63	20	+ 1,282
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,264	25	1,494	- 229
Syphilis	37	1,019	67	3	+ 1,016
Epilepsy	38	1,013	41	285	+ 729
Leukemia	39	947	18	2,126	- 1,180
Skin Disease	40	910	34	594	+ 315
Lymphomas	41	719	15	3,039	- 2,320
Falls	42	717	14	3,116	- 2,399
Poisonings	43	712	61	35	+ 677
Prostate Cancer	44	618	9	3,766	- 3,148
Road Traffic Accidents	45	520	29	1,245	- 725
Uterin Cancer	46	476	35	524	- 48
Fires	47	469	55	55	+ 414
Hepatitis B	48	446	58	41	+ 405
Pancreas Cancer	49	436	13	3,118	- 2,681
Ovary Cancer	50	260	31	1,003	- 742
Bladder Cancer	51	222	30	1,187	- 966
Appendicitis	52	187	62	26	+ 161
Encephalitis	53	164	68	3	+ 162
Alcohol	54	148	37	380	- 232
Tetanus	55	103	70	1	+ 102
Skin Cancers	56	99	17	2,319	- 2,220
Drug Use	57	93	21	1,783	- 1,690
Other Neoplasms	58	71	28	1,252	- 1,181
Dengue	59	61	72	0	+ 61
Upper Respiratory	60	61	64	17	+ 44
Multiple Sclerosis	61	41	46	188	- 146
Hepatitis C	62	38	48	173	- 135
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	25	45	229	- 204
Ascariasis	64	14	75	0	+ 14
Diphtheria	65	12	71	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	66	8	77	0	+ 8
War	67	5	65	8	- 3
Measles	68	3	78	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	69	2	66	6	- 4
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	57	50	- 50
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	64	- 64
Anemia	82	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Kiribati

Australia

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.