GREECE VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	17,898	20	1,266	+ 16,632
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,283	1	21,124	- 4,841
Stroke	3	6,405	2	14,077	- 7,672
Kidney Disease	4	3,044	6	4,759	- 1,714
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,512	3	8,282	- 5,771
Asthma	6	2,483	55	27	+ 2,455
Hypertension	7	1,869	9	2,922	- 1,053
Breast Cancer	8	1,786	11	2,520	- 734
Lung Disease	9	1,546	5	5,526	- 3,980
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,423	38	174	+ 1,249
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,322	22	870	+ 452
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,059	44	95	+ 964
Cervical Cancer	13	949	36	243	+ 706
Low Birth Weight	14	945	41	127	+ 817
Liver Disease	15	898	23	809	+ 89
Suicide	16	877	28	533	+ 344
Other Injuries	17	844	17	1,453	- 609
Liver Cancer	18	748	14	1,566	- 817
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	691	7	3,940	- 3,248
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	681	43	100	+ 581
Drownings	21	654	32	435	+ 219
Lung Cancers	22	525	4	7,355	- 6,830
Inflammatory/Heart	23	498	24	725	- 227
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	497	8	3,264	- 2,767
Prostate Cancer	25	445	12	2,023	- 1,578
Parkinson's Disease	26	443	10	2,646	- 2,203
Tuberculosis	27	430	46	66	+ 364
Birth Trauma	28	400	57	17	+ 383
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	370	26	611	- 240
Leukemia	30	340	18	1,354	- 1,014
HIV/AIDS	31	330	50	47	+ 283
Ovary Cancer	32	319	27	557	- 238
Fires	33	304	39	146	+ 158
Endocrine Disorders	34	303	29	526	- 223
Lymphomas	35	300	19	1,268	- 969
Falls	36	294	21	1,245	- 951
Stomach Cancer	37	257	16	1,535	- 1,279
Pancreas Cancer	38	229	13	1,904	- 1,675
Uterin Cancer	39	220	33	373	- 153
Violence	40	214	42	104	+ 110
Skin Disease	41	210	47	56	+ 154
Oesophagus Cancer	42	195	35	246	- 50
Meningitis	43	189	53	33	+ 155
Epilepsy	44	179	34	249	- 70
Malnutrition	45	158	66	1	+ 157
Oral Cancer	46	137	30	440	- 303
Syphilis	47	122	65	1	+ 121
Pertussis	48	108	69	0	+ 108
Maternal Conditions	49	95	61	2	+ 93
Bladder Cancer	50	90	15	1,551	- 1,461
Encephalitis	51	80	67	1	+ 80
Drug Use	52	43	37	193	- 151
Other Neoplasms	53	36	25	679	- 642
Appendicitis	54	31	58	9	+ 21
Dengue	55	29	71	0	+ 29
Poisonings	56	25	56	19	+ 5
Alcohol	57	19	49	50	- 31
Tetanus	58	15	62	2	+ 13
Hepatitis B	59	12	48	56	- 44
Multiple Sclerosis	60	9	40	135	- 126
Skin Cancers	61	7	31	438	- 431
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	4	45	67	- 63
Measles	63	3	68	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	64	2	80	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	52	38	- 37
War	66	1	64	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	1	70	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	69	0	59	8	- 8
Otitis Media	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	60	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	54	27	- 27
Anemia	82	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	63	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Fiji

Greece

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.