MALAWI VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,045	7	4,929	+ 28,116
Stroke	2	30,900	5	5,939	+ 24,961
Diabetes Mellitus	3	28,652	14	2,267	+ 26,385
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,537	2	7,739	+ 2,799
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	10,161	6	5,782	+ 4,379
Asthma	6	8,848	26	705	+ 8,143
Tuberculosis	7	8,064	11	2,992	+ 5,072
Kidney Disease	8	7,886	19	1,567	+ 6,318
Suicide	9	6,213	23	1,007	+ 5,206
Lung Disease	10	6,008	21	1,340	+ 4,668
Cervical Cancer	11	5,669	12	2,876	+ 2,793
Liver Disease	12	5,596	10	3,259	+ 2,337
Low Birth Weight	13	5,113	8	4,339	+ 774
Birth Trauma	14	4,313	9	3,563	+ 751
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,301	13	2,509	+ 1,791
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	3,438	49	154	+ 3,284
Malnutrition	17	2,793	20	1,499	+ 1,293
Breast Cancer	18	2,786	27	600	+ 2,186
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,662	39	280	+ 2,383
Lung Cancers	20	2,611	51	131	+ 2,481
Hypertension	21	2,542	17	1,797	+ 746
Meningitis	22	2,525	18	1,792	+ 733
Stomach Cancer	23	2,165	45	206	+ 1,959
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,039	25	782	+ 1,257
Other Injuries	25	1,949	22	1,266	+ 682
Oral Cancer	26	1,943	43	251	+ 1,692
Liver Cancer	27	1,734	38	317	+ 1,417
Drownings	28	1,717	30	458	+ 1,259
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,408	35	370	+ 1,037
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,348	42	257	+ 1,092
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,315	44	234	+ 1,081
Pertussis	32	1,191	31	436	+ 755
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,118	46	200	+ 918
Violence	34	1,060	32	406	+ 653
Maternal Conditions	35	1,059	15	1,854	- 795
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,028	16	1,842	- 814
Syphilis	37	829	29	480	+ 349
Epilepsy	38	824	41	260	+ 564
Leukemia	39	770	56	82	+ 688
Skin Disease	40	740	53	101	+ 638
Lymphomas	41	584	24	839	- 254
Falls	42	583	28	562	+ 21
Poisonings	43	579	37	325	+ 254
Prostate Cancer	44	503	40	271	+ 232
Road Traffic Accidents	45	423	4	6,221	- 5,799
Uterin Cancer	46	387	62	23	+ 364
Fires	47	381	34	380	+ 2
Hepatitis B	48	363	55	88	+ 275
Pancreas Cancer	49	355	60	38	+ 317
Ovary Cancer	50	212	48	158	+ 54
Bladder Cancer	51	180	33	388	- 208
Appendicitis	52	152	54	94	+ 58
Encephalitis	53	134	58	48	+ 86
Alcohol	54	120	52	114	+ 6
Tetanus	55	84	47	178	- 94
Skin Cancers	56	80	36	331	- 250
Drug Use	57	75	59	48	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	58	58	63	17	+ 41
Dengue	59	50	65	9	+ 40
Upper Respiratory	60	50	57	60	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	61	34	66	9	+ 25
Hepatitis C	62	31	64	15	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	20	61	29	- 9
Ascariasis	64	12	69	4	+ 8
Diphtheria	65	10	72	2	+ 8
Chlamydia	66	7	70	3	+ 4
War	67	4	71	2	+ 1
Measles	68	2	67	6	- 4
Otitis Media	69	2	68	5	- 4
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	1	12,839	- 12,839
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	50	143	- 143
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	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 MALAWI

Kiribati

Malawi

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.