NEW GUINEA VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	15,254	1	6,835	+ 8,419
Stroke	2	14,264	2	5,095	+ 9,169
Diabetes Mellitus	3	13,226	4	4,533	+ 8,693
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	4,864	6	2,595	+ 2,269
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	4,691	8	2,295	+ 2,396
Asthma	6	4,084	9	1,842	+ 2,242
Tuberculosis	7	3,723	5	3,969	- 246
Kidney Disease	8	3,640	18	687	+ 2,953
Suicide	9	2,868	37	259	+ 2,609
Lung Disease	10	2,773	3	4,538	- 1,764
Cervical Cancer	11	2,617	19	665	+ 1,952
Liver Disease	12	2,583	22	624	+ 1,959
Low Birth Weight	13	2,360	10	1,661	+ 699
Birth Trauma	14	1,991	11	1,504	+ 487
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,985	16	951	+ 1,035
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	1,587	14	1,072	+ 515
Malnutrition	17	1,289	48	134	+ 1,155
Breast Cancer	18	1,286	17	764	+ 522
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,229	35	302	+ 927
Lung Cancers	20	1,205	23	622	+ 583
Hypertension	21	1,174	13	1,096	+ 78
Meningitis	22	1,165	34	324	+ 842
Stomach Cancer	23	999	28	447	+ 553
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	941	33	343	+ 598
Other Injuries	25	900	20	647	+ 253
Oral Cancer	26	897	25	580	+ 317
Liver Cancer	27	800	21	644	+ 156
Drownings	28	793	40	240	+ 553
Inflammatory/Heart	29	650	43	229	+ 421
Endocrine Disorders	30	622	47	153	+ 469
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	607	29	445	+ 162
Pertussis	32	550	39	248	+ 302
Parkinson's Disease	33	516	45	185	+ 332
Violence	34	489	15	969	- 479
Maternal Conditions	35	489	30	421	+ 68
Oesophagus Cancer	36	474	44	199	+ 275
Syphilis	37	383	42	234	+ 149
Epilepsy	38	380	51	111	+ 270
Leukemia	39	355	38	253	+ 102
Skin Disease	40	341	49	126	+ 215
Lymphomas	41	270	32	353	- 83
Falls	42	269	26	502	- 233
Poisonings	43	267	50	121	+ 146
Prostate Cancer	44	232	36	285	- 53
Road Traffic Accidents	45	195	12	1,105	- 910
Uterin Cancer	46	179	55	81	+ 97
Fires	47	176	27	488	- 312
Hepatitis B	48	167	58	27	+ 140
Pancreas Cancer	49	164	52	107	+ 57
Ovary Cancer	50	98	46	179	- 82
Bladder Cancer	51	83	54	82	+ 1
Appendicitis	52	70	59	20	+ 50
Encephalitis	53	62	57	31	+ 31
Alcohol	54	55	53	93	- 38
Tetanus	55	39	56	48	- 9
Skin Cancers	56	37	31	417	- 379
Drug Use	57	35	61	13	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	58	27	60	15	+ 11
Dengue	59	23	64	6	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	60	23	68	2	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	61	16	66	5	+ 11
Hepatitis C	62	14	62	8	+ 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	9	65	5	+ 4
Ascariasis	64	5	63	7	- 1
Diphtheria	65	4	67	3	+ 1
Chlamydia	66	3	70	1	+ 2
War	67	2	69	1	+ 1
Measles	68	1	41	238	- 237
Otitis Media	69	1	71	0	+ 1
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	24	611	- 611
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Kiribati

New Guinea

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.