SOUTH KOREA VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	89,105	13	6,812	+ 82,294
Coronary Heart Disease	2	81,068	1	28,043	+ 53,025
Stroke	3	31,890	3	25,596	+ 6,294
Kidney Disease	4	15,156	9	10,107	+ 5,049
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	12,504	2	26,650	- 14,146
Asthma	6	12,360	32	1,150	+ 11,210
Hypertension	7	9,306	17	3,711	+ 5,596
Breast Cancer	8	8,891	21	2,880	+ 6,011
Lung Disease	9	7,697	11	8,526	- 829
Congenital Anomalies	10	7,083	41	518	+ 6,565
Road Traffic Accidents	11	6,583	15	4,399	+ 2,184
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	5,273	35	929	+ 4,345
Cervical Cancer	13	4,726	34	1,065	+ 3,661
Low Birth Weight	14	4,703	45	370	+ 4,332
Liver Disease	15	4,472	14	6,348	- 1,877
Suicide	16	4,364	5	14,636	- 10,271
Other Injuries	17	4,204	18	3,634	+ 570
Liver Cancer	18	3,726	7	11,589	- 7,863
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,441	6	12,145	- 8,703
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	3,392	48	224	+ 3,168
Drownings	21	3,257	42	501	+ 2,757
Lung Cancers	22	2,615	4	20,293	- 17,678
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,478	31	1,325	+ 1,153
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,474	8	10,180	- 7,707
Prostate Cancer	25	2,218	22	2,316	- 98
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,206	16	3,951	- 1,745
Tuberculosis	27	2,143	24	1,950	+ 193
Birth Trauma	28	1,991	54	88	+ 1,902
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,843	38	540	+ 1,303
Leukemia	30	1,694	23	2,140	- 447
HIV/AIDS	31	1,642	55	84	+ 1,558
Ovary Cancer	32	1,590	30	1,330	+ 260
Fires	33	1,515	47	263	+ 1,252
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,510	25	1,891	- 381
Lymphomas	35	1,492	19	3,477	- 1,985
Falls	36	1,463	20	2,934	- 1,471
Stomach Cancer	37	1,279	10	8,625	- 7,346
Pancreas Cancer	38	1,139	12	6,994	- 5,854
Uterin Cancer	39	1,093	43	420	+ 673
Violence	40	1,064	44	386	+ 678
Skin Disease	41	1,047	36	704	+ 342
Oesophagus Cancer	42	973	28	1,733	- 760
Meningitis	43	939	58	51	+ 889
Epilepsy	44	893	40	524	+ 369
Malnutrition	45	785	53	88	+ 696
Oral Cancer	46	685	29	1,457	- 773
Syphilis	47	606	62	27	+ 579
Pertussis	48	538	67	6	+ 532
Maternal Conditions	49	472	61	34	+ 438
Bladder Cancer	50	446	27	1,768	- 1,322
Encephalitis	51	401	65	19	+ 381
Drug Use	52	213	50	154	+ 59
Other Neoplasms	53	181	26	1,807	- 1,626
Appendicitis	54	153	57	54	+ 99
Dengue	55	144	77	0	+ 144
Poisonings	56	123	52	115	+ 8
Alcohol	57	95	33	1,081	- 986
Tetanus	58	76	69	5	+ 71
Hepatitis B	59	58	39	526	- 468
Multiple Sclerosis	60	44	66	11	+ 33
Skin Cancers	61	35	37	585	- 549
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	19	51	150	- 131
Measles	63	14	83	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	64	11	84	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	65	7	49	168	- 160
War	66	6	68	5	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	4	74	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	68	3	73	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	69	1	63	26	- 25
Otitis Media	70	0	70	5	- 4
Leprosy	71	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Chagas disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	77	- 77
Anemia	82	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	85	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	86	0	64	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Fiji

South Korea

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.