NEW ZEALAND VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	8,830	8	769	+ 8,062
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,034	1	5,095	+ 2,939
Stroke	3	3,160	3	2,378	+ 782
Kidney Disease	4	1,502	17	432	+ 1,070
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,239	7	920	+ 319
Asthma	6	1,225	36	91	+ 1,134
Hypertension	7	922	20	327	+ 595
Breast Cancer	8	881	10	737	+ 144
Lung Disease	9	763	5	1,815	- 1,052
Congenital Anomalies	10	702	30	176	+ 526
Road Traffic Accidents	11	652	16	458	+ 194
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	523	37	81	+ 442
Cervical Cancer	13	468	41	61	+ 408
Low Birth Weight	14	466	38	78	+ 388
Liver Disease	15	443	32	158	+ 286
Suicide	16	432	15	528	- 96
Other Injuries	17	417	28	218	+ 199
Liver Cancer	18	369	24	288	+ 81
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	341	2	3,032	- 2,691
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	336	35	113	+ 224
Drownings	21	323	44	54	+ 268
Lung Cancers	22	259	4	1,873	- 1,614
Inflammatory/Heart	23	246	23	313	- 67
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	245	6	1,495	- 1,250
Prostate Cancer	25	220	9	739	- 519
Parkinson's Disease	26	219	19	353	- 134
Tuberculosis	27	212	52	17	+ 195
Birth Trauma	28	197	54	15	+ 183
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	183	39	70	+ 112
Leukemia	30	168	18	391	- 223
HIV/AIDS	31	163	57	10	+ 152
Ovary Cancer	32	158	29	207	- 49
Fires	33	150	53	17	+ 133
Endocrine Disorders	34	150	21	325	- 175
Lymphomas	35	148	13	608	- 460
Falls	36	145	11	627	- 482
Stomach Cancer	37	127	22	323	- 196
Pancreas Cancer	38	113	14	543	- 430
Uterin Cancer	39	108	33	145	- 36
Violence	40	105	42	57	+ 48
Skin Disease	41	104	34	118	- 14
Oesophagus Cancer	42	96	25	279	- 183
Meningitis	43	93	59	9	+ 84
Epilepsy	44	89	43	55	+ 34
Malnutrition	45	78	55	14	+ 64
Oral Cancer	46	68	31	164	- 96
Syphilis	47	60	70	0	+ 60
Pertussis	48	53	65	1	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	49	47	63	5	+ 42
Bladder Cancer	50	44	26	267	- 223
Encephalitis	51	40	66	1	+ 39
Drug Use	52	21	40	69	- 48
Other Neoplasms	53	18	27	245	- 227
Appendicitis	54	15	62	6	+ 9
Dengue	55	14	75	0	+ 14
Poisonings	56	12	58	9	+ 3
Alcohol	57	9	45	51	- 42
Tetanus	58	8	69	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	59	6	56	14	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	60	4	47	43	- 39
Skin Cancers	61	3	12	612	- 608
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	2	46	47	- 45
Measles	63	1	82	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	64	1	71	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	1	48	30	- 29
War	66	1	68	1	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	83	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	69	0	64	4	- 4
Otitis Media	70	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	8	- 8
Anemia	82	0	51	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	50	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	85	0	49	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Fiji

New Zealand

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.