SRI LANKA VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	37,609	2	12,460	+ 25,149
Coronary Heart Disease	2	34,217	1	26,304	+ 7,913
Stroke	3	13,460	6	6,805	+ 6,655
Kidney Disease	4	6,397	5	6,858	- 461
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	5,278	8	5,117	+ 161
Asthma	6	5,217	7	6,471	- 1,254
Hypertension	7	3,928	20	1,055	+ 2,873
Breast Cancer	8	3,753	15	1,383	+ 2,370
Lung Disease	9	3,249	3	9,456	- 6,207
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,990	22	989	+ 2,000
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,778	9	4,200	- 1,421
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	2,226	28	605	+ 1,621
Cervical Cancer	13	1,995	26	762	+ 1,233
Low Birth Weight	14	1,985	29	536	+ 1,449
Liver Disease	15	1,887	17	1,303	+ 585
Suicide	16	1,842	10	2,977	- 1,135
Other Injuries	17	1,774	14	1,529	+ 245
Liver Cancer	18	1,573	19	1,090	+ 482
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,453	4	6,939	- 5,486
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	1,432	53	49	+ 1,382
Drownings	21	1,375	27	731	+ 644
Lung Cancers	22	1,104	12	1,775	- 671
Inflammatory/Heart	23	1,046	35	425	+ 621
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	1,044	24	911	+ 133
Prostate Cancer	25	936	30	507	+ 429
Parkinson's Disease	26	931	45	168	+ 763
Tuberculosis	27	905	25	769	+ 135
Birth Trauma	28	840	44	193	+ 647
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	778	56	38	+ 740
Leukemia	30	715	18	1,155	- 440
HIV/AIDS	31	693	55	39	+ 654
Ovary Cancer	32	671	37	281	+ 390
Fires	33	639	41	239	+ 401
Endocrine Disorders	34	637	32	462	+ 175
Lymphomas	35	630	21	1,027	- 398
Falls	36	617	23	964	- 347
Stomach Cancer	37	540	16	1,321	- 781
Pancreas Cancer	38	481	43	214	+ 267
Uterin Cancer	39	461	42	218	+ 243
Violence	40	449	31	499	- 50
Skin Disease	41	442	36	293	+ 149
Oesophagus Cancer	42	410	13	1,544	- 1,134
Meningitis	43	396	46	146	+ 250
Epilepsy	44	377	39	269	+ 108
Malnutrition	45	331	54	43	+ 288
Oral Cancer	46	289	11	2,893	- 2,604
Syphilis	47	256	58	15	+ 241
Pertussis	48	227	59	15	+ 212
Maternal Conditions	49	199	48	96	+ 103
Bladder Cancer	50	188	34	432	- 243
Encephalitis	51	169	61	10	+ 159
Drug Use	52	90	40	257	- 167
Other Neoplasms	53	76	50	86	- 9
Appendicitis	54	64	64	5	+ 59
Dengue	55	61	47	131	- 70
Poisonings	56	52	49	93	- 42
Alcohol	57	40	51	82	- 42
Tetanus	58	32	57	27	+ 5
Hepatitis B	59	24	62	6	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	60	19	69	2	+ 16
Skin Cancers	61	15	52	58	- 43
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	8	60	11	- 3
Measles	63	6	77	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	64	4	84	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	3	75	0	+ 3
War	66	2	38	280	- 277
Ascariasis	67	2	72	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	68	1	74	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	69	0	66	5	- 4
Otitis Media	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	63	6	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	65	5	- 5
Anemia	82	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	85	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

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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.