BHUTAN VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		BHUTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	1,513	7	164	+ 1,349
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,377	1	702	+ 674
Stroke	3	542	3	360	+ 181
Kidney Disease	4	257	8	149	+ 109
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	212	4	177	+ 35
Asthma	6	210	15	78	+ 132
Hypertension	7	158	16	77	+ 82
Breast Cancer	8	151	43	8	+ 143
Lung Disease	9	131	2	524	- 394
Congenital Anomalies	10	120	20	50	+ 70
Road Traffic Accidents	11	112	10	123	- 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	90	5	169	- 80
Cervical Cancer	13	80	29	30	+ 50
Low Birth Weight	14	80	14	79	+ 1
Liver Disease	15	76	6	166	- 90
Suicide	16	74	26	35	+ 39
Other Injuries	17	71	24	43	+ 29
Liver Cancer	18	63	27	35	+ 28
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	58	13	105	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	58	17	68	- 10
Drownings	21	55	32	20	+ 35
Lung Cancers	22	44	21	44	+ 0
Inflammatory/Heart	23	42	45	8	+ 34
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	42	31	24	+ 18
Prostate Cancer	25	38	55	3	+ 34
Parkinson's Disease	26	37	28	31	+ 6
Tuberculosis	27	36	9	138	- 101
Birth Trauma	28	34	19	51	- 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	31	25	39	- 7
Leukemia	30	29	34	19	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	31	28	18	58	- 30
Ovary Cancer	32	27	37	14	+ 13
Fires	33	26	44	8	+ 18
Endocrine Disorders	34	26	39	11	+ 15
Lymphomas	35	25	52	5	+ 20
Falls	36	25	12	111	- 86
Stomach Cancer	37	22	11	118	- 96
Pancreas Cancer	38	19	33	20	- 1
Uterin Cancer	39	19	71	0	+ 19
Violence	40	18	35	18	- 0
Skin Disease	41	18	46	7	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	42	17	22	44	- 27
Meningitis	43	16	36	17	- 1
Epilepsy	44	15	38	14	+ 1
Malnutrition	45	13	54	3	+ 10
Oral Cancer	46	12	23	43	- 31
Syphilis	47	10	40	11	- 0
Pertussis	48	9	63	1	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	49	8	42	9	- 1
Bladder Cancer	50	8	48	6	+ 1
Encephalitis	51	7	30	28	- 21
Drug Use	52	4	47	7	- 3
Other Neoplasms	53	3	57	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	54	3	51	5	- 2
Dengue	55	2	56	3	- 1
Poisonings	56	2	59	2	+ 0
Alcohol	57	2	49	6	- 4
Tetanus	58	1	60	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	59	1	53	4	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	62	1	- 0
Skin Cancers	61	1	41	9	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	0	50	5	- 5
Measles	63	0	58	2	- 2
Chlamydia	64	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	64	1	- 1
War	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	69	0	61	1	- 1
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	85	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	86	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	75	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	76	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BHUTAN

Fiji

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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.