FIJI VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	606	5	228	+ 378
Tuberculosis	2	361	27	39	+ 322
Measles	3	348	63	0	+ 348
Malaria	4	345	75	0	+ 345
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	341	12	96	+ 244
Stroke	6	302	3	583	- 281
Coronary Heart Disease	7	286	2	1,481	- 1,195
Low Birth Weight	8	286	14	86	+ 200
Birth Trauma	9	273	28	36	+ 236
Road Traffic Accidents	10	249	11	120	+ 129
Congenital Anomalies	11	134	10	129	+ 5
Hypertension	12	130	7	170	- 40
Liver Disease	13	124	15	82	+ 42
Lung Disease	14	112	9	141	- 29
HIV/AIDS	15	110	31	30	+ 80
Diabetes Mellitus	16	106	1	1,628	- 1,522
Meningitis	17	95	43	17	+ 78
Violence	18	92	40	19	+ 72
Maternal Conditions	19	87	49	9	+ 78
Kidney Disease	20	75	4	277	- 202
Malnutrition	21	73	45	14	+ 59
Other Injuries	22	68	17	77	- 9
Pertussis	23	65	48	10	+ 55
Asthma	24	64	6	226	- 162
Endocrine Disorders	25	61	34	28	+ 33
Suicide	26	48	16	80	- 32
Cervical Cancer	27	40	13	86	- 47
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	37	19	63	- 25
Inflammatory/Heart	29	33	23	45	- 12
Prostate Cancer	30	33	25	41	- 8
Liver Cancer	31	32	18	68	- 36
Syphilis	32	31	47	11	+ 20
Falls	33	29	36	27	+ 2
Drownings	34	28	21	60	- 31
Breast Cancer	35	28	8	162	- 134
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	24	24	45	- 21
Stomach Cancer	37	21	37	23	- 2
Lymphomas	38	17	35	27	- 10
Fires	39	17	33	28	- 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	16	29	34	- 18
Leukemia	41	15	30	31	- 16
Poisonings	42	14	56	2	+ 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	14	20	62	- 48
Epilepsy	44	14	44	16	- 2
War	45	14	66	0	+ 14
Tetanus	46	10	58	1	+ 8
Lung Cancers	47	10	22	48	- 38
Schistosomiasis	48	9	74	0	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	49	9	26	40	- 32
Pancreas Cancer	50	8	38	21	- 12
Oral Cancer	51	8	46	13	- 4
Leishmaniasis	52	7	73	0	+ 7
Oesophagus Cancer	53	7	42	18	- 11
Skin Disease	54	6	41	19	- 13
Skin Cancers	55	6	61	1	+ 6
Appendicitis	56	6	54	3	+ 3
Encephalitis	57	6	51	7	- 2
Ovary Cancer	58	5	32	29	- 24
Drug Use	59	5	52	4	+ 1
Alcohol	60	5	57	2	+ 4
Hepatitis B	61	4	59	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	62	3	69	0	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	63	3	39	20	- 17
Trypanosomiasis	64	3	72	0	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	65	2	50	8	- 6
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	2	62	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	67	1	53	3	- 3
Ascariasis	68	1	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	65	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	71	0	60	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	73	0	64	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	55	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

DR Congo

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.