FINLAND VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	9,626	22	418	+ 9,208
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,758	2	9,831	- 1,073
Stroke	3	3,445	3	4,115	- 670
Kidney Disease	4	1,637	26	342	+ 1,295
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,351	21	436	+ 915
Asthma	6	1,335	40	85	+ 1,251
Hypertension	7	1,005	5	2,030	- 1,025
Breast Cancer	8	960	12	948	+ 12
Lung Disease	9	832	8	1,289	- 458
Congenital Anomalies	10	765	35	192	+ 573
Road Traffic Accidents	11	711	33	215	+ 496
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	570	52	15	+ 554
Cervical Cancer	13	511	44	62	+ 449
Low Birth Weight	14	508	48	26	+ 482
Liver Disease	15	483	10	1,068	- 585
Suicide	16	471	15	846	- 375
Other Injuries	17	454	20	437	+ 17
Liver Cancer	18	403	16	545	- 143
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	372	1	11,120	- 10,748
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	366	50	19	+ 347
Drownings	21	352	37	106	+ 246
Lung Cancers	22	283	4	2,312	- 2,030
Inflammatory/Heart	23	268	17	518	- 250
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	267	6	1,433	- 1,166
Prostate Cancer	25	240	11	970	- 731
Parkinson's Disease	26	238	13	853	- 615
Tuberculosis	27	232	46	32	+ 200
Birth Trauma	28	215	56	8	+ 207
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	199	36	151	+ 48
Leukemia	30	183	24	371	- 188
HIV/AIDS	31	177	59	6	+ 172
Ovary Cancer	32	172	25	344	- 173
Fires	33	164	45	62	+ 102
Endocrine Disorders	34	163	31	257	- 94
Lymphomas	35	161	14	851	- 690
Falls	36	158	7	1,325	- 1,167
Stomach Cancer	37	138	19	447	- 309
Pancreas Cancer	38	123	9	1,247	- 1,124
Uterin Cancer	39	118	32	225	- 107
Violence	40	115	43	64	+ 51
Skin Disease	41	113	47	27	+ 86
Oesophagus Cancer	42	105	27	320	- 215
Meningitis	43	101	55	9	+ 92
Epilepsy	44	96	38	104	- 8
Malnutrition	45	85	57	7	+ 78
Oral Cancer	46	74	34	207	- 133
Syphilis	47	65	67	0	+ 65
Pertussis	48	58	69	0	+ 58
Maternal Conditions	49	51	64	2	+ 49
Bladder Cancer	50	48	28	308	- 260
Encephalitis	51	43	66	0	+ 43
Drug Use	52	23	30	269	- 246
Other Neoplasms	53	20	23	377	- 357
Appendicitis	54	16	54	10	+ 7
Dengue	55	16	82	0	+ 16
Poisonings	56	13	49	25	- 12
Alcohol	57	10	18	464	- 454
Tetanus	58	8	70	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	59	6	63	2	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	60	5	42	80	- 75
Skin Cancers	61	4	29	297	- 293
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	2	41	83	- 81
Measles	63	1	72	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	64	1	84	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	60	5	- 4
War	66	1	65	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	69	0	62	2	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	39	93	- 93
Anemia	82	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	85	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	86	0	61	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Fiji

Finland

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.