SURINAME VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	1,107	3	286	+ 820
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,007	1	650	+ 356
Stroke	3	396	2	615	- 219
Kidney Disease	4	188	4	281	- 93
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	155	5	171	- 15
Asthma	6	153	39	16	+ 138
Hypertension	7	116	9	134	- 18
Breast Cancer	8	110	17	55	+ 56
Lung Disease	9	96	12	93	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	10	88	22	40	+ 48
Road Traffic Accidents	11	82	13	89	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	65	27	31	+ 34
Cervical Cancer	13	59	20	48	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	14	58	19	51	+ 7
Liver Disease	15	56	8	134	- 78
Suicide	16	54	6	148	- 93
Other Injuries	17	52	15	73	- 20
Liver Cancer	18	46	21	45	+ 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	43	10	117	- 75
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	42	47	6	+ 36
Drownings	21	40	29	28	+ 13
Lung Cancers	22	32	11	102	- 70
Inflammatory/Heart	23	31	23	37	- 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	31	16	72	- 42
Prostate Cancer	25	28	14	78	- 51
Parkinson's Disease	26	27	31	28	- 0
Tuberculosis	27	27	37	17	+ 10
Birth Trauma	28	25	30	28	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	23	28	29	- 6
Leukemia	30	21	35	20	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	31	20	7	138	- 118
Ovary Cancer	32	20	42	14	+ 6
Fires	33	19	44	13	+ 6
Endocrine Disorders	34	19	24	37	- 18
Lymphomas	35	19	34	23	- 4
Falls	36	18	25	34	- 16
Stomach Cancer	37	16	33	25	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	38	14	32	26	- 12
Uterin Cancer	39	14	49	5	+ 8
Violence	40	13	26	34	- 20
Skin Disease	41	13	18	53	- 40
Oesophagus Cancer	42	12	56	2	+ 10
Meningitis	43	12	50	5	+ 7
Epilepsy	44	11	36	18	- 7
Malnutrition	45	10	43	13	- 3
Oral Cancer	46	9	40	16	- 7
Syphilis	47	8	52	3	+ 4
Pertussis	48	7	59	1	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	49	6	41	14	- 8
Bladder Cancer	50	6	48	5	+ 0
Encephalitis	51	5	51	4	+ 1
Drug Use	52	3	45	7	- 5
Other Neoplasms	53	2	54	3	- 1
Appendicitis	54	2	53	3	- 1
Dengue	55	2	46	7	- 5
Poisonings	56	2	57	2	- 0
Alcohol	57	1	38	16	- 15
Tetanus	58	1	62	1	- 0
Hepatitis B	59	1	63	1	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	61	1	- 0
Skin Cancers	61	0	60	1	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	0	58	1	- 1
Measles	63	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	64	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	70	0	+ 0
War	66	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	69	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	65	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	55	2	- 2
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	64	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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.