COLOMBIA VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	75,294	1	43,066	+ 32,228
Stroke	2	70,406	3	16,573	+ 53,833
Diabetes Mellitus	3	65,284	11	5,028	+ 60,255
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	24,010	5	10,773	+ 13,236
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	23,152	38	747	+ 22,405
Asthma	6	20,161	54	191	+ 19,970
Tuberculosis	7	18,375	32	1,272	+ 17,103
Kidney Disease	8	17,967	7	6,834	+ 11,134
Suicide	9	14,156	26	1,965	+ 12,191
Lung Disease	10	13,690	4	15,928	- 2,239
Cervical Cancer	11	12,918	20	2,266	+ 10,652
Liver Disease	12	12,750	19	2,426	+ 10,323
Low Birth Weight	13	11,649	23	2,095	+ 9,554
Birth Trauma	14	9,828	41	648	+ 9,180
Congenital Anomalies	15	9,799	16	2,963	+ 6,836
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	7,833	63	38	+ 7,795
Malnutrition	17	6,364	27	1,878	+ 4,485
Breast Cancer	18	6,348	13	3,669	+ 2,679
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	6,066	39	698	+ 5,367
Lung Cancers	20	5,950	10	5,250	+ 699
Hypertension	21	5,793	8	6,400	- 607
Meningitis	22	5,753	50	244	+ 5,509
Stomach Cancer	23	4,934	9	6,112	- 1,178
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	4,646	22	2,157	+ 2,489
Other Injuries	25	4,440	28	1,592	+ 2,848
Oral Cancer	26	4,427	37	807	+ 3,620
Liver Cancer	27	3,951	24	2,065	+ 1,886
Drownings	28	3,912	40	689	+ 3,223
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,207	31	1,329	+ 1,878
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,072	30	1,367	+ 1,705
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	2,996	12	4,371	- 1,375
Pertussis	32	2,713	69	18	+ 2,695
Parkinson's Disease	33	2,548	47	383	+ 2,165
Violence	34	2,414	2	19,268	- 16,854
Maternal Conditions	35	2,412	46	394	+ 2,018
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,342	36	835	+ 1,507
Syphilis	37	1,888	65	30	+ 1,858
Epilepsy	38	1,877	43	597	+ 1,279
Leukemia	39	1,753	21	2,208	- 455
Skin Disease	40	1,685	34	1,102	+ 583
Lymphomas	41	1,332	18	2,603	- 1,271
Falls	42	1,328	29	1,518	- 190
Poisonings	43	1,319	61	61	+ 1,258
Prostate Cancer	44	1,145	14	3,584	- 2,439
Road Traffic Accidents	45	963	6	7,765	- 6,801
Uterin Cancer	46	881	45	423	+ 458
Fires	47	869	56	127	+ 742
Hepatitis B	48	826	62	50	+ 776
Pancreas Cancer	49	808	25	2,022	- 1,214
Ovary Cancer	50	482	33	1,122	- 640
Bladder Cancer	51	411	42	609	- 198
Appendicitis	52	347	52	213	+ 134
Encephalitis	53	304	64	38	+ 266
Alcohol	54	274	68	23	+ 251
Tetanus	55	191	71	14	+ 177
Skin Cancers	56	183	35	1,028	- 845
Drug Use	57	172	44	492	- 320
Other Neoplasms	58	131	15	3,205	- 3,073
Dengue	59	113	55	133	- 20
Upper Respiratory	60	113	66	27	+ 87
Multiple Sclerosis	61	77	60	62	+ 14
Hepatitis C	62	70	59	65	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	46	51	242	- 196
Ascariasis	64	27	76	5	+ 22
Diphtheria	65	22	80	0	+ 22
Chlamydia	66	15	81	0	+ 15
War	67	9	49	260	- 251
Measles	68	6	78	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	69	4	73	7	- 4
Leprosy	70	0	72	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	71	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	17	2,683	- 2,683
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	7	- 7
Malaria	76	0	67	26	- 26
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	53	203	- 203
Schistosomiasis	79	0	77	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	18	- 18
Anemia	82	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.