ITALY VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	104,303	8	19,836	+ 84,467
Coronary Heart Disease	2	94,895	1	97,116	- 2,221
Stroke	3	37,329	2	62,633	- 25,305
Kidney Disease	4	17,741	11	12,726	+ 5,015
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	14,637	9	16,339	- 1,702
Asthma	6	14,468	47	494	+ 13,975
Hypertension	7	10,894	6	29,931	- 19,038
Breast Cancer	8	10,407	10	13,868	- 3,461
Lung Disease	9	9,010	5	32,382	- 23,372
Congenital Anomalies	10	8,291	37	1,443	+ 6,848
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,705	30	3,221	+ 4,485
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	6,173	36	1,622	+ 4,551
Cervical Cancer	13	5,533	40	1,154	+ 4,379
Low Birth Weight	14	5,505	51	357	+ 5,147
Liver Disease	15	5,235	23	5,559	- 325
Suicide	16	5,109	26	4,042	+ 1,067
Other Injuries	17	4,921	12	12,112	- 7,191
Liver Cancer	18	4,362	17	9,620	- 5,258
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	4,028	3	41,445	- 37,416
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	3,971	32	2,216	+ 1,755
Drownings	21	3,813	52	344	+ 3,469
Lung Cancers	22	3,061	4	34,152	- 31,091
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,901	24	5,531	- 2,630
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,896	7	21,254	- 18,358
Prostate Cancer	25	2,596	20	8,409	- 5,813
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,582	19	8,428	- 5,845
Tuberculosis	27	2,509	53	336	+ 2,173
Birth Trauma	28	2,330	59	140	+ 2,190
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,157	43	690	+ 1,467
Leukemia	30	1,983	21	6,728	- 4,746
HIV/AIDS	31	1,922	46	520	+ 1,402
Ovary Cancer	32	1,861	28	3,282	- 1,420
Fires	33	1,773	56	271	+ 1,502
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,767	18	8,431	- 6,664
Lymphomas	35	1,746	16	9,670	- 7,924
Falls	36	1,712	25	4,222	- 2,510
Stomach Cancer	37	1,497	14	10,252	- 8,756
Pancreas Cancer	38	1,333	13	12,095	- 10,761
Uterin Cancer	39	1,280	33	2,198	- 918
Violence	40	1,246	50	409	+ 837
Skin Disease	41	1,225	38	1,440	- 215
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,138	34	2,045	- 907
Meningitis	43	1,099	60	128	+ 972
Epilepsy	44	1,046	39	1,337	- 291
Malnutrition	45	918	41	775	+ 143
Oral Cancer	46	801	27	3,343	- 2,542
Syphilis	47	709	69	4	+ 705
Pertussis	48	629	73	1	+ 629
Maternal Conditions	49	552	67	6	+ 546
Bladder Cancer	50	523	22	6,711	- 6,188
Encephalitis	51	469	68	5	+ 464
Drug Use	52	249	45	654	- 405
Other Neoplasms	53	211	15	9,984	- 9,773
Appendicitis	54	179	61	49	+ 130
Dengue	55	169	81	0	+ 169
Poisonings	56	144	58	154	- 10
Alcohol	57	111	55	277	- 166
Tetanus	58	89	63	22	+ 67
Hepatitis B	59	68	54	334	- 266
Multiple Sclerosis	60	51	44	677	- 625
Skin Cancers	61	41	29	3,239	- 3,198
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	22	42	701	- 680
Measles	63	16	71	1	+ 15
Chlamydia	64	12	84	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	65	9	31	2,451	- 2,442
War	66	7	66	6	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	5	80	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	68	3	76	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	69	1	64	20	- 19
Otitis Media	70	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	49	424	- 424
Anemia	82	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	85	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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.