SWEDEN VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	18,118	11	1,834	+ 16,284
Coronary Heart Disease	2	16,484	1	15,136	+ 1,348
Stroke	3	6,484	3	6,035	+ 449
Kidney Disease	4	3,082	12	1,629	+ 1,453
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,542	7	2,659	- 116
Asthma	6	2,513	42	158	+ 2,355
Hypertension	7	1,892	10	1,838	+ 54
Breast Cancer	8	1,808	13	1,582	+ 225
Lung Disease	9	1,565	4	4,344	- 2,779
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,440	35	308	+ 1,132
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,338	34	315	+ 1,023
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,072	36	289	+ 783
Cervical Cancer	13	961	38	228	+ 733
Low Birth Weight	14	956	51	50	+ 906
Liver Disease	15	909	23	723	+ 186
Suicide	16	887	14	1,479	- 592
Other Injuries	17	855	15	1,374	- 519
Liver Cancer	18	758	22	752	+ 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	700	2	10,917	- 10,217
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	690	48	110	+ 579
Drownings	21	662	46	114	+ 548
Lung Cancers	22	532	5	3,722	- 3,190
Inflammatory/Heart	23	504	28	547	- 43
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	503	6	3,049	- 2,546
Prostate Cancer	25	451	8	2,622	- 2,171
Parkinson's Disease	26	449	19	943	- 494
Tuberculosis	27	436	56	24	+ 412
Birth Trauma	28	405	55	34	+ 371
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	375	37	277	+ 98
Leukemia	30	344	20	825	- 481
HIV/AIDS	31	334	61	13	+ 321
Ovary Cancer	32	323	27	553	- 229
Fires	33	308	49	65	+ 243
Endocrine Disorders	34	307	24	702	- 395
Lymphomas	35	303	16	1,357	- 1,053
Falls	36	297	17	1,109	- 812
Stomach Cancer	37	260	26	612	- 352
Pancreas Cancer	38	232	9	1,849	- 1,617
Uterin Cancer	39	222	33	345	- 122
Violence	40	216	47	113	+ 103
Skin Disease	41	213	39	220	- 7
Oesophagus Cancer	42	198	29	538	- 340
Meningitis	43	191	54	35	+ 156
Epilepsy	44	182	44	121	+ 61
Malnutrition	45	160	45	117	+ 43
Oral Cancer	46	139	31	379	- 240
Syphilis	47	123	72	0	+ 123
Pertussis	48	109	67	0	+ 109
Maternal Conditions	49	96	64	5	+ 91
Bladder Cancer	50	91	21	760	- 669
Encephalitis	51	81	71	0	+ 81
Drug Use	52	43	30	423	- 380
Other Neoplasms	53	37	18	1,036	- 999
Appendicitis	54	31	59	18	+ 13
Dengue	55	29	80	0	+ 29
Poisonings	56	25	60	18	+ 7
Alcohol	57	19	32	359	- 339
Tetanus	58	15	68	0	+ 15
Hepatitis B	59	12	62	9	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	60	9	41	170	- 161
Skin Cancers	61	7	25	650	- 643
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	4	43	129	- 125
Measles	63	3	83	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	64	2	73	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	53	44	- 43
War	66	1	65	2	- 1
Ascariasis	67	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	1	70	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	69	0	58	20	- 19
Otitis Media	70	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	71	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	63	- 63
Anemia	82	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Fiji

Sweden

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.