NEW GUINEA VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	17,188	4	4,533	+ 12,655
Coronary Heart Disease	2	15,638	1	6,835	+ 8,802
Stroke	3	6,151	2	5,095	+ 1,057
Kidney Disease	4	2,923	18	687	+ 2,237
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,412	6	2,595	- 183
Asthma	6	2,384	9	1,842	+ 542
Hypertension	7	1,795	13	1,096	+ 700
Breast Cancer	8	1,715	17	764	+ 951
Lung Disease	9	1,485	3	4,538	- 3,053
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,366	16	951	+ 416
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,270	12	1,105	+ 164
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,017	8	2,295	- 1,278
Cervical Cancer	13	912	19	665	+ 247
Low Birth Weight	14	907	10	1,661	- 754
Liver Disease	15	863	22	624	+ 238
Suicide	16	842	37	259	+ 583
Other Injuries	17	811	20	647	+ 164
Liver Cancer	18	719	21	644	+ 75
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	664	33	343	+ 321
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	654	14	1,072	- 417
Drownings	21	628	40	240	+ 389
Lung Cancers	22	504	23	622	- 117
Inflammatory/Heart	23	478	43	229	+ 249
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	477	29	445	+ 32
Prostate Cancer	25	428	36	285	+ 143
Parkinson's Disease	26	426	45	185	+ 241
Tuberculosis	27	413	5	3,969	- 3,556
Birth Trauma	28	384	11	1,504	- 1,120
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	356	35	302	+ 54
Leukemia	30	327	38	253	+ 74
HIV/AIDS	31	317	24	611	- 294
Ovary Cancer	32	307	46	179	+ 128
Fires	33	292	27	488	- 196
Endocrine Disorders	34	291	47	153	+ 138
Lymphomas	35	288	32	353	- 65
Falls	36	282	26	502	- 220
Stomach Cancer	37	247	28	447	- 200
Pancreas Cancer	38	220	52	107	+ 113
Uterin Cancer	39	211	55	81	+ 130
Violence	40	205	15	969	- 763
Skin Disease	41	202	49	126	+ 76
Oesophagus Cancer	42	188	44	199	- 11
Meningitis	43	181	34	324	- 143
Epilepsy	44	172	51	111	+ 62
Malnutrition	45	151	48	134	+ 17
Oral Cancer	46	132	25	580	- 448
Syphilis	47	117	42	234	- 117
Pertussis	48	104	39	248	- 144
Maternal Conditions	49	91	30	421	- 330
Bladder Cancer	50	86	54	82	+ 4
Encephalitis	51	77	57	31	+ 47
Drug Use	52	41	61	13	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	53	35	60	15	+ 20
Appendicitis	54	29	59	20	+ 9
Dengue	55	28	64	6	+ 21
Poisonings	56	24	50	121	- 98
Alcohol	57	18	53	93	- 75
Tetanus	58	15	56	48	- 33
Hepatitis B	59	11	58	27	- 16
Multiple Sclerosis	60	8	66	5	+ 4
Skin Cancers	61	7	31	417	- 410
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	4	65	5	- 2
Measles	63	3	41	238	- 235
Chlamydia	64	2	70	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	62	8	- 6
War	66	1	69	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	1	63	7	- 6
Diphtheria	68	0	67	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	69	0	68	2	- 2
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Fiji

New Guinea

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.