MALAYSIA VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	59,136	9	4,107	+ 55,029
Coronary Heart Disease	2	53,802	1	36,729	+ 17,073
Stroke	3	21,164	3	21,592	- 428
Kidney Disease	4	10,058	6	6,629	+ 3,429
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	8,298	2	23,477	- 15,179
Asthma	6	8,203	30	1,013	+ 7,190
Hypertension	7	6,176	38	649	+ 5,527
Breast Cancer	8	5,901	12	3,071	+ 2,829
Lung Disease	9	5,109	5	6,633	- 1,524
Congenital Anomalies	10	4,701	24	1,403	+ 3,298
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,369	4	7,181	- 2,813
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	3,500	20	1,773	+ 1,727
Cervical Cancer	13	3,137	31	1,010	+ 2,126
Low Birth Weight	14	3,121	29	1,020	+ 2,101
Liver Disease	15	2,968	7	5,125	- 2,158
Suicide	16	2,896	19	1,823	+ 1,073
Other Injuries	17	2,790	14	2,222	+ 568
Liver Cancer	18	2,473	16	1,984	+ 489
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,284	10	3,996	- 1,712
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	2,251	51	246	+ 2,005
Drownings	21	2,162	36	820	+ 1,342
Lung Cancers	22	1,736	8	4,319	- 2,583
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,645	27	1,214	+ 431
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,642	11	3,832	- 2,191
Prostate Cancer	25	1,472	33	903	+ 568
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,464	28	1,106	+ 358
Tuberculosis	27	1,422	26	1,227	+ 195
Birth Trauma	28	1,321	42	359	+ 963
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,223	22	1,424	- 201
Leukemia	30	1,124	23	1,412	- 288
HIV/AIDS	31	1,090	13	2,679	- 1,589
Ovary Cancer	32	1,055	35	827	+ 228
Fires	33	1,005	44	336	+ 670
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,002	37	809	+ 192
Lymphomas	35	990	25	1,321	- 331
Falls	36	971	18	1,855	- 884
Stomach Cancer	37	849	21	1,441	- 593
Pancreas Cancer	38	756	32	994	- 238
Uterin Cancer	39	725	43	352	+ 373
Violence	40	706	34	869	- 162
Skin Disease	41	695	15	2,066	- 1,371
Oesophagus Cancer	42	645	41	435	+ 211
Meningitis	43	623	46	301	+ 322
Epilepsy	44	593	52	226	+ 367
Malnutrition	45	521	49	249	+ 272
Oral Cancer	46	454	17	1,865	- 1,410
Syphilis	47	402	62	19	+ 383
Pertussis	48	357	57	80	+ 277
Maternal Conditions	49	313	56	167	+ 146
Bladder Cancer	50	296	39	467	- 171
Encephalitis	51	266	40	452	- 186
Drug Use	52	141	45	322	- 181
Other Neoplasms	53	120	48	265	- 145
Appendicitis	54	101	58	71	+ 30
Dengue	55	96	47	280	- 184
Poisonings	56	82	53	211	- 129
Alcohol	57	63	55	181	- 118
Tetanus	58	50	61	21	+ 29
Hepatitis B	59	38	54	206	- 167
Multiple Sclerosis	60	29	59	30	- 1
Skin Cancers	61	23	50	247	- 224
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	12	60	27	- 15
Measles	63	9	70	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	64	7	68	2	+ 5
Hepatitis C	65	5	64	6	- 1
War	66	4	63	11	- 7
Ascariasis	67	3	67	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	2	69	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	69	0	65	5	- 4
Otitis Media	70	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	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 MALAYSIA

Fiji

Malaysia

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.