JAPAN VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	210,783	29	5,433	+ 205,350
Coronary Heart Disease	2	191,770	1	163,905	+ 27,865
Stroke	3	75,436	2	121,823	- 46,386
Kidney Disease	4	35,852	9	44,779	- 8,927
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	29,579	3	107,899	- 78,320
Asthma	6	29,239	42	1,922	+ 27,316
Hypertension	7	22,014	28	6,673	+ 15,341
Breast Cancer	8	21,032	15	15,805	+ 5,227
Lung Disease	9	18,209	5	78,169	- 59,961
Congenital Anomalies	10	16,756	40	2,473	+ 14,283
Road Traffic Accidents	11	15,572	31	4,566	+ 11,006
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	12,474	37	2,731	+ 9,743
Cervical Cancer	13	11,180	32	3,799	+ 7,382
Low Birth Weight	14	11,124	55	202	+ 10,922
Liver Disease	15	10,578	17	14,195	- 3,617
Suicide	16	10,324	13	19,466	- 9,142
Other Injuries	17	9,945	12	22,068	- 12,123
Liver Cancer	18	8,815	11	29,384	- 20,569
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	8,141	7	56,937	- 48,796
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	8,025	39	2,555	+ 5,470
Drownings	21	7,705	25	8,409	- 703
Lung Cancers	22	6,187	4	79,688	- 73,501
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,862	27	8,232	- 2,371
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	5,852	6	57,340	- 51,489
Prostate Cancer	25	5,246	19	13,515	- 8,270
Parkinson's Disease	26	5,218	18	14,007	- 8,789
Tuberculosis	27	5,070	34	3,459	+ 1,611
Birth Trauma	28	4,709	61	104	+ 4,604
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	4,360	35	2,922	+ 1,438
Leukemia	30	4,007	24	9,607	- 5,600
HIV/AIDS	31	3,884	63	48	+ 3,836
Ovary Cancer	32	3,762	30	5,061	- 1,300
Fires	33	3,584	48	1,007	+ 2,577
Endocrine Disorders	34	3,571	21	11,486	- 7,915
Lymphomas	35	3,529	14	19,273	- 15,744
Falls	36	3,460	23	9,736	- 6,276
Stomach Cancer	37	3,025	8	50,433	- 47,408
Pancreas Cancer	38	2,695	10	37,027	- 34,332
Uterin Cancer	39	2,586	33	3,461	- 875
Violence	40	2,518	53	266	+ 2,252
Skin Disease	41	2,476	36	2,806	- 330
Oesophagus Cancer	42	2,301	20	12,316	- 10,015
Meningitis	43	2,222	52	308	+ 1,914
Epilepsy	44	2,113	45	1,558	+ 555
Malnutrition	45	1,856	43	1,910	- 54
Oral Cancer	46	1,619	26	8,333	- 6,714
Syphilis	47	1,433	65	16	+ 1,417
Pertussis	48	1,272	71	1	+ 1,271
Maternal Conditions	49	1,116	64	39	+ 1,077
Bladder Cancer	50	1,056	22	9,936	- 8,880
Encephalitis	51	947	69	5	+ 943
Drug Use	52	503	50	732	- 229
Other Neoplasms	53	427	16	15,120	- 14,692
Appendicitis	54	361	58	126	+ 235
Dengue	55	341	83	0	+ 341
Poisonings	56	291	54	255	+ 36
Alcohol	57	225	51	576	- 351
Tetanus	58	179	67	9	+ 170
Hepatitis B	59	137	46	1,423	- 1,286
Multiple Sclerosis	60	104	59	108	- 4
Skin Cancers	61	83	44	1,843	- 1,760
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	44	38	2,618	- 2,573
Measles	63	32	75	0	+ 32
Chlamydia	64	25	80	0	+ 25
Hepatitis C	65	17	41	2,220	- 2,202
War	66	14	66	15	- 1
Ascariasis	67	10	82	0	+ 10
Diphtheria	68	6	74	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	69	2	57	159	- 157
Otitis Media	70	0	68	8	- 7
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Anemia	82	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	85	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.