SOMALIA VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,765	7	7,233	+ 12,532
Stroke	2	18,482	6	8,595	+ 9,887
Diabetes Mellitus	3	17,137	16	2,888	+ 14,250
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,303	1	21,712	- 15,409
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	6,078	2	15,363	- 9,285
Asthma	6	5,292	23	1,878	+ 3,414
Tuberculosis	7	4,824	4	10,261	- 5,438
Kidney Disease	8	4,717	21	2,051	+ 2,666
Suicide	9	3,716	27	1,219	+ 2,497
Lung Disease	10	3,594	19	2,442	+ 1,151
Cervical Cancer	11	3,391	28	883	+ 2,508
Liver Disease	12	3,347	13	3,917	- 570
Low Birth Weight	13	3,058	8	6,250	- 3,192
Birth Trauma	14	2,580	5	9,573	- 6,993
Congenital Anomalies	15	2,572	15	3,410	- 838
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	2,056	41	446	+ 1,610
Malnutrition	17	1,670	10	4,825	- 3,154
Breast Cancer	18	1,666	26	1,232	+ 435
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	1,592	36	559	+ 1,033
Lung Cancers	20	1,562	54	233	+ 1,329
Hypertension	21	1,521	18	2,643	- 1,123
Meningitis	22	1,510	9	5,381	- 3,871
Stomach Cancer	23	1,295	49	310	+ 985
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,220	32	647	+ 572
Other Injuries	25	1,166	14	3,602	- 2,436
Oral Cancer	26	1,162	46	328	+ 834
Liver Cancer	27	1,037	53	256	+ 782
Drownings	28	1,027	25	1,272	- 245
Inflammatory/Heart	29	842	39	521	+ 321
Endocrine Disorders	30	807	44	406	+ 400
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	787	38	546	+ 240
Pertussis	32	712	20	2,054	- 1,342
Parkinson's Disease	33	669	56	184	+ 485
Violence	34	634	29	828	- 195
Maternal Conditions	35	633	12	4,127	- 3,493
Oesophagus Cancer	36	615	40	516	+ 98
Syphilis	37	496	45	378	+ 118
Epilepsy	38	493	43	419	+ 74
Leukemia	39	460	35	562	- 101
Skin Disease	40	442	58	151	+ 291
Lymphomas	41	350	34	605	- 255
Falls	42	349	37	548	- 199
Poisonings	43	346	31	758	- 412
Prostate Cancer	44	301	52	285	+ 16
Road Traffic Accidents	45	253	11	4,231	- 3,978
Uterin Cancer	46	231	64	78	+ 153
Fires	47	228	30	810	- 582
Hepatitis B	48	217	48	315	- 98
Pancreas Cancer	49	212	62	108	+ 105
Ovary Cancer	50	127	50	295	- 168
Bladder Cancer	51	108	61	149	- 42
Appendicitis	52	91	55	188	- 97
Encephalitis	53	80	63	91	- 11
Alcohol	54	72	59	151	- 79
Tetanus	55	50	17	2,648	- 2,598
Skin Cancers	56	48	57	164	- 116
Drug Use	57	45	65	54	- 9
Other Neoplasms	58	35	70	12	+ 22
Dengue	59	30	73	1	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	60	30	47	326	- 296
Multiple Sclerosis	61	20	71	8	+ 12
Hepatitis C	62	18	67	34	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	12	66	35	- 23
Ascariasis	64	7	69	30	- 23
Diphtheria	65	6	60	150	- 144
Chlamydia	66	4	72	5	- 1
War	67	2	24	1,318	- 1,316
Measles	68	1	3	11,576	- 11,574
Otitis Media	69	1	68	32	- 31
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	33	610	- 610
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	51	290	- 290
Malaria	76	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	42	435	- 435
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	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 SOMALIA

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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.