CHINA VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,150,085	2	1,771,525	+ 378,559
Stroke	2	2,010,515	1	2,043,210	- 32,695
Diabetes Mellitus	3	1,864,239	14	161,672	+ 1,702,567
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	685,623	12	183,342	+ 502,281
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	661,140	50	8,719	+ 652,421
Asthma	6	575,712	39	23,147	+ 552,565
Tuberculosis	7	524,718	32	34,802	+ 489,916
Kidney Disease	8	513,078	11	192,302	+ 320,776
Suicide	9	404,249	17	116,324	+ 287,925
Lung Disease	10	390,920	3	968,607	- 577,687
Cervical Cancer	11	368,880	27	51,650	+ 317,230
Liver Disease	12	364,080	15	145,603	+ 218,477
Low Birth Weight	13	332,660	40	21,631	+ 311,028
Birth Trauma	14	280,657	43	17,644	+ 263,013
Congenital Anomalies	15	279,819	31	36,613	+ 243,206
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	223,685	21	65,350	+ 158,335
Malnutrition	17	181,718	44	12,995	+ 168,724
Breast Cancer	18	181,269	19	92,757	+ 88,512
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	173,213	30	37,723	+ 135,490
Lung Cancers	20	169,896	4	714,311	- 544,415
Hypertension	21	165,413	7	301,183	- 135,770
Meningitis	22	164,270	51	5,704	+ 158,567
Stomach Cancer	23	140,881	5	398,439	- 257,557
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	132,680	6	304,455	- 171,775
Other Injuries	25	126,787	25	54,087	+ 72,700
Oral Cancer	26	126,411	24	54,695	+ 71,715
Liver Cancer	27	112,827	13	180,952	- 68,125
Drownings	28	111,721	26	52,807	+ 58,914
Inflammatory/Heart	29	91,588	33	29,954	+ 61,634
Endocrine Disorders	30	87,736	37	25,613	+ 62,124
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	85,562	9	248,388	- 162,827
Pertussis	32	77,482	64	484	+ 76,998
Parkinson's Disease	33	72,755	20	70,699	+ 2,056
Violence	34	68,940	47	11,115	+ 57,825
Maternal Conditions	35	68,879	54	3,596	+ 65,283
Oesophagus Cancer	36	66,875	10	242,891	- 176,016
Syphilis	37	53,923	58	1,824	+ 52,099
Epilepsy	38	53,594	46	11,365	+ 42,229
Leukemia	39	50,071	22	58,145	- 8,074
Skin Disease	40	48,127	52	5,222	+ 42,905
Lymphomas	41	38,030	23	57,838	- 19,808
Falls	42	37,921	16	138,878	- 100,957
Poisonings	43	37,666	36	25,762	+ 11,903
Prostate Cancer	44	32,708	28	51,056	- 18,348
Road Traffic Accidents	45	27,508	8	250,272	- 222,764
Uterin Cancer	46	25,163	45	11,751	+ 13,412
Fires	47	24,811	48	10,498	+ 14,313
Hepatitis B	48	23,596	56	2,757	+ 20,838
Pancreas Cancer	49	23,085	18	111,537	- 88,451
Ovary Cancer	50	13,766	35	28,078	- 14,312
Bladder Cancer	51	11,725	29	37,873	- 26,148
Appendicitis	52	9,902	60	1,468	+ 8,435
Encephalitis	53	8,687	55	2,796	+ 5,891
Alcohol	54	7,813	42	19,071	- 11,259
Tetanus	55	5,455	63	491	+ 4,964
Skin Cancers	56	5,237	41	19,669	- 14,433
Drug Use	57	4,909	38	24,214	- 19,305
Other Neoplasms	58	3,754	53	4,374	- 620
Dengue	59	3,232	70	12	+ 3,220
Upper Respiratory	60	3,232	57	2,663	+ 569
Multiple Sclerosis	61	2,187	59	1,734	+ 453
Hepatitis C	62	1,993	66	86	+ 1,907
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1,312	49	10,108	- 8,796
Ascariasis	64	765	68	34	+ 732
Diphtheria	65	632	71	11	+ 621
Chlamydia	66	437	67	55	+ 382
War	67	255	61	900	- 645
Measles	68	158	62	558	- 400
Otitis Media	69	109	69	15	+ 94
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	34	28,746	- 28,746
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	65	400	- 400
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.