DOMINICAN REP. VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,423	1	14,986	+ 1,437
Stroke	2	15,356	2	7,882	+ 7,474
Diabetes Mellitus	3	14,239	4	2,762	+ 11,477
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,237	6	2,254	+ 2,982
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	5,050	26	504	+ 4,546
Asthma	6	4,397	29	441	+ 3,956
Tuberculosis	7	4,008	38	242	+ 3,766
Kidney Disease	8	3,919	7	2,121	+ 1,798
Suicide	9	3,088	25	530	+ 2,558
Lung Disease	10	2,986	15	1,360	+ 1,626
Cervical Cancer	11	2,818	23	560	+ 2,257
Liver Disease	12	2,781	5	2,680	+ 101
Low Birth Weight	13	2,541	13	1,532	+ 1,009
Birth Trauma	14	2,144	18	915	+ 1,229
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,137	17	1,038	+ 1,099
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	1,709	46	123	+ 1,586
Malnutrition	17	1,388	34	372	+ 1,016
Breast Cancer	18	1,385	14	1,460	- 76
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,323	36	295	+ 1,028
Lung Cancers	20	1,298	16	1,244	+ 54
Hypertension	21	1,263	10	1,894	- 631
Meningitis	22	1,255	45	134	+ 1,121
Stomach Cancer	23	1,076	24	547	+ 529
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,013	11	1,808	- 794
Other Injuries	25	968	19	890	+ 78
Oral Cancer	26	966	31	434	+ 532
Liver Cancer	27	862	21	664	+ 198
Drownings	28	853	37	248	+ 606
Inflammatory/Heart	29	700	35	312	+ 388
Endocrine Disorders	30	670	22	602	+ 68
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	654	20	851	- 197
Pertussis	32	592	47	121	+ 471
Parkinson's Disease	33	556	28	446	+ 109
Violence	34	527	9	1,917	- 1,390
Maternal Conditions	35	526	39	202	+ 324
Oesophagus Cancer	36	511	40	200	+ 310
Syphilis	37	412	51	70	+ 342
Epilepsy	38	409	42	158	+ 251
Leukemia	39	382	32	409	- 26
Skin Disease	40	368	53	50	+ 318
Lymphomas	41	290	33	374	- 84
Falls	42	290	30	435	- 145
Poisonings	43	288	55	47	+ 241
Prostate Cancer	44	250	12	1,655	- 1,405
Road Traffic Accidents	45	210	3	6,937	- 6,727
Uterin Cancer	46	192	57	43	+ 149
Fires	47	190	44	139	+ 50
Hepatitis B	48	180	63	11	+ 169
Pancreas Cancer	49	176	27	456	- 279
Ovary Cancer	50	105	50	89	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	51	90	49	92	- 3
Appendicitis	52	76	52	67	+ 9
Encephalitis	53	66	56	44	+ 22
Alcohol	54	60	48	120	- 61
Tetanus	55	42	61	17	+ 25
Skin Cancers	56	40	41	172	- 132
Drug Use	57	37	43	156	- 119
Other Neoplasms	58	29	58	35	- 7
Dengue	59	25	64	5	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	60	25	68	1	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	61	17	62	13	+ 4
Hepatitis C	62	15	60	17	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	10	54	48	- 38
Ascariasis	64	6	70	1	+ 5
Diphtheria	65	5	69	1	+ 4
Chlamydia	66	3	66	2	+ 2
War	67	2	67	1	+ 1
Measles	68	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	8	1,931	- 1,931
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	65	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	59	22	- 22
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	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 DOMINICAN REP.

Kiribati

Dominican Rep.

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.