FIJI VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	851	2	1,481	- 630
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	831	19	63	+ 768
Lung Disease	3	699	9	141	+ 558
Lung Cancers	4	593	22	48	+ 545
Stroke	5	583	3	583	+ 1
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	357	5	228	+ 129
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	342	24	45	+ 297
Prostate Cancer	8	236	25	41	+ 195
Breast Cancer	9	207	8	162	+ 44
Diabetes Mellitus	10	205	1	1,628	- 1,424
Pancreas Cancer	11	175	38	21	+ 154
Kidney Disease	12	145	4	277	- 132
Lymphomas	13	116	35	27	+ 89
Liver Disease	14	110	15	82	+ 29
Hypertension	15	102	7	170	- 68
Suicide	16	98	16	80	+ 19
Parkinson's Disease	17	96	26	40	+ 55
Alcohol	18	95	57	2	+ 94
Endocrine Disorders	19	92	34	28	+ 64
Leukemia	20	89	30	31	+ 58
Bladder Cancer	21	87	50	8	+ 79
Falls	22	86	36	27	+ 59
Stomach Cancer	23	77	37	23	+ 54
Oesophagus Cancer	24	76	42	18	+ 58
Liver Cancer	25	74	18	68	+ 6
Skin Cancers	26	62	61	1	+ 61
Other Neoplasms	27	60	53	3	+ 57
Oral Cancer	28	59	46	13	+ 47
Ovary Cancer	29	58	32	29	+ 29
Other Injuries	30	55	17	77	- 22
Inflammatory/Heart	31	45	23	45	+ 0
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	34	29	34	+ 1
Road Traffic Accidents	33	34	11	120	- 86
Drug Use	34	31	52	4	+ 27
Uterin Cancer	35	25	39	20	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	36	24	10	129	- 105
Cervical Cancer	37	24	13	86	- 62
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	23	12	96	- 73
Multiple Sclerosis	39	21	60	1	+ 20
Epilepsy	40	20	44	16	+ 4
Low Birth Weight	41	19	14	86	- 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	15	20	62	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	13	62	0	+ 13
Asthma	44	13	6	226	- 213
Skin Disease	45	13	41	19	- 7
Anemia	46	12	82	0	+ 12
Violence	47	10	40	19	- 9
Schizophrenia	48	9	81	0	+ 9
Fires	49	8	33	28	- 19
Drownings	50	6	21	60	- 54
Osteoarthritis	51	4	85	0	+ 4
Meningitis	52	4	43	17	- 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	4	84	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	54	4	54	3	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	55	4	31	30	- 26
Birth Trauma	56	3	28	36	- 33
Tuberculosis	57	2	27	39	- 37
Upper Respiratory	58	2	69	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	59	2	45	14	- 12
Hepatitis C	60	1	65	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	1	59	1	- 0
Poisonings	62	1	56	2	- 1
Oral conditions	63	1	86	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	49	9	- 8
Otitis Media	65	0	70	0	+ 0
War	66	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	51	7	- 7
Tetanus	68	0	58	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	64	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	47	11	- 11
Measles	71	0	63	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	48	10	- 10
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	55	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Denmark

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.