SOUTH AFRICA VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	103,410	5	30,188	+ 73,222
Coronary Heart Disease	2	94,082	3	32,739	+ 61,343
Stroke	3	37,009	4	30,693	+ 6,316
Kidney Disease	4	17,589	9	15,302	+ 2,287
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	14,511	2	39,341	- 24,830
Asthma	6	14,344	18	5,966	+ 8,379
Hypertension	7	10,800	12	12,789	- 1,988
Breast Cancer	8	10,318	23	4,533	+ 5,785
Lung Disease	9	8,933	13	11,895	- 2,962
Congenital Anomalies	10	8,220	25	4,351	+ 3,870
Road Traffic Accidents	11	7,639	11	13,014	- 5,375
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	6,120	8	15,843	- 9,723
Cervical Cancer	13	5,485	20	5,555	- 70
Low Birth Weight	14	5,458	16	6,250	- 793
Liver Disease	15	5,190	14	9,013	- 3,824
Suicide	16	5,065	10	13,774	- 8,709
Other Injuries	17	4,879	17	6,014	- 1,135
Liver Cancer	18	4,325	33	2,383	+ 1,941
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,994	22	4,676	- 682
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	3,937	47	1,015	+ 2,922
Drownings	21	3,780	32	2,403	+ 1,377
Lung Cancers	22	3,035	15	7,705	- 4,670
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,876	21	5,408	- 2,532
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,871	28	3,587	- 716
Prostate Cancer	25	2,574	24	4,374	- 1,800
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,560	46	1,077	+ 1,483
Tuberculosis	27	2,487	6	21,965	- 19,478
Birth Trauma	28	2,310	30	3,004	- 693
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,139	36	1,894	+ 245
Leukemia	30	1,966	40	1,464	+ 502
HIV/AIDS	31	1,905	1	71,996	- 70,090
Ovary Cancer	32	1,845	51	951	+ 895
Fires	33	1,758	27	3,618	- 1,859
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,752	19	5,890	- 4,138
Lymphomas	35	1,731	31	2,818	- 1,086
Falls	36	1,698	42	1,399	+ 298
Stomach Cancer	37	1,484	39	1,535	- 51
Pancreas Cancer	38	1,322	35	2,007	- 685
Uterin Cancer	39	1,269	54	512	+ 756
Violence	40	1,235	7	21,000	- 19,764
Skin Disease	41	1,215	45	1,101	+ 113
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,129	29	3,486	- 2,357
Meningitis	43	1,090	26	3,660	- 2,570
Epilepsy	44	1,037	37	1,870	- 833
Malnutrition	45	911	34	2,381	- 1,470
Oral Cancer	46	794	41	1,406	- 611
Syphilis	47	703	44	1,130	- 427
Pertussis	48	624	43	1,142	- 518
Maternal Conditions	49	547	38	1,700	- 1,152
Bladder Cancer	50	518	52	829	- 311
Encephalitis	51	465	59	234	+ 231
Drug Use	52	247	53	770	- 523
Other Neoplasms	53	210	58	267	- 57
Appendicitis	54	177	56	274	- 97
Dengue	55	167	73	0	+ 167
Poisonings	56	143	50	975	- 833
Alcohol	57	110	49	987	- 877
Tetanus	58	88	65	38	+ 50
Hepatitis B	59	67	61	139	- 72
Multiple Sclerosis	60	51	62	113	- 62
Skin Cancers	61	41	48	993	- 952
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	22	55	376	- 354
Measles	63	16	57	270	- 255
Chlamydia	64	12	68	18	- 6
Hepatitis C	65	8	70	8	+ 1
War	66	7	64	66	- 59
Ascariasis	67	5	71	3	+ 2
Diphtheria	68	3	69	16	- 13
Upper Respiratory	69	1	60	223	- 222
Otitis Media	70	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	35	- 35
Malaria	75	0	63	83	- 83
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Fiji

South Africa

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.