JAPAN VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	187,067	1	163,905	+ 23,162
Stroke	2	174,924	2	121,823	+ 53,101
Diabetes Mellitus	3	162,197	29	5,433	+ 156,764
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	59,652	3	107,899	- 48,246
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	57,522	37	2,731	+ 54,791
Asthma	6	50,089	42	1,922	+ 48,167
Tuberculosis	7	45,653	34	3,459	+ 42,194
Kidney Disease	8	44,640	9	44,779	- 139
Suicide	9	35,171	13	19,466	+ 15,705
Lung Disease	10	34,012	5	78,169	- 44,158
Cervical Cancer	11	32,094	32	3,799	+ 28,295
Liver Disease	12	31,677	17	14,195	+ 17,481
Low Birth Weight	13	28,943	55	202	+ 28,741
Birth Trauma	14	24,418	61	104	+ 24,314
Congenital Anomalies	15	24,345	40	2,473	+ 21,873
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	19,462	39	2,555	+ 16,907
Malnutrition	17	15,810	43	1,910	+ 13,901
Breast Cancer	18	15,771	15	15,805	- 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	15,070	35	2,922	+ 12,149
Lung Cancers	20	14,782	4	79,688	- 64,907
Hypertension	21	14,392	28	6,673	+ 7,719
Meningitis	22	14,292	52	308	+ 13,984
Stomach Cancer	23	12,257	8	50,433	- 38,176
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	11,544	7	56,937	- 45,393
Other Injuries	25	11,031	12	22,068	- 11,037
Oral Cancer	26	10,998	26	8,333	+ 2,665
Liver Cancer	27	9,816	11	29,384	- 19,568
Drownings	28	9,720	25	8,409	+ 1,311
Inflammatory/Heart	29	7,969	27	8,232	- 264
Endocrine Disorders	30	7,633	21	11,486	- 3,853
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	7,444	6	57,340	- 49,896
Pertussis	32	6,741	71	1	+ 6,740
Parkinson's Disease	33	6,330	18	14,007	- 7,677
Violence	34	5,998	53	266	+ 5,732
Maternal Conditions	35	5,993	64	39	+ 5,954
Oesophagus Cancer	36	5,818	20	12,316	- 6,498
Syphilis	37	4,691	65	16	+ 4,676
Epilepsy	38	4,663	45	1,558	+ 3,104
Leukemia	39	4,356	24	9,607	- 5,250
Skin Disease	40	4,187	36	2,806	+ 1,381
Lymphomas	41	3,309	14	19,273	- 15,964
Falls	42	3,299	23	9,736	- 6,437
Poisonings	43	3,277	54	255	+ 3,023
Prostate Cancer	44	2,846	19	13,515	- 10,670
Road Traffic Accidents	45	2,393	31	4,566	- 2,172
Uterin Cancer	46	2,189	33	3,461	- 1,272
Fires	47	2,159	48	1,007	+ 1,152
Hepatitis B	48	2,053	46	1,423	+ 630
Pancreas Cancer	49	2,009	10	37,027	- 35,019
Ovary Cancer	50	1,198	30	5,061	- 3,864
Bladder Cancer	51	1,020	22	9,936	- 8,916
Appendicitis	52	862	58	126	+ 736
Encephalitis	53	756	69	5	+ 751
Alcohol	54	680	51	576	+ 104
Tetanus	55	475	67	9	+ 465
Skin Cancers	56	456	44	1,843	- 1,387
Drug Use	57	427	50	732	- 305
Other Neoplasms	58	327	16	15,120	- 14,793
Dengue	59	281	83	0	+ 281
Upper Respiratory	60	281	57	159	+ 122
Multiple Sclerosis	61	190	59	108	+ 82
Hepatitis C	62	173	41	2,220	- 2,046
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	114	38	2,618	- 2,504
Ascariasis	64	67	82	0	+ 67
Diphtheria	65	55	74	0	+ 55
Chlamydia	66	38	80	0	+ 38
War	67	22	66	15	+ 8
Measles	68	14	75	0	+ 14
Otitis Media	69	10	68	8	+ 2
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	63	48	- 48
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	70	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Anemia	82	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Kiribati

Japan

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.