NEPAL VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	47,255	2	19,677	+ 27,579
Stroke	2	44,188	4	12,909	+ 31,279
Diabetes Mellitus	3	40,973	14	2,929	+ 38,044
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	15,069	6	6,237	+ 8,832
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	14,531	7	6,071	+ 8,460
Asthma	6	12,653	8	5,930	+ 6,723
Tuberculosis	7	11,532	3	16,535	- 5,002
Kidney Disease	8	11,277	10	4,284	+ 6,993
Suicide	9	8,885	16	2,571	+ 6,314
Lung Disease	10	8,592	1	27,027	- 18,435
Cervical Cancer	11	8,107	20	1,969	+ 6,138
Liver Disease	12	8,002	5	6,383	+ 1,619
Low Birth Weight	13	7,311	11	3,822	+ 3,489
Birth Trauma	14	6,168	15	2,676	+ 3,493
Congenital Anomalies	15	6,150	21	1,949	+ 4,201
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	4,916	17	2,320	+ 2,596
Malnutrition	17	3,994	31	845	+ 3,149
Breast Cancer	18	3,984	27	1,038	+ 2,946
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,807	49	191	+ 3,616
Lung Cancers	20	3,734	12	3,586	+ 148
Hypertension	21	3,636	18	2,092	+ 1,544
Meningitis	22	3,610	43	377	+ 3,233
Stomach Cancer	23	3,096	25	1,379	+ 1,717
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,916	19	2,022	+ 894
Other Injuries	25	2,787	22	1,655	+ 1,132
Oral Cancer	26	2,778	24	1,389	+ 1,390
Liver Cancer	27	2,480	46	256	+ 2,224
Drownings	28	2,455	23	1,505	+ 950
Inflammatory/Heart	29	2,013	48	217	+ 1,796
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,928	45	257	+ 1,671
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,881	26	1,167	+ 713
Pertussis	32	1,703	40	453	+ 1,250
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,599	33	760	+ 839
Violence	34	1,515	35	704	+ 811
Maternal Conditions	35	1,514	28	977	+ 537
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,470	38	491	+ 979
Syphilis	37	1,185	54	134	+ 1,051
Epilepsy	38	1,178	30	874	+ 304
Leukemia	39	1,100	36	668	+ 433
Skin Disease	40	1,058	67	17	+ 1,041
Lymphomas	41	836	32	768	+ 68
Falls	42	833	13	3,321	- 2,488
Poisonings	43	828	39	474	+ 354
Prostate Cancer	44	719	58	85	+ 633
Road Traffic Accidents	45	605	9	4,654	- 4,050
Uterin Cancer	46	553	60	56	+ 497
Fires	47	545	50	184	+ 362
Hepatitis B	48	519	56	117	+ 402
Pancreas Cancer	49	507	41	445	+ 62
Ovary Cancer	50	303	37	585	- 282
Bladder Cancer	51	258	44	325	- 67
Appendicitis	52	218	47	220	- 3
Encephalitis	53	191	29	882	- 691
Alcohol	54	172	52	168	+ 4
Tetanus	55	120	53	134	- 14
Skin Cancers	56	115	42	400	- 285
Drug Use	57	108	57	93	+ 14
Other Neoplasms	58	83	61	50	+ 33
Dengue	59	71	55	120	- 49
Upper Respiratory	60	71	66	24	+ 47
Multiple Sclerosis	61	48	63	38	+ 10
Hepatitis C	62	44	64	29	+ 15
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	29	51	173	- 144
Ascariasis	64	17	69	4	+ 13
Diphtheria	65	14	71	1	+ 13
Chlamydia	66	10	68	5	+ 5
War	67	6	65	24	- 19
Measles	68	3	59	60	- 57
Otitis Media	69	2	70	4	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	34	737	- 737
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	62	39	- 39
Malaria	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.