FIJI VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	881	5	228	+ 652
Tuberculosis	2	792	27	39	+ 753
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	789	12	96	+ 692
HIV/AIDS	4	632	31	30	+ 602
Stroke	5	553	3	583	- 30
Malaria	6	552	75	0	+ 552
Coronary Heart Disease	7	488	2	1,481	- 993
Low Birth Weight	8	375	14	86	+ 289
Birth Trauma	9	369	28	36	+ 333
Road Traffic Accidents	10	301	11	120	+ 181
Measles	11	274	63	0	+ 273
Hypertension	12	211	7	170	+ 41
Maternal Conditions	13	198	49	9	+ 189
Liver Disease	14	194	15	82	+ 113
Diabetes Mellitus	15	192	1	1,628	- 1,436
Meningitis	16	171	43	17	+ 154
Violence	17	170	40	19	+ 150
Lung Disease	18	161	9	141	+ 20
Congenital Anomalies	19	131	10	129	+ 1
Asthma	20	128	6	226	- 98
Kidney Disease	21	120	4	277	- 157
Malnutrition	22	116	45	14	+ 102
Other Injuries	23	104	17	77	+ 28
Suicide	24	99	16	80	+ 19
Endocrine Disorders	25	71	34	28	+ 44
Breast Cancer	26	58	8	162	- 104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	53	29	34	+ 20
War	28	53	66	0	+ 53
Tetanus	29	47	58	1	+ 46
Inflammatory/Heart	30	45	23	45	+ 0
Pertussis	31	45	48	10	+ 35
Cervical Cancer	32	39	13	86	- 48
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	34	19	63	- 29
Drownings	34	34	21	60	- 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	33	20	62	- 29
Falls	36	31	36	27	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	37	28	74	0	+ 28
Prostate Cancer	38	26	25	41	- 14
Fires	39	24	33	28	- 4
Poisonings	40	23	56	2	+ 20
Syphilis	41	20	47	11	+ 9
Lymphomas	42	20	35	27	- 7
Epilepsy	43	20	44	16	+ 4
Liver Cancer	44	20	18	68	- 48
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	20	24	45	- 26
Oral Cancer	46	15	46	13	+ 3
Leukemia	47	15	30	31	- 16
Parkinson's Disease	48	11	26	40	- 29
Stomach Cancer	49	11	37	23	- 12
Ovary Cancer	50	11	32	29	- 18
Appendicitis	51	10	54	3	+ 8
Alcohol	52	10	57	2	+ 9
Oesophagus Cancer	53	8	42	18	- 10
Skin Disease	54	8	41	19	- 11
Lung Cancers	55	8	22	48	- 40
Leishmaniasis	56	8	73	0	+ 8
Drug Use	57	7	52	4	+ 3
Skin Cancers	58	7	61	1	+ 7
Trypanosomiasis	59	7	72	0	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	60	6	38	21	- 15
Hepatitis B	61	6	59	1	+ 4
Encephalitis	62	5	51	7	- 3
Upper Respiratory	63	4	69	0	+ 4
Bladder Cancer	64	4	50	8	- 4
Uterin Cancer	65	3	39	20	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	3	62	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	67	2	68	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	65	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	70	1	53	3	- 2
Ascariasis	71	1	67	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	60	1	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	64	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	55	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Central Africa

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.