FIJI VS COSTA RICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COSTA RICA		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	477	2	1,481	- 1,004
Stroke	2	294	3	583	- 289
Kidney Disease	3	268	4	277	- 9
Lung Disease	4	189	9	141	+ 48
Diabetes Mellitus	5	172	1	1,628	- 1,456
Hypertension	6	156	7	170	- 14
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	151	5	228	- 77
Alzheimers & Dementia	8	148	19	63	+ 85
Road Traffic Accidents	9	135	11	120	+ 15
Stomach Cancer	10	119	37	23	+ 96
Violence	11	115	40	19	+ 95
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	112	24	45	+ 67
Other Injuries	13	103	17	77	+ 26
Prostate Cancer	14	81	25	41	+ 40
Suicide	15	74	16	80	- 6
Breast Cancer	16	69	8	162	- 93
Liver Cancer	17	69	18	68	+ 1
Liver Disease	18	67	15	82	- 15
Lymphomas	19	64	35	27	+ 37
Lung Cancers	20	62	22	48	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	21	57	10	129	- 72
Pancreas Cancer	22	53	38	21	+ 32
Other Neoplasms	23	48	53	3	+ 45
Leukemia	24	47	30	31	+ 16
HIV/AIDS	25	35	31	30	+ 5
Inflammatory/Heart	26	35	23	45	- 11
Endocrine Disorders	27	33	34	28	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	28	32	14	86	- 54
Cervical Cancer	29	29	13	86	- 58
Parkinson's Disease	30	25	26	40	- 15
Skin Cancers	31	25	61	1	+ 24
Skin Disease	32	23	41	19	+ 4
Alcohol	33	23	57	2	+ 21
Epilepsy	34	21	44	16	+ 5
Falls	35	21	36	27	- 6
Bladder Cancer	36	18	50	8	+ 10
Drownings	37	17	21	60	- 42
Oral Cancer	38	17	46	13	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	16	12	96	- 81
Ovary Cancer	40	15	32	29	- 15
Uterin Cancer	41	15	39	20	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	13	29	34	- 20
Drug Use	43	11	52	4	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	44	11	42	18	- 7
Asthma	45	11	6	226	- 215
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	10	62	0	+ 10
Birth Trauma	47	9	28	36	- 28
Malnutrition	48	7	45	14	- 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	6	20	62	- 56
Tuberculosis	50	6	27	39	- 33
Anemia	51	4	82	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	52	4	54	3	+ 1
Schizophrenia	53	4	81	0	+ 4
Meningitis	54	3	43	17	- 14
Maternal Conditions	55	3	49	9	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	2	84	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	57	2	60	1	+ 1
Fires	58	2	33	28	- 26
Hepatitis B	59	1	59	1	+ 0
Poisonings	60	1	56	2	- 1
Osteoarthritis	61	1	85	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	69	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	63	0	51	7	- 7
Hepatitis C	64	0	65	0	+ 0
Syphilis	65	0	47	11	- 11
Oral conditions	66	0	86	0	+ 0
Leprosy	67	0	71	0	+ 0
War	68	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	48	10	- 10
Dengue	70	0	55	3	- 3
Ascariasis	71	0	67	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	74	0	58	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	63	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	64	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Costa Rica

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.