Kiribati - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 29.40
2010 25.92
2015 24.40
2019 21.62

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 6.28
2010 6.25
2015 6.06
2019 5.57

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 64.32
2010 67.83
2015 69.54
2019 72.81

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Kiribati was 43.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 47.80 in 2000, while its lowest value was 43.70 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 47.80
2001 47.40
2002 47.10
2003 46.80
2004 46.70
2005 46.50
2006 46.30
2007 46.20
2008 46.20
2009 46.00
2010 45.70
2011 45.60
2012 45.40
2013 45.20
2014 44.90
2015 44.60
2016 44.40
2017 44.10
2018 43.90
2019 43.70

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Kiribati was 58.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 64.10 in 2000, while its lowest value was 58.40 in 2018.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 64.10
2001 63.90
2002 63.60
2003 63.00
2004 62.60
2005 62.40
2006 61.80
2007 61.60
2008 61.40
2009 60.90
2010 60.50
2011 60.10
2012 59.80
2013 59.70
2014 59.40
2015 59.20
2016 58.90
2017 58.70
2018 58.40
2019 58.40

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Kiribati was 50.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 56.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 50.80 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 56.00
2001 55.70
2002 55.40
2003 54.90
2004 54.60
2005 54.50
2006 54.00
2007 53.90
2008 53.70
2009 53.40
2010 53.00
2011 52.80
2012 52.40
2013 52.30
2014 52.00
2015 51.70
2016 51.50
2017 51.30
2018 51.00
2019 50.80

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 107.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 187.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 140.20

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Kiribati was 2.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.70 in 2017 and a minimum value of 2.00 in 2018.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 2.20
2001 2.20
2002 2.10
2003 2.10
2004 2.20
2005 2.30
2006 2.30
2007 2.50
2008 2.60
2009 2.70
2010 2.70
2011 2.70
2012 2.70
2013 2.70
2014 2.70
2015 2.70
2016 2.70
2017 2.70
2018 2.00
2019 2.60

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Kiribati was 1.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.80 in 2013 and a minimum value of 1.10 in 2018.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 1.50
2001 1.50
2002 1.40
2003 1.40
2004 1.40
2005 1.40
2006 1.50
2007 1.60
2008 1.70
2009 1.80
2010 1.80
2011 1.80
2012 1.70
2013 1.80
2014 1.70
2015 1.70
2016 1.70
2017 1.70
2018 1.10
2019 1.60

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Kiribati was 3.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.70 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2.80 in 2003.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 2.90
2001 2.90
2002 2.90
2003 2.80
2004 2.90
2005 3.10
2006 3.20
2007 3.40
2008 3.50
2009 3.60
2010 3.60
2011 3.60
2012 3.60
2013 3.70
2014 3.70
2015 3.70
2016 3.70
2017 3.70
2018 3.00
2019 3.70

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Kiribati was 8.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.90 in 2008 and a minimum value of 8.60 in 2018.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 9.90
2001 9.80
2002 9.80
2003 9.60
2004 9.60
2005 9.60
2006 9.60
2007 9.80
2008 9.90
2009 9.80
2010 9.70
2011 9.70
2012 9.60
2013 9.60
2014 9.50
2015 9.40
2016 9.30
2017 9.10
2018 8.60
2019 8.70

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Kiribati was 48.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 53.80 in 2008 and a minimum value of 48.20 in 2018.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 53.10
2001 53.10
2002 52.60
2003 49.80
2004 49.60
2005 51.20
2006 49.70
2007 52.70
2008 53.80
2009 52.80
2010 52.40
2011 52.60
2012 51.10
2013 52.00
2014 50.70
2015 50.80
2016 50.50
2017 50.80
2018 48.20
2019 48.60

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Kiribati was 28.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31.50 in 2008 and a minimum value of 28.10 in 2018.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 31.20
2001 31.10
2002 30.90
2003 29.40
2004 29.30
2005 30.10
2006 29.40
2007 30.90
2008 31.50
2009 30.90
2010 30.70
2011 30.80
2012 30.00
2013 30.50
2014 29.80
2015 29.70
2016 29.50
2017 29.60
2018 28.10
2019 28.30

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in Kiribati was 1.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19.10 in 2003 and a minimum value of 0.90 in 2013.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 8.30
2001 7.00
2002 8.00
2003 19.10
2004 18.80
2005 10.80
2006 18.00
2007 6.20
2008 2.00
2009 5.00
2010 5.80
2011 1.90
2012 5.60
2013 0.90
2014 4.60
2015 3.60
2016 4.40
2017 2.40
2018 2.10
2019 1.90

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 16.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors