SOUTH AFRICA VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	91,775	3	32,739	+ 59,036
Stroke	2	85,817	4	30,693	+ 55,124
Diabetes Mellitus	3	79,574	5	30,188	+ 49,386
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	29,265	2	39,341	- 10,076
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	28,220	8	15,843	+ 12,377
Asthma	6	24,574	18	5,966	+ 18,608
Tuberculosis	7	22,397	6	21,965	+ 432
Kidney Disease	8	21,900	9	15,302	+ 6,598
Suicide	9	17,255	10	13,774	+ 3,481
Lung Disease	10	16,686	13	11,895	+ 4,791
Cervical Cancer	11	15,745	20	5,555	+ 10,190
Liver Disease	12	15,540	14	9,013	+ 6,527
Low Birth Weight	13	14,199	16	6,250	+ 7,949
Birth Trauma	14	11,980	30	3,004	+ 8,976
Congenital Anomalies	15	11,944	25	4,351	+ 7,593
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	9,548	47	1,015	+ 8,533
Malnutrition	17	7,756	34	2,381	+ 5,376
Breast Cancer	18	7,737	23	4,533	+ 3,204
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	7,393	36	1,894	+ 5,499
Lung Cancers	20	7,252	15	7,705	- 453
Hypertension	21	7,061	12	12,789	- 5,728
Meningitis	22	7,012	26	3,660	+ 3,351
Stomach Cancer	23	6,013	39	1,535	+ 4,479
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	5,663	22	4,676	+ 987
Other Injuries	25	5,412	17	6,014	- 602
Oral Cancer	26	5,396	41	1,406	+ 3,990
Liver Cancer	27	4,816	33	2,383	+ 2,433
Drownings	28	4,769	32	2,403	+ 2,366
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,909	21	5,408	- 1,499
Endocrine Disorders	30	3,745	19	5,890	- 2,145
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	3,652	28	3,587	+ 65
Pertussis	32	3,307	43	1,142	+ 2,165
Parkinson's Disease	33	3,106	46	1,077	+ 2,028
Violence	34	2,943	7	21,000	- 18,057
Maternal Conditions	35	2,940	38	1,700	+ 1,240
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,854	29	3,486	- 631
Syphilis	37	2,302	44	1,130	+ 1,172
Epilepsy	38	2,288	37	1,870	+ 418
Leukemia	39	2,137	40	1,464	+ 674
Skin Disease	40	2,054	45	1,101	+ 953
Lymphomas	41	1,623	31	2,818	- 1,194
Falls	42	1,619	42	1,399	+ 219
Poisonings	43	1,608	50	975	+ 632
Prostate Cancer	44	1,396	24	4,374	- 2,978
Road Traffic Accidents	45	1,174	11	13,014	- 11,840
Uterin Cancer	46	1,074	54	512	+ 562
Fires	47	1,059	27	3,618	- 2,559
Hepatitis B	48	1,007	61	139	+ 868
Pancreas Cancer	49	985	35	2,007	- 1,022
Ovary Cancer	50	588	51	951	- 363
Bladder Cancer	51	500	52	829	- 329
Appendicitis	52	423	56	274	+ 149
Encephalitis	53	371	59	234	+ 137
Alcohol	54	333	49	987	- 653
Tetanus	55	233	65	38	+ 195
Skin Cancers	56	224	48	993	- 769
Drug Use	57	210	53	770	- 560
Other Neoplasms	58	160	58	267	- 106
Dengue	59	138	73	0	+ 138
Upper Respiratory	60	138	60	223	- 85
Multiple Sclerosis	61	93	62	113	- 20
Hepatitis C	62	85	70	8	+ 77
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	56	55	376	- 320
Ascariasis	64	33	71	3	+ 30
Diphtheria	65	27	69	16	+ 11
Chlamydia	66	19	68	18	+ 0
War	67	11	64	66	- 55
Measles	68	7	57	270	- 264
Otitis Media	69	5	67	19	- 15
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	1	71,996	- 71,996
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	63	83	- 83
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	66	35	- 35
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Kiribati

South Africa

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.