COLOMBIA VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	84,839	11	5,028	+ 79,811
Coronary Heart Disease	2	77,187	1	43,066	+ 34,121
Stroke	3	30,363	3	16,573	+ 13,790
Kidney Disease	4	14,430	7	6,834	+ 7,596
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	11,905	5	10,773	+ 1,132
Asthma	6	11,769	54	191	+ 11,577
Hypertension	7	8,861	8	6,400	+ 2,461
Breast Cancer	8	8,465	13	3,669	+ 4,796
Lung Disease	9	7,329	4	15,928	- 8,599
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,744	16	2,963	+ 3,781
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,268	6	7,765	- 1,497
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	5,021	38	747	+ 4,273
Cervical Cancer	13	4,500	20	2,266	+ 2,234
Low Birth Weight	14	4,478	23	2,095	+ 2,382
Liver Disease	15	4,258	19	2,426	+ 1,832
Suicide	16	4,155	26	1,965	+ 2,190
Other Injuries	17	4,003	28	1,592	+ 2,410
Liver Cancer	18	3,548	24	2,065	+ 1,483
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,277	22	2,157	+ 1,120
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	3,230	63	38	+ 3,192
Drownings	21	3,101	40	689	+ 2,412
Lung Cancers	22	2,490	10	5,250	- 2,760
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,359	31	1,329	+ 1,030
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,355	12	4,371	- 2,016
Prostate Cancer	25	2,111	14	3,584	- 1,473
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,100	47	383	+ 1,717
Tuberculosis	27	2,041	32	1,272	+ 769
Birth Trauma	28	1,895	41	648	+ 1,247
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,755	39	698	+ 1,056
Leukemia	30	1,613	21	2,208	- 596
HIV/AIDS	31	1,563	17	2,683	- 1,120
Ovary Cancer	32	1,514	33	1,122	+ 392
Fires	33	1,443	56	127	+ 1,316
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,437	30	1,367	+ 70
Lymphomas	35	1,420	18	2,603	- 1,182
Falls	36	1,393	29	1,518	- 125
Stomach Cancer	37	1,217	9	6,112	- 4,894
Pancreas Cancer	38	1,085	25	2,022	- 938
Uterin Cancer	39	1,041	45	423	+ 618
Violence	40	1,013	2	19,268	- 18,255
Skin Disease	41	997	34	1,102	- 105
Oesophagus Cancer	42	926	36	835	+ 91
Meningitis	43	894	50	244	+ 650
Epilepsy	44	850	43	597	+ 253
Malnutrition	45	747	27	1,878	- 1,131
Oral Cancer	46	652	37	807	- 155
Syphilis	47	577	65	30	+ 547
Pertussis	48	512	69	18	+ 494
Maternal Conditions	49	449	46	394	+ 55
Bladder Cancer	50	425	42	609	- 184
Encephalitis	51	381	64	38	+ 343
Drug Use	52	202	44	492	- 289
Other Neoplasms	53	172	15	3,205	- 3,033
Appendicitis	54	145	52	213	- 67
Dengue	55	137	55	133	+ 4
Poisonings	56	117	61	61	+ 56
Alcohol	57	90	68	23	+ 68
Tetanus	58	72	71	14	+ 58
Hepatitis B	59	55	62	50	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	60	42	60	62	- 21
Skin Cancers	61	33	35	1,028	- 995
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	18	51	242	- 224
Measles	63	13	78	0	+ 13
Chlamydia	64	10	81	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	65	7	59	65	- 58
War	66	5	49	260	- 254
Ascariasis	67	4	76	5	- 1
Diphtheria	68	2	80	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	69	1	66	27	- 26
Otitis Media	70	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	71	0	72	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	7	- 7
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	1	- 1
Malaria	75	0	67	26	- 26
Chagas disease	76	0	53	203	- 203
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	70	18	- 18
Anemia	82	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Fiji

Colombia

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.