FIJI VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	974	31	30	+ 944
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	484	5	228	+ 255
Malaria	3	354	75	0	+ 354
Low Birth Weight	4	242	14	86	+ 156
Birth Trauma	5	234	28	36	+ 197
Stroke	6	232	3	583	- 351
Coronary Heart Disease	7	222	2	1,481	- 1,259
Road Traffic Accidents	8	195	11	120	+ 75
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	185	12	96	+ 89
Tuberculosis	10	170	27	39	+ 131
Diabetes Mellitus	11	159	1	1,628	- 1,470
Congenital Anomalies	12	132	10	129	+ 3
Liver Disease	13	106	15	82	+ 24
Kidney Disease	14	105	4	277	- 172
Measles	15	96	63	0	+ 96
Hypertension	16	87	7	170	- 83
Maternal Conditions	17	73	49	9	+ 65
Syphilis	18	71	47	11	+ 60
Meningitis	19	67	43	17	+ 50
Lung Disease	20	64	9	141	- 77
Pertussis	21	58	48	10	+ 48
Suicide	22	57	16	80	- 23
Other Injuries	23	56	17	77	- 21
Breast Cancer	24	45	8	162	- 118
Endocrine Disorders	25	39	34	28	+ 11
Asthma	26	35	6	226	- 191
Inflammatory/Heart	27	33	23	45	- 12
Cervical Cancer	28	30	13	86	- 57
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	29	19	63	- 33
Drug Use	30	27	52	4	+ 23
Malnutrition	31	25	45	14	+ 11
Falls	32	24	36	27	- 3
Violence	33	24	40	19	+ 4
Liver Cancer	34	23	18	68	- 45
Prostate Cancer	35	23	25	41	- 18
Drownings	36	21	21	60	- 39
Oral Cancer	37	18	46	13	+ 6
Epilepsy	38	17	44	16	+ 1
Fires	39	16	33	28	- 12
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	15	24	45	- 30
Lung Cancers	41	14	22	48	- 34
Tetanus	42	12	58	1	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	12	29	34	- 22
Poisonings	44	11	56	2	+ 9
Lymphomas	45	10	35	27	- 17
Parkinson's Disease	46	9	26	40	- 31
Trypanosomiasis	47	9	72	0	+ 9
Skin Cancers	48	9	61	1	+ 8
Stomach Cancer	49	8	37	23	- 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	8	20	62	- 54
Skin Disease	51	7	41	19	- 12
Ovary Cancer	52	7	32	29	- 22
Alcohol	53	6	57	2	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	54	6	42	18	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	55	6	38	21	- 15
Bladder Cancer	56	5	50	8	- 4
Encephalitis	57	4	51	7	- 3
Uterin Cancer	58	4	39	20	- 16
Appendicitis	59	3	54	3	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	60	2	74	0	+ 2
Leukemia	61	2	30	31	- 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	2	62	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	63	2	53	3	- 2
Diphtheria	64	2	68	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	65	2	59	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	69	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1	60	1	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	67	0	+ 0
War	71	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	55	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Equ. Guinea

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.