SPAIN VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	80,891	10	7,773	+ 73,117
Coronary Heart Disease	2	73,595	1	51,684	+ 21,911
Stroke	3	28,950	3	29,004	- 54
Kidney Disease	4	13,759	8	9,725	+ 4,034
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	11,351	7	13,717	- 2,366
Asthma	6	11,221	35	1,133	+ 10,088
Hypertension	7	8,448	9	9,115	- 666
Breast Cancer	8	8,071	11	7,067	+ 1,004
Lung Disease	9	6,988	5	18,926	- 11,939
Congenital Anomalies	10	6,430	38	863	+ 5,567
Road Traffic Accidents	11	5,976	31	1,829	+ 4,147
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	4,787	36	1,064	+ 3,723
Cervical Cancer	13	4,291	39	855	+ 3,436
Low Birth Weight	14	4,269	52	253	+ 4,017
Liver Disease	15	4,060	23	4,231	- 172
Suicide	16	3,962	25	3,609	+ 352
Other Injuries	17	3,816	15	5,536	- 1,720
Liver Cancer	18	3,383	18	5,098	- 1,716
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	3,124	2	42,339	- 39,214
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	3,080	33	1,612	+ 1,468
Drownings	21	2,957	45	446	+ 2,511
Lung Cancers	22	2,374	4	22,131	- 19,756
Inflammatory/Heart	23	2,250	19	4,984	- 2,734
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	2,246	6	16,957	- 14,712
Prostate Cancer	25	2,013	13	6,420	- 4,406
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,003	20	4,943	- 2,940
Tuberculosis	27	1,946	50	270	+ 1,675
Birth Trauma	28	1,807	60	113	+ 1,694
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,673	44	475	+ 1,198
Leukemia	30	1,538	24	3,772	- 2,235
HIV/AIDS	31	1,491	43	538	+ 952
Ovary Cancer	32	1,444	28	2,026	- 582
Fires	33	1,375	55	185	+ 1,191
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,370	21	4,863	- 3,493
Lymphomas	35	1,354	16	5,335	- 3,980
Falls	36	1,328	26	3,246	- 1,919
Stomach Cancer	37	1,161	14	5,796	- 4,635
Pancreas Cancer	38	1,034	12	6,752	- 5,718
Uterin Cancer	39	992	34	1,612	- 620
Violence	40	966	51	262	+ 705
Skin Disease	41	950	30	1,840	- 890
Oesophagus Cancer	42	883	29	2,011	- 1,128
Meningitis	43	853	59	129	+ 724
Epilepsy	44	811	40	824	- 13
Malnutrition	45	712	47	302	+ 410
Oral Cancer	46	621	27	2,583	- 1,962
Syphilis	47	550	67	9	+ 541
Pertussis	48	488	73	2	+ 486
Maternal Conditions	49	428	64	14	+ 415
Bladder Cancer	50	405	17	5,222	- 4,817
Encephalitis	51	364	70	4	+ 360
Drug Use	52	193	41	776	- 583
Other Neoplasms	53	164	22	4,748	- 4,584
Appendicitis	54	139	61	79	+ 59
Dengue	55	131	77	0	+ 131
Poisonings	56	111	57	170	- 59
Alcohol	57	86	46	333	- 247
Tetanus	58	69	72	2	+ 67
Hepatitis B	59	53	58	162	- 110
Multiple Sclerosis	60	40	49	287	- 247
Skin Cancers	61	32	32	1,803	- 1,771
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	17	48	294	- 277
Measles	63	12	81	0	+ 12
Chlamydia	64	10	82	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	65	7	42	652	- 646
War	66	5	68	6	- 0
Ascariasis	67	4	78	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	68	2	76	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	69	1	62	47	- 46
Otitis Media	70	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	11	- 11
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	56	181	- 181
Anemia	82	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	85	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Fiji

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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.