ZAMBIA VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,581	10	4,432	+ 27,149
Stroke	2	29,531	3	7,948	+ 21,583
Diabetes Mellitus	3	27,382	14	2,395	+ 24,987
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,071	2	9,517	+ 554
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	9,711	5	6,275	+ 3,436
Asthma	6	8,456	26	741	+ 7,715
Tuberculosis	7	7,707	6	5,941	+ 1,766
Kidney Disease	8	7,536	18	1,760	+ 5,776
Suicide	9	5,938	20	1,303	+ 4,635
Lung Disease	10	5,742	21	1,273	+ 4,469
Cervical Cancer	11	5,418	17	1,799	+ 3,620
Liver Disease	12	5,348	9	4,501	+ 847
Low Birth Weight	13	4,886	8	4,857	+ 29
Birth Trauma	14	4,122	7	5,062	- 939
Congenital Anomalies	15	4,110	12	3,146	+ 964
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	3,286	45	190	+ 3,096
Malnutrition	17	2,669	15	2,303	+ 366
Breast Cancer	18	2,663	35	366	+ 2,297
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,544	40	246	+ 2,299
Lung Cancers	20	2,495	41	226	+ 2,270
Hypertension	21	2,430	13	2,616	- 187
Meningitis	22	2,413	16	1,976	+ 437
Stomach Cancer	23	2,069	42	206	+ 1,863
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,949	29	590	+ 1,359
Other Injuries	25	1,862	19	1,729	+ 134
Oral Cancer	26	1,857	48	155	+ 1,702
Liver Cancer	27	1,657	46	177	+ 1,480
Drownings	28	1,641	27	689	+ 952
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,345	33	501	+ 844
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,289	37	354	+ 935
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,257	43	203	+ 1,054
Pertussis	32	1,138	25	743	+ 395
Parkinson's Disease	33	1,069	47	164	+ 905
Violence	34	1,013	23	1,153	- 141
Maternal Conditions	35	1,012	22	1,188	- 176
Oesophagus Cancer	36	982	36	359	+ 624
Syphilis	37	792	24	885	- 93
Epilepsy	38	787	38	332	+ 455
Leukemia	39	735	39	261	+ 474
Skin Disease	40	707	52	126	+ 581
Lymphomas	41	559	31	548	+ 11
Falls	42	557	28	596	- 39
Poisonings	43	553	34	456	+ 97
Prostate Cancer	44	480	30	561	- 81
Road Traffic Accidents	45	404	11	3,654	- 3,250
Uterin Cancer	46	370	64	30	+ 340
Fires	47	364	32	546	- 182
Hepatitis B	48	347	55	104	+ 242
Pancreas Cancer	49	339	62	42	+ 297
Ovary Cancer	50	202	57	82	+ 120
Bladder Cancer	51	172	50	132	+ 41
Appendicitis	52	145	56	84	+ 62
Encephalitis	53	128	59	70	+ 58
Alcohol	54	115	49	140	- 25
Tetanus	55	80	44	190	- 110
Skin Cancers	56	77	54	108	- 31
Drug Use	57	72	53	122	- 50
Other Neoplasms	58	55	65	20	+ 35
Dengue	59	47	74	1	+ 46
Upper Respiratory	60	47	60	68	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	61	32	67	13	+ 19
Hepatitis C	62	29	66	18	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	19	63	30	- 11
Ascariasis	64	11	68	9	+ 3
Diphtheria	65	9	73	3	+ 7
Chlamydia	66	6	71	3	+ 3
War	67	4	69	6	- 3
Measles	68	2	61	48	- 46
Otitis Media	69	2	70	5	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	1	17,234	- 17,234
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	58	72	- 72
Malaria	76	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	3	- 3
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	51	128	- 128
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 ZAMBIA

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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.