CUBA VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	18,762	13	1,791	+ 16,971
Coronary Heart Disease	2	17,069	1	22,079	- 5,010
Stroke	3	6,715	2	10,725	- 4,011
Kidney Disease	4	3,191	14	1,700	+ 1,491
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,633	3	8,564	- 5,931
Asthma	6	2,603	40	301	+ 2,301
Hypertension	7	1,959	7	3,469	- 1,509
Breast Cancer	8	1,872	15	1,673	+ 199
Lung Disease	9	1,621	6	5,492	- 3,872
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,491	37	368	+ 1,124
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,386	19	1,007	+ 379
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,110	43	206	+ 904
Cervical Cancer	13	995	29	666	+ 329
Low Birth Weight	14	990	48	98	+ 892
Liver Disease	15	942	11	1,873	- 932
Suicide	16	919	16	1,638	- 719
Other Injuries	17	885	12	1,869	- 984
Liver Cancer	18	785	24	815	- 31
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	725	5	5,841	- 5,117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	714	44	162	+ 553
Drownings	21	686	42	231	+ 455
Lung Cancers	22	551	4	5,985	- 5,434
Inflammatory/Heart	23	522	17	1,156	- 635
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	521	9	2,958	- 2,437
Prostate Cancer	25	467	8	3,365	- 2,898
Parkinson's Disease	26	464	27	691	- 226
Tuberculosis	27	451	60	45	+ 407
Birth Trauma	28	419	59	49	+ 371
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	388	35	420	- 32
Leukemia	30	357	30	633	- 277
HIV/AIDS	31	346	34	471	- 126
Ovary Cancer	32	335	39	323	+ 12
Fires	33	319	58	55	+ 264
Endocrine Disorders	34	318	36	412	- 95
Lymphomas	35	314	18	1,089	- 775
Falls	36	308	10	2,810	- 2,502
Stomach Cancer	37	269	20	991	- 722
Pancreas Cancer	38	240	21	905	- 665
Uterin Cancer	39	230	31	602	- 372
Violence	40	224	32	584	- 360
Skin Disease	41	220	41	258	- 38
Oesophagus Cancer	42	205	22	879	- 675
Meningitis	43	198	50	83	+ 115
Epilepsy	44	188	46	108	+ 80
Malnutrition	45	165	55	64	+ 102
Oral Cancer	46	144	23	876	- 732
Syphilis	47	128	69	1	+ 127
Pertussis	48	113	73	0	+ 113
Maternal Conditions	49	99	61	43	+ 56
Bladder Cancer	50	94	26	734	- 640
Encephalitis	51	84	66	6	+ 79
Drug Use	52	45	51	82	- 37
Other Neoplasms	53	38	25	769	- 731
Appendicitis	54	32	47	104	- 72
Dengue	55	30	74	0	+ 30
Poisonings	56	26	62	17	+ 9
Alcohol	57	20	28	675	- 655
Tetanus	58	16	71	1	+ 15
Hepatitis B	59	12	56	59	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	60	9	57	55	- 46
Skin Cancers	61	7	33	514	- 507
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	4	49	87	- 83
Measles	63	3	76	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	64	2	84	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	2	45	112	- 111
War	66	1	68	1	- 0
Ascariasis	67	1	70	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	1	75	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	69	0	65	6	- 6
Otitis Media	70	0	63	11	- 11
Leprosy	71	0	67	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	68	- 68
Anemia	82	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	85	0	38	326	- 326
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Fiji

Cuba

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.