ITALY VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	92,568	1	97,116	- 4,548
Stroke	2	86,559	2	62,633	+ 23,925
Diabetes Mellitus	3	80,261	8	19,836	+ 60,425
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	29,518	9	16,339	+ 13,180
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	28,464	36	1,622	+ 26,842
Asthma	6	24,786	47	494	+ 24,293
Tuberculosis	7	22,591	53	336	+ 22,255
Kidney Disease	8	22,090	11	12,726	+ 9,364
Suicide	9	17,404	26	4,042	+ 13,362
Lung Disease	10	16,830	5	32,382	- 15,552
Cervical Cancer	11	15,881	40	1,154	+ 14,728
Liver Disease	12	15,675	23	5,559	+ 10,115
Low Birth Weight	13	14,322	51	357	+ 13,965
Birth Trauma	14	12,083	59	140	+ 11,943
Congenital Anomalies	15	12,047	37	1,443	+ 10,604
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	9,630	32	2,216	+ 7,415
Malnutrition	17	7,824	41	775	+ 7,048
Breast Cancer	18	7,804	10	13,868	- 6,064
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	7,457	43	690	+ 6,767
Lung Cancers	20	7,315	4	34,152	- 26,838
Hypertension	21	7,122	6	29,931	- 22,810
Meningitis	22	7,072	60	128	+ 6,945
Stomach Cancer	23	6,065	14	10,252	- 4,187
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	5,712	3	41,445	- 35,732
Other Injuries	25	5,459	12	12,112	- 6,654
Oral Cancer	26	5,442	27	3,343	+ 2,099
Liver Cancer	27	4,858	17	9,620	- 4,763
Drownings	28	4,810	52	344	+ 4,466
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,943	24	5,531	- 1,588
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,777	18	8,431	- 4,653
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	3,684	7	21,254	- 17,570
Pertussis	32	3,336	73	1	+ 3,335
Parkinson's Disease	33	3,132	19	8,428	- 5,295
Violence	34	2,968	50	409	+ 2,560
Maternal Conditions	35	2,965	67	6	+ 2,960
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,879	34	2,045	+ 834
Syphilis	37	2,322	69	4	+ 2,317
Epilepsy	38	2,307	39	1,337	+ 971
Leukemia	39	2,156	21	6,728	- 4,573
Skin Disease	40	2,072	38	1,440	+ 632
Lymphomas	41	1,637	16	9,670	- 8,033
Falls	42	1,633	25	4,222	- 2,590
Poisonings	43	1,622	58	154	+ 1,468
Prostate Cancer	44	1,408	20	8,409	- 7,001
Road Traffic Accidents	45	1,184	30	3,221	- 2,036
Uterin Cancer	46	1,083	33	2,198	- 1,115
Fires	47	1,068	56	271	+ 797
Hepatitis B	48	1,016	54	334	+ 682
Pancreas Cancer	49	994	13	12,095	- 11,101
Ovary Cancer	50	593	28	3,282	- 2,689
Bladder Cancer	51	505	22	6,711	- 6,206
Appendicitis	52	426	61	49	+ 378
Encephalitis	53	374	68	5	+ 369
Alcohol	54	336	55	277	+ 59
Tetanus	55	235	63	22	+ 213
Skin Cancers	56	225	29	3,239	- 3,014
Drug Use	57	211	45	654	- 443
Other Neoplasms	58	162	15	9,984	- 9,822
Dengue	59	139	81	0	+ 139
Upper Respiratory	60	139	64	20	+ 119
Multiple Sclerosis	61	94	44	677	- 582
Hepatitis C	62	86	31	2,451	- 2,365
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	56	42	701	- 645
Ascariasis	64	33	80	0	+ 33
Diphtheria	65	27	76	0	+ 27
Chlamydia	66	19	84	0	+ 19
War	67	11	66	6	+ 5
Measles	68	7	71	1	+ 5
Otitis Media	69	5	65	16	- 11
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	46	520	- 520
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	3	- 3
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	49	424	- 424
Anemia	82	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Kiribati

Italy

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.