AUSTRALIA VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	45,798	7	4,471	+ 41,327
Coronary Heart Disease	2	41,667	1	21,548	+ 20,118
Stroke	3	16,390	3	10,331	+ 6,059
Kidney Disease	4	7,790	12	3,139	+ 4,650
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	6,427	8	4,446	+ 1,981
Asthma	6	6,353	36	455	+ 5,897
Hypertension	7	4,783	23	1,631	+ 3,152
Breast Cancer	8	4,570	10	3,405	+ 1,164
Lung Disease	9	3,956	5	8,487	- 4,531
Congenital Anomalies	10	3,641	33	711	+ 2,930
Road Traffic Accidents	11	3,383	29	1,245	+ 2,139
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	2,710	40	296	+ 2,415
Cervical Cancer	13	2,429	39	342	+ 2,088
Low Birth Weight	14	2,417	43	248	+ 2,169
Liver Disease	15	2,298	26	1,421	+ 877
Suicide	16	2,243	11	3,150	- 907
Other Injuries	17	2,161	22	1,642	+ 518
Liver Cancer	18	1,915	20	2,036	- 121
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,769	2	15,588	- 13,820
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	1,744	38	379	+ 1,365
Drownings	21	1,674	47	177	+ 1,497
Lung Cancers	22	1,344	4	8,769	- 7,424
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,274	24	1,571	- 297
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,271	6	6,209	- 4,937
Prostate Cancer	25	1,140	9	3,766	- 2,626
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,134	19	2,036	- 902
Tuberculosis	27	1,102	56	53	+ 1,049
Birth Trauma	28	1,023	50	140	+ 883
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	947	42	276	+ 671
Leukemia	30	871	18	2,126	- 1,256
HIV/AIDS	31	844	57	50	+ 794
Ovary Cancer	32	817	31	1,003	- 185
Fires	33	779	55	55	+ 724
Endocrine Disorders	34	776	16	2,328	- 1,552
Lymphomas	35	767	15	3,039	- 2,272
Falls	36	752	14	3,116	- 2,364
Stomach Cancer	37	657	27	1,288	- 631
Pancreas Cancer	38	585	13	3,118	- 2,532
Uterin Cancer	39	562	35	524	+ 38
Violence	40	547	44	243	+ 304
Skin Disease	41	538	34	594	- 56
Oesophagus Cancer	42	500	25	1,494	- 994
Meningitis	43	483	60	37	+ 446
Epilepsy	44	459	41	285	+ 174
Malnutrition	45	403	51	117	+ 286
Oral Cancer	46	352	32	972	- 620
Syphilis	47	311	67	3	+ 309
Pertussis	48	276	69	1	+ 275
Maternal Conditions	49	242	63	20	+ 222
Bladder Cancer	50	229	30	1,187	- 958
Encephalitis	51	206	68	3	+ 203
Drug Use	52	109	21	1,783	- 1,673
Other Neoplasms	53	93	28	1,252	- 1,159
Appendicitis	54	78	62	26	+ 52
Dengue	55	74	72	0	+ 74
Poisonings	56	63	61	35	+ 28
Alcohol	57	49	37	380	- 331
Tetanus	58	39	70	1	+ 38
Hepatitis B	59	30	58	41	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	60	23	46	188	- 165
Skin Cancers	61	18	17	2,319	- 2,301
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	10	45	229	- 219
Measles	63	7	78	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	64	5	77	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	65	4	48	173	- 169
War	66	3	65	8	- 5
Ascariasis	67	2	75	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	69	0	64	17	- 17
Otitis Media	70	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	71	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	64	- 64
Anemia	82	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	85	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	86	0	59	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Fiji

Australia

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.