ETHIOPIA VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	202,825	10	16,258	+ 186,567
Coronary Heart Disease	2	184,530	4	36,530	+ 148,000
Stroke	3	72,588	3	39,362	+ 33,227
Kidney Disease	4	34,498	13	12,103	+ 22,395
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	28,462	1	59,931	- 31,469
Asthma	6	28,135	29	4,484	+ 23,651
Hypertension	7	21,183	12	13,470	+ 7,713
Breast Cancer	8	20,238	20	8,485	+ 11,753
Lung Disease	9	17,521	15	11,870	+ 5,651
Congenital Anomalies	10	16,123	11	15,638	+ 485
Road Traffic Accidents	11	14,984	5	31,564	- 16,580
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	12,003	2	44,361	- 32,358
Cervical Cancer	13	10,758	27	5,019	+ 5,740
Low Birth Weight	14	10,704	7	28,020	- 17,316
Liver Disease	15	10,179	8	27,270	- 17,091
Suicide	16	9,934	25	6,030	+ 3,904
Other Injuries	17	9,569	16	11,735	- 2,166
Liver Cancer	18	8,482	42	1,730	+ 6,752
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	7,834	21	8,258	- 424
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	7,722	49	1,339	+ 6,383
Drownings	21	7,415	35	3,133	+ 4,282
Lung Cancers	22	5,953	38	2,202	+ 3,751
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,641	39	2,168	+ 3,472
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	5,631	31	3,755	+ 1,876
Prostate Cancer	25	5,048	50	1,244	+ 3,803
Parkinson's Disease	26	5,021	46	1,578	+ 3,444
Tuberculosis	27	4,878	9	21,455	- 16,577
Birth Trauma	28	4,531	6	31,107	- 26,576
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	4,195	41	1,758	+ 2,437
Leukemia	30	3,855	30	4,222	- 367
HIV/AIDS	31	3,737	17	11,471	- 7,734
Ovary Cancer	32	3,620	36	2,424	+ 1,196
Fires	33	3,449	34	3,255	+ 194
Endocrine Disorders	34	3,436	45	1,623	+ 1,813
Lymphomas	35	3,396	33	3,590	- 194
Falls	36	3,329	28	4,510	- 1,181
Stomach Cancer	37	2,911	47	1,519	+ 1,392
Pancreas Cancer	38	2,593	61	488	+ 2,105
Uterin Cancer	39	2,488	62	421	+ 2,067
Violence	40	2,423	22	8,076	- 5,653
Skin Disease	41	2,383	53	904	+ 1,479
Oesophagus Cancer	42	2,214	40	1,839	+ 375
Meningitis	43	2,138	14	12,019	- 9,881
Epilepsy	44	2,033	44	1,625	+ 408
Malnutrition	45	1,786	19	8,643	- 6,857
Oral Cancer	46	1,558	48	1,477	+ 82
Syphilis	47	1,379	43	1,699	- 320
Pertussis	48	1,224	23	6,896	- 5,672
Maternal Conditions	49	1,073	18	8,887	- 7,813
Bladder Cancer	50	1,016	51	1,080	- 64
Encephalitis	51	912	63	386	+ 526
Drug Use	52	484	60	513	- 29
Other Neoplasms	53	411	66	148	+ 263
Appendicitis	54	347	58	677	- 330
Dengue	55	328	73	20	+ 308
Poisonings	56	280	32	3,668	- 3,389
Alcohol	57	216	55	750	- 534
Tetanus	58	173	37	2,203	- 2,030
Hepatitis B	59	132	56	742	- 610
Multiple Sclerosis	60	100	70	61	+ 39
Skin Cancers	61	80	52	1,006	- 927
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	43	65	221	- 178
Measles	63	31	24	6,324	- 6,293
Chlamydia	64	24	72	21	+ 3
Hepatitis C	65	17	69	115	- 98
War	66	13	64	281	- 267
Ascariasis	67	10	68	130	- 120
Diphtheria	68	6	67	146	- 140
Upper Respiratory	69	2	57	709	- 707
Otitis Media	70	0	71	39	- 38
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	59	579	- 579
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	839	- 839
Malaria	75	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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.