ZIMBABWE VS KIRIBATI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KIRIBATI		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,041	3	8,493	+ 17,548
Stroke	2	24,350	5	5,126	+ 19,224
Diabetes Mellitus	3	22,579	9	3,344	+ 19,235
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	8,304	2	10,779	- 2,476
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,007	6	4,595	+ 3,413
Asthma	6	6,973	21	1,531	+ 5,442
Tuberculosis	7	6,355	16	1,999	+ 4,356
Kidney Disease	8	6,214	12	2,214	+ 4,001
Suicide	9	4,896	13	2,069	+ 2,828
Lung Disease	10	4,735	23	1,163	+ 3,571
Cervical Cancer	11	4,468	14	2,023	+ 2,445
Liver Disease	12	4,410	17	1,941	+ 2,468
Low Birth Weight	13	4,029	7	4,038	- 9
Birth Trauma	14	3,399	8	3,405	- 6
Congenital Anomalies	15	3,389	11	2,217	+ 1,172
Rheumatic Heart Disease	16	2,709	36	542	+ 2,167
Malnutrition	17	2,201	10	2,396	- 195
Breast Cancer	18	2,195	28	839	+ 1,356
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	2,098	35	548	+ 1,550
Lung Cancers	20	2,058	43	286	+ 1,772
Hypertension	21	2,003	24	1,146	+ 858
Meningitis	22	1,990	22	1,325	+ 664
Stomach Cancer	23	1,706	33	559	+ 1,147
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	1,607	31	768	+ 839
Other Injuries	25	1,536	20	1,656	- 120
Oral Cancer	26	1,531	49	208	+ 1,323
Liver Cancer	27	1,366	38	510	+ 857
Drownings	28	1,353	27	956	+ 397
Inflammatory/Heart	29	1,109	25	1,047	+ 62
Endocrine Disorders	30	1,063	34	553	+ 509
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	1,036	40	505	+ 531
Pertussis	32	938	42	419	+ 520
Parkinson's Disease	33	881	46	226	+ 656
Violence	34	835	18	1,916	- 1,081
Maternal Conditions	35	834	19	1,749	- 915
Oesophagus Cancer	36	810	29	801	+ 8
Syphilis	37	653	55	124	+ 529
Epilepsy	38	649	39	508	+ 141
Leukemia	39	606	45	244	+ 363
Skin Disease	40	583	52	173	+ 410
Lymphomas	41	461	26	960	- 499
Falls	42	459	41	465	- 6
Poisonings	43	456	37	515	- 59
Prostate Cancer	44	396	32	628	- 232
Road Traffic Accidents	45	333	4	6,037	- 5,704
Uterin Cancer	46	305	50	182	+ 123
Fires	47	300	30	793	- 492
Hepatitis B	48	286	60	57	+ 229
Pancreas Cancer	49	280	47	217	+ 63
Ovary Cancer	50	167	51	173	- 7
Bladder Cancer	51	142	54	125	+ 17
Appendicitis	52	120	58	66	+ 54
Encephalitis	53	105	56	117	- 12
Alcohol	54	95	61	48	+ 46
Tetanus	55	66	57	102	- 36
Skin Cancers	56	63	44	264	- 201
Drug Use	57	59	48	213	- 153
Other Neoplasms	58	45	62	37	+ 8
Dengue	59	39	73	0	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	60	39	59	65	- 26
Multiple Sclerosis	61	26	67	14	+ 12
Hepatitis C	62	24	66	14	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	16	64	26	- 10
Ascariasis	64	9	70	2	+ 7
Diphtheria	65	8	72	2	+ 6
Chlamydia	66	5	69	3	+ 2
War	67	3	65	26	- 23
Measles	68	2	63	30	- 29
Otitis Media	69	1	68	3	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	1	19,988	- 19,988
Iodine Deficiency	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	53	172	- 172
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Kiribati

Zimbabwe

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.