MALDIVES VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		MALDIVES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	665	6	47	+ 618
Coronary Heart Disease	2	605	1	279	+ 326
Stroke	3	238	2	143	+ 95
Kidney Disease	4	113	4	80	+ 33
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	93	8	33	+ 60
Asthma	6	92	29	10	+ 82
Hypertension	7	69	17	16	+ 53
Breast Cancer	8	66	9	28	+ 38
Lung Disease	9	57	3	91	- 34
Congenital Anomalies	10	53	15	19	+ 34
Road Traffic Accidents	11	49	31	9	+ 41
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	39	22	14	+ 25
Cervical Cancer	13	35	13	22	+ 14
Low Birth Weight	14	35	20	15	+ 20
Liver Disease	15	33	11	24	+ 9
Suicide	16	33	21	15	+ 18
Other Injuries	17	31	18	16	+ 16
Liver Cancer	18	28	10	27	+ 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	26	5	47	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	25	43	3	+ 22
Drownings	21	24	23	14	+ 10
Lung Cancers	22	20	7	36	- 17
Inflammatory/Heart	23	19	36	5	+ 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	18	14	21	- 3
Prostate Cancer	25	17	26	11	+ 5
Parkinson's Disease	26	16	25	12	+ 5
Tuberculosis	27	16	27	11	+ 5
Birth Trauma	28	15	39	5	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	14	42	4	+ 10
Leukemia	30	13	24	13	- 0
HIV/AIDS	31	12	78	0	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	32	12	30	9	+ 3
Fires	33	11	41	4	+ 7
Endocrine Disorders	34	11	12	22	- 10
Lymphomas	35	11	34	7	+ 4
Falls	36	11	16	19	- 8
Stomach Cancer	37	10	49	1	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	38	9	40	4	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	39	8	47	2	+ 6
Violence	40	8	28	10	- 2
Skin Disease	41	8	32	8	- 1
Oesophagus Cancer	42	7	59	0	+ 7
Meningitis	43	7	50	1	+ 6
Epilepsy	44	7	38	5	+ 2
Malnutrition	45	6	45	3	+ 3
Oral Cancer	46	5	19	15	- 10
Syphilis	47	5	58	0	+ 4
Pertussis	48	4	52	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	49	4	35	5	- 2
Bladder Cancer	50	3	37	5	- 2
Encephalitis	51	3	44	3	+ 0
Drug Use	52	2	48	2	- 0
Other Neoplasms	53	1	46	2	- 1
Appendicitis	54	1	61	0	+ 1
Dengue	55	1	33	8	- 6
Poisonings	56	1	55	0	+ 1
Alcohol	57	1	51	1	+ 0
Tetanus	58	1	54	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	59	0	56	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	60	0	57	0	+ 0
Skin Cancers	61	0	63	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	0	53	0	- 0
Measles	63	0	60	0	- 0
Chlamydia	64	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	64	0	+ 0
War	66	0	62	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	65	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	68	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	69	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALDIVES

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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.