BRAZIL VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	376,481	5	59,608	+ 316,873
Coronary Heart Disease	2	342,522	1	165,788	+ 176,734
Stroke	3	134,737	2	123,207	+ 11,531
Kidney Disease	4	64,035	7	37,690	+ 26,344
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	52,830	3	94,705	- 41,874
Asthma	6	52,223	48	2,595	+ 49,629
Hypertension	7	39,320	11	28,822	+ 10,498
Breast Cancer	8	37,565	14	20,759	+ 16,806
Lung Disease	9	32,523	6	59,373	- 26,850
Congenital Anomalies	10	29,927	23	12,317	+ 17,610
Road Traffic Accidents	11	27,813	8	33,871	- 6,058
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	22,280	35	5,659	+ 16,620
Cervical Cancer	13	19,970	29	9,511	+ 10,459
Low Birth Weight	14	19,869	33	6,881	+ 12,989
Liver Disease	15	18,894	13	21,422	- 2,528
Suicide	16	18,439	20	14,540	+ 3,899
Other Injuries	17	17,762	21	13,807	+ 3,955
Liver Cancer	18	15,745	25	11,514	+ 4,230
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	14,541	10	30,717	- 16,176
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	14,333	51	2,193	+ 12,141
Drownings	21	13,763	39	4,937	+ 8,826
Lung Cancers	22	11,050	9	31,659	- 20,609
Inflammatory/Heart	23	10,470	18	17,508	- 7,038
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	10,452	12	23,161	- 12,710
Prostate Cancer	25	9,369	15	19,001	- 9,631
Parkinson's Disease	26	9,321	41	4,770	+ 4,550
Tuberculosis	27	9,055	40	4,895	+ 4,160
Birth Trauma	28	8,411	45	3,777	+ 4,634
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	7,787	44	4,258	+ 3,529
Leukemia	30	7,156	30	8,531	- 1,375
HIV/AIDS	31	6,937	22	12,558	- 5,621
Ovary Cancer	32	6,719	43	4,355	+ 2,363
Fires	33	6,401	58	1,028	+ 5,374
Endocrine Disorders	34	6,378	19	16,927	- 10,549
Lymphomas	35	6,303	27	10,376	- 4,072
Falls	36	6,180	16	18,847	- 12,667
Stomach Cancer	37	5,403	17	17,992	- 12,589
Pancreas Cancer	38	4,813	24	11,999	- 7,186
Uterin Cancer	39	4,619	47	2,780	+ 1,838
Violence	40	4,497	4	68,779	- 64,282
Skin Disease	41	4,422	31	7,179	- 2,757
Oesophagus Cancer	42	4,109	26	10,466	- 6,356
Meningitis	43	3,968	54	1,359	+ 2,610
Epilepsy	44	3,774	46	3,263	+ 511
Malnutrition	45	3,315	34	6,695	- 3,380
Oral Cancer	46	2,892	28	9,951	- 7,059
Syphilis	47	2,560	68	223	+ 2,337
Pertussis	48	2,272	75	30	+ 2,242
Maternal Conditions	49	1,993	53	1,507	+ 486
Bladder Cancer	50	1,886	36	5,306	- 3,419
Encephalitis	51	1,692	72	65	+ 1,627
Drug Use	52	899	49	2,467	- 1,568
Other Neoplasms	53	763	42	4,665	- 3,902
Appendicitis	54	645	57	1,067	- 423
Dengue	55	609	76	14	+ 595
Poisonings	56	519	66	317	+ 202
Alcohol	57	401	32	7,121	- 6,720
Tetanus	58	320	71	88	+ 233
Hepatitis B	59	245	59	775	- 530
Multiple Sclerosis	60	186	64	356	- 170
Skin Cancers	61	148	38	5,032	- 4,883
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	79	61	596	- 517
Measles	63	58	81	4	+ 54
Chlamydia	64	45	80	5	+ 39
Hepatitis C	65	31	52	1,955	- 1,924
War	66	24	56	1,090	- 1,066
Ascariasis	67	18	78	7	+ 11
Diphtheria	68	11	79	7	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	69	3	67	260	- 257
Otitis Media	70	1	70	94	- 93
Leprosy	71	0	69	173	- 173
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	83	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	63	432	- 432
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	593	- 593
Malaria	75	0	74	44	- 44
Chagas disease	76	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	78	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	661	- 661
Anemia	82	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.