MEXICO VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	223,680	2	86,110	+ 137,570
Coronary Heart Disease	2	203,504	1	116,238	+ 87,266
Stroke	3	80,052	4	39,790	+ 40,262
Kidney Disease	4	38,045	3	44,622	- 6,577
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	31,388	8	24,816	+ 6,573
Asthma	6	31,028	47	1,342	+ 29,685
Hypertension	7	23,361	9	17,806	+ 5,555
Breast Cancer	8	22,319	16	7,380	+ 14,939
Lung Disease	9	19,323	7	29,123	- 9,800
Congenital Anomalies	10	17,781	13	10,457	+ 7,324
Road Traffic Accidents	11	16,524	10	16,303	+ 222
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	13,237	29	3,476	+ 9,761
Cervical Cancer	13	11,865	26	4,787	+ 7,077
Low Birth Weight	14	11,805	18	7,163	+ 4,643
Liver Disease	15	11,226	6	29,838	- 18,612
Suicide	16	10,955	22	6,772	+ 4,184
Other Injuries	17	10,553	11	12,175	- 1,622
Liver Cancer	18	9,354	21	6,817	+ 2,537
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	8,639	30	3,447	+ 5,192
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	8,516	52	859	+ 7,657
Drownings	21	8,177	42	1,799	+ 6,378
Lung Cancers	22	6,565	17	7,349	- 784
Inflammatory/Heart	23	6,221	41	1,866	+ 4,354
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	6,210	20	6,871	- 661
Prostate Cancer	25	5,567	15	7,494	- 1,927
Parkinson's Disease	26	5,538	43	1,567	+ 3,970
Tuberculosis	27	5,380	38	1,943	+ 3,437
Birth Trauma	28	4,997	36	2,552	+ 2,445
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	4,627	33	2,734	+ 1,892
Leukemia	30	4,252	25	4,830	- 578
HIV/AIDS	31	4,122	28	4,128	- 6
Ovary Cancer	32	3,992	34	2,649	+ 1,343
Fires	33	3,803	56	604	+ 3,199
Endocrine Disorders	34	3,790	12	11,310	- 7,521
Lymphomas	35	3,745	24	4,961	- 1,216
Falls	36	3,672	35	2,628	+ 1,044
Stomach Cancer	37	3,210	19	6,939	- 3,729
Pancreas Cancer	38	2,860	27	4,510	- 1,650
Uterin Cancer	39	2,744	50	902	+ 1,842
Violence	40	2,672	5	32,450	- 29,778
Skin Disease	41	2,628	31	3,029	- 401
Oesophagus Cancer	42	2,441	49	1,252	+ 1,190
Meningitis	43	2,358	58	357	+ 2,000
Epilepsy	44	2,242	39	1,912	+ 330
Malnutrition	45	1,970	14	7,552	- 5,582
Oral Cancer	46	1,718	46	1,355	+ 363
Syphilis	47	1,521	73	5	+ 1,516
Pertussis	48	1,350	70	21	+ 1,329
Maternal Conditions	49	1,184	54	750	+ 434
Bladder Cancer	50	1,121	48	1,272	- 152
Encephalitis	51	1,005	62	140	+ 865
Drug Use	52	534	44	1,470	- 936
Other Neoplasms	53	453	23	6,204	- 5,751
Appendicitis	54	383	53	774	- 391
Dengue	55	362	67	30	+ 331
Poisonings	56	308	57	531	- 223
Alcohol	57	238	32	2,945	- 2,707
Tetanus	58	190	71	10	+ 181
Hepatitis B	59	145	61	210	- 65
Multiple Sclerosis	60	110	60	295	- 185
Skin Cancers	61	88	40	1,909	- 1,821
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	47	45	1,415	- 1,368
Measles	63	34	80	0	+ 34
Chlamydia	64	27	77	0	+ 26
Hepatitis C	65	18	55	625	- 607
War	66	14	66	112	- 97
Ascariasis	67	11	72	5	+ 6
Diphtheria	68	6	79	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	69	2	64	127	- 125
Otitis Media	70	0	68	29	- 29
Leprosy	71	0	75	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	76	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	69	24	- 24
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	74	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	63	127	- 127
Anemia	82	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	85	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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.