NIGER VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,998	6	8,229	+ 31,769
Stroke	2	37,402	5	8,717	+ 28,685
Diabetes Mellitus	3	34,681	17	2,630	+ 32,050
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	12,755	1	21,093	- 8,339
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	12,299	3	16,030	- 3,731
Asthma	6	10,710	22	1,902	+ 8,808
Tuberculosis	7	9,761	13	3,703	+ 6,058
Kidney Disease	8	9,545	16	2,732	+ 6,812
Suicide	9	7,520	27	1,227	+ 6,293
Lung Disease	10	7,272	20	2,172	+ 5,100
Cervical Cancer	11	6,862	38	487	+ 6,376
Liver Disease	12	6,773	11	4,116	+ 2,657
Low Birth Weight	13	6,189	4	9,560	- 3,371
Birth Trauma	14	5,221	7	8,030	- 2,809
Congenital Anomalies	15	5,205	10	4,346	+ 860
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	4,161	39	467	+ 3,694
Malnutrition	17	3,381	21	2,170	+ 1,211
Breast Cancer	18	3,372	29	1,075	+ 2,297
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	3,222	31	1,044	+ 2,178
Lung Cancers	20	3,161	67	42	+ 3,119
Hypertension	21	3,077	25	1,356	+ 1,722
Meningitis	22	3,056	9	5,237	- 2,181
Stomach Cancer	23	2,621	44	300	+ 2,320
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,468	32	858	+ 1,610
Other Injuries	25	2,359	12	3,826	- 1,467
Oral Cancer	26	2,352	49	242	+ 2,110
Liver Cancer	27	2,099	35	745	+ 1,354
Drownings	28	2,078	24	1,581	+ 498
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,704	34	769	+ 935
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,632	23	1,806	- 174
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,592	37	522	+ 1,070
Pertussis	32	1,441	15	2,858	- 1,416
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,353	47	275	+ 1,078
Violence	34	1,282	19	2,244	- 961
Maternal Conditions	35	1,281	14	3,317	- 2,036
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,244	55	132	+ 1,113
Syphilis	37	1,003	62	110	+ 893
Epilepsy	38	997	36	676	+ 321
Leukemia	39	931	48	258	+ 674
Skin Disease	40	895	52	213	+ 683
Lymphomas	41	707	43	350	+ 357
Falls	42	705	26	1,297	- 592
Poisonings	43	701	33	771	- 71
Prostate Cancer	44	608	57	128	+ 481
Road Traffic Accidents	45	512	8	5,946	- 5,434
Uterin Cancer	46	468	64	86	+ 382
Fires	47	462	28	1,120	- 659
Hepatitis B	48	439	46	279	+ 160
Pancreas Cancer	49	429	54	138	+ 292
Ovary Cancer	50	256	40	425	- 169
Bladder Cancer	51	218	53	161	+ 57
Appendicitis	52	184	56	128	+ 56
Encephalitis	53	162	61	112	+ 49
Alcohol	54	145	60	120	+ 25
Tetanus	55	101	42	372	- 271
Skin Cancers	56	97	45	287	- 189
Drug Use	57	91	58	126	- 35
Other Neoplasms	58	70	68	24	+ 46
Dengue	59	60	73	0	+ 60
Upper Respiratory	60	60	63	94	- 34
Multiple Sclerosis	61	41	69	22	+ 18
Hepatitis C	62	37	66	46	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	24	70	18	+ 7
Ascariasis	64	14	59	125	- 111
Diphtheria	65	12	65	60	- 49
Chlamydia	66	8	71	3	+ 5
War	67	5	41	409	- 405
Measles	68	3	18	2,414	- 2,411
Otitis Media	69	2	72	1	+ 1
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	30	1,048	- 1,048
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	237	- 237
Malaria	76	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	50	237	- 237
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	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 NIGER

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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.