BELIZE VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	711	3	141	+ 571
Coronary Heart Disease	2	647	1	192	+ 455
Stroke	3	255	4	127	+ 128
Kidney Disease	4	121	6	102	+ 19
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	100	7	97	+ 3
Asthma	6	99	35	8	+ 91
Hypertension	7	74	12	46	+ 29
Breast Cancer	8	71	23	22	+ 49
Lung Disease	9	61	11	46	+ 16
Congenital Anomalies	10	57	21	23	+ 34
Road Traffic Accidents	11	53	8	88	- 35
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	42	34	9	+ 33
Cervical Cancer	13	38	17	28	+ 10
Low Birth Weight	14	38	25	20	+ 18
Liver Disease	15	36	9	58	- 22
Suicide	16	35	16	28	+ 7
Other Injuries	17	34	14	36	- 2
Liver Cancer	18	30	19	24	+ 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	27	13	45	- 17
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	27	41	3	+ 24
Drownings	21	26	18	24	+ 2
Lung Cancers	22	21	15	30	- 10
Inflammatory/Heart	23	20	26	18	+ 2
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	20	24	20	- 0
Prostate Cancer	25	18	10	47	- 30
Parkinson's Disease	26	18	28	11	+ 7
Tuberculosis	27	17	33	9	+ 8
Birth Trauma	28	16	32	9	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	15	38	5	+ 10
Leukemia	30	14	39	4	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	31	13	5	119	- 106
Ovary Cancer	32	13	52	1	+ 12
Fires	33	12	40	4	+ 8
Endocrine Disorders	34	12	22	23	- 10
Lymphomas	35	12	50	1	+ 11
Falls	36	12	27	13	- 1
Stomach Cancer	37	10	20	23	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	38	9	31	9	- 0
Uterin Cancer	39	9	51	1	+ 8
Violence	40	8	2	146	- 137
Skin Disease	41	8	37	5	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	42	8	43	2	+ 6
Meningitis	43	7	46	1	+ 6
Epilepsy	44	7	36	8	- 1
Malnutrition	45	6	29	10	- 4
Oral Cancer	46	5	67	0	+ 5
Syphilis	47	5	62	0	+ 5
Pertussis	48	4	63	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	49	4	42	2	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	50	4	81	0	+ 4
Encephalitis	51	3	48	1	+ 2
Drug Use	52	2	47	1	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	53	1	53	1	+ 1
Appendicitis	54	1	44	1	- 0
Dengue	55	1	55	0	+ 1
Poisonings	56	1	45	1	- 0
Alcohol	57	1	30	10	- 9
Tetanus	58	1	59	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	59	0	56	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	60	0	54	0	- 0
Skin Cancers	61	0	66	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	0	49	1	- 1
Measles	63	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	64	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	61	0	+ 0
War	66	0	60	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	69	0	58	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	57	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELIZE

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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.