POLAND VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	66,290	8	8,947	+ 57,343
Coronary Heart Disease	2	60,311	1	117,700	- 57,389
Stroke	3	23,724	2	32,693	- 8,969
Kidney Disease	4	11,275	20	4,065	+ 7,210
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	9,302	4	19,998	- 10,696
Asthma	6	9,195	43	540	+ 8,655
Hypertension	7	6,923	15	4,937	+ 1,987
Breast Cancer	8	6,614	9	7,967	- 1,352
Lung Disease	9	5,727	6	13,677	- 7,950
Congenital Anomalies	10	5,270	36	916	+ 4,353
Road Traffic Accidents	11	4,897	22	3,555	+ 1,343
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	3,923	37	839	+ 3,084
Cervical Cancer	13	3,516	32	1,907	+ 1,610
Low Birth Weight	14	3,499	42	579	+ 2,920
Liver Disease	15	3,327	10	7,912	- 4,585
Suicide	16	3,247	18	4,282	- 1,035
Other Injuries	17	3,128	28	2,527	+ 601
Liver Cancer	18	2,772	29	2,290	+ 482
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	2,560	21	3,701	- 1,141
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	2,524	40	612	+ 1,912
Drownings	21	2,423	39	636	+ 1,787
Lung Cancers	22	1,946	3	25,781	- 23,835
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,844	23	3,495	- 1,651
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,840	5	14,610	- 12,770
Prostate Cancer	25	1,650	11	6,489	- 4,839
Parkinson's Disease	26	1,641	34	1,500	+ 141
Tuberculosis	27	1,594	41	597	+ 998
Birth Trauma	28	1,481	57	52	+ 1,429
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,371	26	3,091	- 1,720
Leukemia	30	1,260	24	3,456	- 2,195
HIV/AIDS	31	1,221	54	115	+ 1,107
Ovary Cancer	32	1,183	27	2,929	- 1,746
Fires	33	1,127	45	474	+ 653
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,123	38	831	+ 292
Lymphomas	35	1,110	19	4,141	- 3,031
Falls	36	1,088	16	4,712	- 3,623
Stomach Cancer	37	951	12	5,910	- 4,959
Pancreas Cancer	38	847	13	5,430	- 4,582
Uterin Cancer	39	813	30	2,163	- 1,349
Violence	40	792	49	294	+ 498
Skin Disease	41	779	46	469	+ 310
Oesophagus Cancer	42	724	33	1,803	- 1,079
Meningitis	43	699	53	171	+ 528
Epilepsy	44	665	35	1,145	- 481
Malnutrition	45	584	50	291	+ 293
Oral Cancer	46	509	25	3,377	- 2,867
Syphilis	47	451	69	0	+ 450
Pertussis	48	400	71	0	+ 400
Maternal Conditions	49	351	63	10	+ 341
Bladder Cancer	50	332	17	4,700	- 4,368
Encephalitis	51	298	64	6	+ 291
Drug Use	52	158	48	321	- 163
Other Neoplasms	53	134	7	9,256	- 9,122
Appendicitis	54	114	55	69	+ 45
Dengue	55	107	84	0	+ 107
Poisonings	56	91	51	205	- 113
Alcohol	57	71	14	5,238	- 5,168
Tetanus	58	56	67	2	+ 55
Hepatitis B	59	43	56	52	- 9
Multiple Sclerosis	60	33	44	502	- 470
Skin Cancers	61	26	31	2,155	- 2,129
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	14	47	369	- 355
Measles	63	10	72	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	64	8	73	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	65	5	52	188	- 183
War	66	4	66	4	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	3	82	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	68	2	70	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	69	1	60	19	- 19
Otitis Media	70	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	58	30	- 30
Anemia	82	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Fiji

Poland

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.