NIGERIA VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	359,471	7	61,374	+ 298,097
Stroke	2	336,136	8	57,744	+ 278,393
Diabetes Mellitus	3	311,681	18	22,497	+ 289,184
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	114,629	1	207,281	- 92,652
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	110,535	2	144,724	- 34,189
Asthma	6	96,253	27	8,192	+ 88,061
Tuberculosis	7	87,727	3	127,335	- 39,608
Kidney Disease	8	85,781	20	18,189	+ 67,592
Suicide	9	67,586	30	7,019	+ 60,567
Lung Disease	10	65,358	22	12,569	+ 52,789
Cervical Cancer	11	61,673	25	10,574	+ 51,099
Liver Disease	12	60,870	13	38,326	+ 22,545
Low Birth Weight	13	55,617	6	95,959	- 40,342
Birth Trauma	14	46,923	5	100,186	- 53,263
Congenital Anomalies	15	46,783	9	49,696	- 2,914
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	37,398	52	1,946	+ 35,452
Malnutrition	17	30,381	36	5,896	+ 24,485
Breast Cancer	18	30,306	23	11,884	+ 18,422
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	28,959	37	5,846	+ 23,114
Lung Cancers	20	28,405	57	1,295	+ 27,110
Hypertension	21	27,655	24	10,692	+ 16,963
Meningitis	22	27,464	11	43,651	- 16,187
Stomach Cancer	23	23,554	50	2,129	+ 21,425
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	22,183	31	6,786	+ 15,397
Other Injuries	25	21,197	17	22,696	- 1,499
Oral Cancer	26	21,134	48	2,238	+ 18,896
Liver Cancer	27	18,863	39	5,289	+ 13,575
Drownings	28	18,679	32	6,584	+ 12,094
Inflammatory/Heart	29	15,313	42	4,826	+ 10,486
Endocrine Disorders	30	14,669	21	15,799	- 1,130
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	14,305	43	4,152	+ 10,153
Pertussis	32	12,954	16	23,282	- 10,328
Parkinson's Disease	33	12,164	46	2,473	+ 9,691
Violence	34	11,526	19	18,407	- 6,881
Maternal Conditions	35	11,516	15	23,540	- 12,024
Oesophagus Cancer	36	11,181	64	560	+ 10,620
Syphilis	37	9,015	38	5,449	+ 3,566
Epilepsy	38	8,960	41	5,001	+ 3,959
Leukemia	39	8,371	47	2,257	+ 6,115
Skin Disease	40	8,046	56	1,468	+ 6,578
Lymphomas	41	6,358	40	5,202	+ 1,157
Falls	42	6,340	28	7,528	- 1,188
Poisonings	43	6,297	33	6,570	- 273
Prostate Cancer	44	5,468	35	5,914	- 446
Road Traffic Accidents	45	4,599	12	41,693	- 37,094
Uterin Cancer	46	4,207	62	679	+ 3,528
Fires	47	4,148	29	7,132	- 2,983
Hepatitis B	48	3,945	55	1,488	+ 2,457
Pancreas Cancer	49	3,860	51	1,975	+ 1,885
Ovary Cancer	50	2,302	49	2,133	+ 169
Bladder Cancer	51	1,960	63	670	+ 1,290
Appendicitis	52	1,656	60	760	+ 895
Encephalitis	53	1,452	59	937	+ 516
Alcohol	54	1,306	58	1,031	+ 275
Tetanus	55	912	26	8,355	- 7,443
Skin Cancers	56	876	53	1,933	- 1,058
Drug Use	57	821	34	6,273	- 5,452
Other Neoplasms	58	628	66	290	+ 338
Dengue	59	540	73	2	+ 539
Upper Respiratory	60	540	67	259	+ 282
Multiple Sclerosis	61	366	68	179	+ 187
Hepatitis C	62	333	65	304	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	219	69	165	+ 55
Ascariasis	64	128	61	685	- 557
Diphtheria	65	106	44	3,800	- 3,694
Chlamydia	66	73	71	14	+ 60
War	67	43	45	3,245	- 3,202
Measles	68	26	14	29,439	- 29,412
Otitis Media	69	18	72	3	+ 15
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	10	44,124	- 44,124
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	23	- 23
Malaria	76	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
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 NIGERIA

Kiribati

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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.