GUATEMALA VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,718	1	9,825	+ 17,894
Stroke	2	25,919	6	4,849	+ 21,070
Diabetes Mellitus	3	24,033	3	6,932	+ 17,101
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	8,839	2	9,245	- 406
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,523	9	2,617	+ 5,906
Asthma	6	7,422	36	335	+ 7,087
Tuberculosis	7	6,765	37	301	+ 6,463
Kidney Disease	8	6,614	4	6,277	+ 338
Suicide	9	5,211	22	1,039	+ 4,172
Lung Disease	10	5,040	13	1,901	+ 3,138
Cervical Cancer	11	4,755	25	808	+ 3,948
Liver Disease	12	4,694	5	5,684	- 991
Low Birth Weight	13	4,289	16	1,658	+ 2,630
Birth Trauma	14	3,618	19	1,466	+ 2,152
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,607	18	1,517	+ 2,091
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	2,884	54	62	+ 2,822
Malnutrition	17	2,343	11	1,981	+ 362
Breast Cancer	18	2,337	28	495	+ 1,842
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,233	23	1,029	+ 1,204
Lung Cancers	20	2,190	35	391	+ 1,799
Hypertension	21	2,132	26	679	+ 1,453
Meningitis	22	2,118	41	271	+ 1,847
Stomach Cancer	23	1,816	17	1,570	+ 246
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,710	12	1,957	- 246
Other Injuries	25	1,635	10	2,466	- 831
Oral Cancer	26	1,630	49	142	+ 1,488
Liver Cancer	27	1,455	15	1,765	- 311
Drownings	28	1,440	32	463	+ 977
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,181	44	225	+ 955
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,131	29	486	+ 646
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,103	31	464	+ 639
Pertussis	32	999	53	70	+ 929
Parkinson's Disease	33	938	34	393	+ 545
Violence	34	889	7	4,411	- 3,522
Maternal Conditions	35	888	30	468	+ 420
Oesophagus Cancer	36	862	48	144	+ 718
Syphilis	37	695	64	3	+ 692
Epilepsy	38	691	33	463	+ 228
Leukemia	39	645	27	601	+ 45
Skin Disease	40	620	42	232	+ 388
Lymphomas	41	490	43	229	+ 261
Falls	42	489	20	1,371	- 883
Poisonings	43	486	39	275	+ 210
Prostate Cancer	44	422	24	846	- 424
Road Traffic Accidents	45	355	8	4,026	- 3,672
Uterin Cancer	46	324	59	27	+ 297
Fires	47	320	45	207	+ 112
Hepatitis B	48	304	65	2	+ 302
Pancreas Cancer	49	298	38	282	+ 16
Ovary Cancer	50	177	50	133	+ 45
Bladder Cancer	51	151	55	57	+ 94
Appendicitis	52	128	47	164	- 36
Encephalitis	53	112	51	104	+ 8
Alcohol	54	101	14	1,799	- 1,698
Tetanus	55	70	62	10	+ 60
Skin Cancers	56	68	46	195	- 128
Drug Use	57	63	40	272	- 208
Other Neoplasms	58	48	56	42	+ 6
Dengue	59	42	58	33	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	60	42	57	34	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	61	28	60	21	+ 8
Hepatitis C	62	26	66	2	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	17	52	82	- 65
Ascariasis	64	10	63	7	+ 3
Diphtheria	65	8	71	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	66	6	67	2	+ 3
War	67	3	68	2	+ 1
Measles	68	2	72	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	21	1,173	- 1,173
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	69	1	- 1
Malaria	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	61	19	- 19
Schistosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	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 GUATEMALA

Kiribati

Guatemala

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.