BARBADOS VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	462	2	358	+ 104
Stroke	2	432	1	384	+ 47
Diabetes Mellitus	3	400	3	260	+ 140
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	147	4	221	- 74
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	142	40	7	+ 135
Asthma	6	124	35	13	+ 111
Tuberculosis	7	113	60	1	+ 112
Kidney Disease	8	110	10	92	+ 18
Suicide	9	87	51	2	+ 85
Lung Disease	10	84	12	74	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	11	79	23	28	+ 52
Liver Disease	12	78	26	23	+ 55
Low Birth Weight	13	71	42	5	+ 66
Birth Trauma	14	60	43	5	+ 55
Congenital Anomalies	15	60	29	18	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	48	55	1	+ 47
Malnutrition	17	39	49	2	+ 37
Breast Cancer	18	39	8	95	- 56
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	37	34	14	+ 23
Lung Cancers	20	36	16	43	- 6
Hypertension	21	36	13	72	- 36
Meningitis	22	35	45	4	+ 31
Stomach Cancer	23	30	22	28	+ 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	28	7	114	- 86
Other Injuries	25	27	11	79	- 51
Oral Cancer	26	27	28	18	+ 9
Liver Cancer	27	24	33	14	+ 10
Drownings	28	24	57	1	+ 23
Inflammatory/Heart	29	20	17	39	- 19
Endocrine Disorders	30	19	9	93	- 74
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	18	6	115	- 97
Pertussis	32	17	67	0	+ 17
Parkinson's Disease	33	16	31	16	- 1
Violence	34	15	19	32	- 18
Maternal Conditions	35	15	56	1	+ 14
Oesophagus Cancer	36	14	36	12	+ 3
Syphilis	37	12	64	0	+ 11
Epilepsy	38	12	38	9	+ 2
Leukemia	39	11	20	29	- 18
Skin Disease	40	10	14	62	- 52
Lymphomas	41	8	15	51	- 43
Falls	42	8	41	7	+ 2
Poisonings	43	8	48	2	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	44	7	5	165	- 158
Road Traffic Accidents	45	6	25	23	- 18
Uterin Cancer	46	5	27	21	- 16
Fires	47	5	62	1	+ 5
Hepatitis B	48	5	52	2	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	49	5	18	39	- 34
Ovary Cancer	50	3	32	16	- 13
Bladder Cancer	51	3	39	9	- 7
Appendicitis	52	2	65	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	53	2	82	0	+ 2
Alcohol	54	2	46	4	- 2
Tetanus	55	1	70	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	56	1	47	4	- 3
Drug Use	57	1	53	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	58	1	24	26	- 25
Dengue	59	1	54	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	60	1	58	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	61	0	61	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	62	0	83	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	0	44	5	- 4
Ascariasis	64	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	66	0	81	0	+ 0
War	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	21	28	- 28
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	59	1	- 1
Anemia	82	0	37	11	- 11
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	30	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	85	0	50	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	63	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BARBADOS

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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.