UNITED KINGDOM VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	103,947	2	71,728	+ 32,219
Stroke	2	97,199	4	37,626	+ 59,573
Diabetes Mellitus	3	90,127	17	5,842	+ 84,285
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	33,147	3	40,540	- 7,394
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	31,963	38	1,599	+ 30,364
Asthma	6	27,833	41	1,302	+ 26,531
Tuberculosis	7	25,368	47	351	+ 25,016
Kidney Disease	8	24,805	18	5,471	+ 19,334
Suicide	9	19,544	20	5,325	+ 14,219
Lung Disease	10	18,899	6	32,896	- 13,997
Cervical Cancer	11	17,834	43	1,099	+ 16,735
Liver Disease	12	17,602	14	7,666	+ 9,936
Low Birth Weight	13	16,083	40	1,313	+ 14,769
Birth Trauma	14	13,568	54	190	+ 13,379
Congenital Anomalies	15	13,528	35	2,127	+ 11,401
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	10,814	45	876	+ 9,938
Malnutrition	17	8,785	58	116	+ 8,670
Breast Cancer	18	8,763	9	12,718	- 3,955
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	8,374	36	2,090	+ 6,284
Lung Cancers	20	8,214	5	35,715	- 27,501
Hypertension	21	7,997	23	5,208	+ 2,789
Meningitis	22	7,942	52	232	+ 7,709
Stomach Cancer	23	6,811	24	4,999	+ 1,812
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	6,414	1	98,135	- 91,720
Other Injuries	25	6,130	19	5,464	+ 666
Oral Cancer	26	6,111	30	3,109	+ 3,003
Liver Cancer	27	5,455	21	5,237	+ 218
Drownings	28	5,401	49	301	+ 5,100
Inflammatory/Heart	29	4,428	29	3,126	+ 1,301
Endocrine Disorders	30	4,242	28	3,297	+ 945
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	4,137	7	18,446	- 14,310
Pertussis	32	3,746	69	3	+ 3,743
Parkinson's Disease	33	3,517	13	8,573	- 5,055
Violence	34	3,333	46	868	+ 2,465
Maternal Conditions	35	3,330	64	47	+ 3,283
Oesophagus Cancer	36	3,233	12	8,727	- 5,494
Syphilis	37	2,607	62	49	+ 2,558
Epilepsy	38	2,591	42	1,193	+ 1,398
Leukemia	39	2,421	22	5,211	- 2,790
Skin Disease	40	2,327	34	2,134	+ 193
Lymphomas	41	1,839	10	9,350	- 7,512
Falls	42	1,833	15	7,618	- 5,785
Poisonings	43	1,821	53	221	+ 1,600
Prostate Cancer	44	1,581	8	13,289	- 11,708
Road Traffic Accidents	45	1,330	33	2,169	- 839
Uterin Cancer	46	1,217	32	2,346	- 1,130
Fires	47	1,199	48	334	+ 865
Hepatitis B	48	1,141	65	40	+ 1,101
Pancreas Cancer	49	1,116	11	8,995	- 7,879
Ovary Cancer	50	666	25	4,019	- 3,353
Bladder Cancer	51	567	16	6,133	- 5,567
Appendicitis	52	479	59	105	+ 374
Encephalitis	53	420	68	6	+ 414
Alcohol	54	378	39	1,555	- 1,177
Tetanus	55	264	72	0	+ 263
Skin Cancers	56	253	27	3,727	- 3,474
Drug Use	57	237	31	2,824	- 2,587
Other Neoplasms	58	182	26	3,986	- 3,804
Dengue	59	156	73	0	+ 156
Upper Respiratory	60	156	63	48	+ 108
Multiple Sclerosis	61	106	37	1,856	- 1,750
Hepatitis C	62	96	51	267	- 171
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	63	44	1,014	- 950
Ascariasis	64	37	80	0	+ 37
Diphtheria	65	31	74	0	+ 31
Chlamydia	66	21	79	0	+ 21
War	67	12	67	10	+ 3
Measles	68	8	75	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	69	5	66	16	- 10
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	55	188	- 188
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	101	- 101
Anemia	82	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Kiribati

United Kingdom

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.