SRI LANKA VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	33,378	1	26,304	+ 7,074
Stroke	2	31,211	6	6,805	+ 24,406
Diabetes Mellitus	3	28,940	2	12,460	+ 16,480
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,644	8	5,117	+ 5,527
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	10,264	28	605	+ 9,659
Asthma	6	8,937	7	6,471	+ 2,466
Tuberculosis	7	8,146	25	769	+ 7,376
Kidney Disease	8	7,965	5	6,858	+ 1,107
Suicide	9	6,276	10	2,977	+ 3,298
Lung Disease	10	6,069	3	9,456	- 3,388
Cervical Cancer	11	5,726	26	762	+ 4,964
Liver Disease	12	5,652	17	1,303	+ 4,349
Low Birth Weight	13	5,164	29	536	+ 4,628
Birth Trauma	14	4,357	44	193	+ 4,164
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,344	22	989	+ 3,355
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	3,472	53	49	+ 3,423
Malnutrition	17	2,821	54	43	+ 2,778
Breast Cancer	18	2,814	15	1,383	+ 1,431
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,689	56	38	+ 2,651
Lung Cancers	20	2,637	12	1,775	+ 863
Hypertension	21	2,568	20	1,055	+ 1,513
Meningitis	22	2,550	46	146	+ 2,404
Stomach Cancer	23	2,187	16	1,321	+ 866
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	2,060	4	6,939	- 4,879
Other Injuries	25	1,968	14	1,529	+ 439
Oral Cancer	26	1,962	11	2,893	- 931
Liver Cancer	27	1,752	19	1,090	+ 661
Drownings	28	1,734	27	731	+ 1,004
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,422	35	425	+ 997
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,362	32	462	+ 900
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,328	24	911	+ 417
Pertussis	32	1,203	59	15	+ 1,188
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,129	45	168	+ 962
Violence	34	1,070	31	499	+ 571
Maternal Conditions	35	1,069	48	96	+ 973
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,038	13	1,544	- 506
Syphilis	37	837	58	15	+ 822
Epilepsy	38	832	39	269	+ 563
Leukemia	39	777	18	1,155	- 378
Skin Disease	40	747	36	293	+ 455
Lymphomas	41	590	21	1,027	- 437
Falls	42	589	23	964	- 375
Poisonings	43	585	49	93	+ 491
Prostate Cancer	44	508	30	507	+ 1
Road Traffic Accidents	45	427	9	4,200	- 3,773
Uterin Cancer	46	391	42	218	+ 173
Fires	47	385	41	239	+ 146
Hepatitis B	48	366	62	6	+ 360
Pancreas Cancer	49	358	43	214	+ 145
Ovary Cancer	50	214	37	281	- 67
Bladder Cancer	51	182	34	432	- 250
Appendicitis	52	154	64	5	+ 148
Encephalitis	53	135	61	10	+ 124
Alcohol	54	121	51	82	+ 39
Tetanus	55	85	57	27	+ 57
Skin Cancers	56	81	52	58	+ 23
Drug Use	57	76	40	257	- 181
Other Neoplasms	58	58	50	86	- 27
Dengue	59	50	47	131	- 81
Upper Respiratory	60	50	66	5	+ 46
Multiple Sclerosis	61	34	69	2	+ 32
Hepatitis C	62	31	75	0	+ 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	20	60	11	+ 9
Ascariasis	64	12	72	0	+ 12
Diphtheria	65	10	74	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	66	7	84	0	+ 7
War	67	4	38	280	- 276
Measles	68	2	77	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	69	2	76	0	+ 2
Leprosy	70	0	63	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	55	39	- 39
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	65	5	- 5
Anemia	82	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Kiribati

Sri Lanka

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.