FIJI VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	774	2	1,481	- 707
Stroke	2	519	3	583	- 64
Hypertension	3	458	7	170	+ 288
Diabetes Mellitus	4	356	1	1,628	- 1,272
Violence	5	344	40	19	+ 324
HIV/AIDS	6	311	31	30	+ 281
Kidney Disease	7	277	4	277	+ 0
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	226	5	228	- 2
Breast Cancer	9	160	8	162	- 3
Other Injuries	10	155	17	77	+ 78
Liver Disease	11	155	15	82	+ 73
Prostate Cancer	12	152	25	41	+ 111
Endocrine Disorders	13	143	34	28	+ 115
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	124	19	63	+ 61
Inflammatory/Heart	15	109	23	45	+ 63
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	98	24	45	+ 53
Lung Disease	17	77	9	141	- 64
Road Traffic Accidents	18	70	11	120	- 50
Lung Cancers	19	68	22	48	+ 20
Skin Disease	20	61	41	19	+ 42
Drownings	21	60	21	60	+ 1
Lymphomas	22	58	35	27	+ 30
Cervical Cancer	23	48	13	86	- 39
Alcohol	24	47	57	2	+ 45
Stomach Cancer	25	41	37	23	+ 18
Falls	26	41	36	27	+ 14
Parkinson's Disease	27	39	26	40	- 1
Low Birth Weight	28	38	14	86	- 48
Congenital Anomalies	29	37	10	129	- 93
Uterin Cancer	30	32	39	20	+ 12
Suicide	31	32	16	80	- 48
Liver Cancer	32	27	18	68	- 41
Fires	33	24	33	28	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	24	29	34	- 10
Leukemia	35	23	30	31	- 8
Ovary Cancer	36	23	32	29	- 6
Pancreas Cancer	37	23	38	21	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	38	20	42	18	+ 2
Asthma	39	20	6	226	- 206
Epilepsy	40	18	44	16	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	41	15	49	9	+ 6
Birth Trauma	42	14	28	36	- 22
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	12	12	96	- 84
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	10	20	62	- 52
Malnutrition	45	10	45	14	- 5
Oral Cancer	46	8	46	13	- 4
Other Neoplasms	47	8	53	3	+ 4
Drug Use	48	6	52	4	+ 2
Meningitis	49	6	43	17	- 11
Bladder Cancer	50	5	50	8	- 3
Encephalitis	51	4	51	7	- 3
Appendicitis	52	4	54	3	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	4	62	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	54	3	60	1	+ 3
Skin Cancers	55	2	61	1	+ 1
Poisonings	56	2	56	2	- 1
War	57	2	66	0	+ 1
Tuberculosis	58	1	27	39	- 38
Dengue	59	1	55	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	60	0	59	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	61	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	62	0	58	1	- 1
Syphilis	63	0	47	11	- 11
Chlamydia	64	0	64	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	48	10	- 10
Measles	69	0	63	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

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Fiji

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.