MALAYSIA VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	52,482	1	36,729	+ 15,753
Stroke	2	49,076	3	21,592	+ 27,483
Diabetes Mellitus	3	45,505	9	4,107	+ 41,398
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	16,736	2	23,477	- 6,742
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	16,138	20	1,773	+ 14,365
Asthma	6	14,053	30	1,013	+ 13,039
Tuberculosis	7	12,808	26	1,227	+ 11,581
Kidney Disease	8	12,524	6	6,629	+ 5,895
Suicide	9	9,867	19	1,823	+ 8,044
Lung Disease	10	9,542	5	6,633	+ 2,910
Cervical Cancer	11	9,004	31	1,010	+ 7,994
Liver Disease	12	8,887	7	5,125	+ 3,762
Low Birth Weight	13	8,120	29	1,020	+ 7,100
Birth Trauma	14	6,851	42	359	+ 6,492
Congenital Anomalies	15	6,830	24	1,403	+ 5,427
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	5,460	51	246	+ 5,214
Malnutrition	17	4,436	49	249	+ 4,186
Breast Cancer	18	4,425	12	3,071	+ 1,353
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	4,228	22	1,424	+ 2,804
Lung Cancers	20	4,147	8	4,319	- 172
Hypertension	21	4,038	38	649	+ 3,388
Meningitis	22	4,010	46	301	+ 3,709
Stomach Cancer	23	3,439	21	1,441	+ 1,997
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	3,239	10	3,996	- 758
Other Injuries	25	3,095	14	2,222	+ 873
Oral Cancer	26	3,086	17	1,865	+ 1,221
Liver Cancer	27	2,754	16	1,984	+ 770
Drownings	28	2,727	36	820	+ 1,907
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,236	27	1,214	+ 1,022
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,142	37	809	+ 1,332
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	2,089	11	3,832	- 1,744
Pertussis	32	1,891	57	80	+ 1,811
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,776	28	1,106	+ 670
Violence	34	1,683	34	869	+ 814
Maternal Conditions	35	1,681	56	167	+ 1,515
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,632	41	435	+ 1,198
Syphilis	37	1,316	62	19	+ 1,297
Epilepsy	38	1,308	52	226	+ 1,083
Leukemia	39	1,222	23	1,412	- 190
Skin Disease	40	1,175	15	2,066	- 891
Lymphomas	41	928	25	1,321	- 393
Falls	42	926	18	1,855	- 929
Poisonings	43	919	53	211	+ 709
Prostate Cancer	44	798	33	903	- 105
Road Traffic Accidents	45	671	4	7,181	- 6,510
Uterin Cancer	46	614	43	352	+ 262
Fires	47	606	44	336	+ 270
Hepatitis B	48	576	54	206	+ 370
Pancreas Cancer	49	564	32	994	- 431
Ovary Cancer	50	336	35	827	- 491
Bladder Cancer	51	286	39	467	- 181
Appendicitis	52	242	58	71	+ 170
Encephalitis	53	212	40	452	- 240
Alcohol	54	191	55	181	+ 10
Tetanus	55	133	61	21	+ 112
Skin Cancers	56	128	50	247	- 119
Drug Use	57	120	45	322	- 202
Other Neoplasms	58	92	48	265	- 173
Dengue	59	79	47	280	- 201
Upper Respiratory	60	79	65	5	+ 74
Multiple Sclerosis	61	53	59	30	+ 23
Hepatitis C	62	49	64	6	+ 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	32	60	27	+ 5
Ascariasis	64	19	67	2	+ 17
Diphtheria	65	15	69	0	+ 15
Chlamydia	66	11	68	2	+ 9
War	67	6	63	11	- 4
Measles	68	4	70	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	69	3	66	3	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	13	2,679	- 2,679
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Kiribati

Malaysia

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.