SWITZERLAND VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	15,159	17	1,022	+ 14,138
Coronary Heart Disease	2	13,792	1	10,713	+ 3,079
Stroke	3	5,425	3	3,918	+ 1,508
Kidney Disease	4	2,578	13	1,261	+ 1,317
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	2,127	8	1,949	+ 178
Asthma	6	2,103	46	95	+ 2,008
Hypertension	7	1,583	6	2,471	- 888
Breast Cancer	8	1,513	11	1,577	- 64
Lung Disease	9	1,310	5	2,902	- 1,593
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,205	31	305	+ 900
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,120	34	193	+ 927
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	897	35	186	+ 711
Cervical Cancer	13	804	42	105	+ 699
Low Birth Weight	14	800	43	105	+ 695
Liver Disease	15	761	21	677	+ 84
Suicide	16	742	14	1,249	- 507
Other Injuries	17	715	30	410	+ 306
Liver Cancer	18	634	19	805	- 171
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	585	2	7,192	- 6,607
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	577	48	78	+ 499
Drownings	21	554	50	49	+ 505
Lung Cancers	22	445	4	3,520	- 3,075
Inflammatory/Heart	23	422	16	1,027	- 605
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	421	7	1,995	- 1,574
Prostate Cancer	25	377	10	1,579	- 1,202
Parkinson's Disease	26	375	18	857	- 482
Tuberculosis	27	365	56	21	+ 343
Birth Trauma	28	339	52	32	+ 307
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	314	41	122	+ 191
Leukemia	30	288	22	671	- 383
HIV/AIDS	31	279	54	29	+ 250
Ovary Cancer	32	271	29	457	- 187
Fires	33	258	55	21	+ 236
Endocrine Disorders	34	257	25	593	- 336
Lymphomas	35	254	15	1,131	- 877
Falls	36	249	9	1,919	- 1,670
Stomach Cancer	37	218	24	614	- 396
Pancreas Cancer	38	194	12	1,486	- 1,292
Uterin Cancer	39	186	33	224	- 38
Violence	40	181	51	42	+ 139
Skin Disease	41	178	40	129	+ 49
Oesophagus Cancer	42	165	28	491	- 325
Meningitis	43	160	57	20	+ 140
Epilepsy	44	152	39	159	- 7
Malnutrition	45	133	47	84	+ 49
Oral Cancer	46	116	26	500	- 384
Syphilis	47	103	65	2	+ 102
Pertussis	48	91	73	0	+ 91
Maternal Conditions	49	80	64	4	+ 76
Bladder Cancer	50	76	23	669	- 594
Encephalitis	51	68	68	1	+ 67
Drug Use	52	36	36	176	- 140
Other Neoplasms	53	31	20	681	- 651
Appendicitis	54	26	59	15	+ 11
Dengue	55	25	81	0	+ 25
Poisonings	56	21	60	13	+ 8
Alcohol	57	16	32	229	- 213
Tetanus	58	13	70	0	+ 13
Hepatitis B	59	10	63	5	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	60	7	38	160	- 152
Skin Cancers	61	6	27	493	- 487
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	3	49	68	- 65
Measles	63	2	75	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	64	2	79	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	58	15	- 14
War	66	1	67	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	69	0	61	11	- 11
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	66	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	45	96	- 96
Anemia	82	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	85	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	86	0	62	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Fiji

Switzerland

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.