UNITED KINGDOM VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	117,125	17	5,842	+ 111,283
Coronary Heart Disease	2	106,560	2	71,728	+ 34,832
Stroke	3	41,917	4	37,626	+ 4,291
Kidney Disease	4	19,922	18	5,471	+ 14,451
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	16,436	3	40,540	- 24,104
Asthma	6	16,247	41	1,302	+ 14,945
Hypertension	7	12,233	23	5,208	+ 7,025
Breast Cancer	8	11,687	9	12,718	- 1,032
Lung Disease	9	10,118	6	32,896	- 22,778
Congenital Anomalies	10	9,310	35	2,127	+ 7,184
Road Traffic Accidents	11	8,653	33	2,169	+ 6,484
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	6,931	38	1,599	+ 5,333
Cervical Cancer	13	6,213	43	1,099	+ 5,114
Low Birth Weight	14	6,181	40	1,313	+ 4,868
Liver Disease	15	5,878	14	7,666	- 1,787
Suicide	16	5,737	20	5,325	+ 411
Other Injuries	17	5,526	19	5,464	+ 62
Liver Cancer	18	4,898	21	5,237	- 338
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	4,524	1	98,135	- 93,611
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	4,459	45	876	+ 3,583
Drownings	21	4,282	49	301	+ 3,981
Lung Cancers	22	3,438	5	35,715	- 32,277
Inflammatory/Heart	23	3,257	29	3,126	+ 131
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	3,252	7	18,446	- 15,194
Prostate Cancer	25	2,915	8	13,289	- 10,374
Parkinson's Disease	26	2,900	13	8,573	- 5,673
Tuberculosis	27	2,817	47	351	+ 2,466
Birth Trauma	28	2,617	54	190	+ 2,427
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,423	36	2,090	+ 333
Leukemia	30	2,226	22	5,211	- 2,985
HIV/AIDS	31	2,158	55	188	+ 1,970
Ovary Cancer	32	2,090	25	4,019	- 1,928
Fires	33	1,991	48	334	+ 1,657
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,984	28	3,297	- 1,313
Lymphomas	35	1,961	10	9,350	- 7,389
Falls	36	1,923	15	7,618	- 5,696
Stomach Cancer	37	1,681	24	4,999	- 3,318
Pancreas Cancer	38	1,497	11	8,995	- 7,498
Uterin Cancer	39	1,437	32	2,346	- 909
Violence	40	1,399	46	868	+ 531
Skin Disease	41	1,376	34	2,134	- 758
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,278	12	8,727	- 7,448
Meningitis	43	1,235	52	232	+ 1,002
Epilepsy	44	1,174	42	1,193	- 19
Malnutrition	45	1,031	58	116	+ 916
Oral Cancer	46	900	30	3,109	- 2,209
Syphilis	47	796	62	49	+ 748
Pertussis	48	707	69	3	+ 704
Maternal Conditions	49	620	64	47	+ 573
Bladder Cancer	50	587	16	6,133	- 5,547
Encephalitis	51	526	68	6	+ 521
Drug Use	52	280	31	2,824	- 2,545
Other Neoplasms	53	237	26	3,986	- 3,749
Appendicitis	54	201	59	105	+ 95
Dengue	55	189	73	0	+ 189
Poisonings	56	161	53	221	- 59
Alcohol	57	125	39	1,555	- 1,430
Tetanus	58	100	72	0	+ 99
Hepatitis B	59	76	65	40	+ 36
Multiple Sclerosis	60	58	37	1,856	- 1,798
Skin Cancers	61	46	27	3,727	- 3,681
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	25	44	1,014	- 989
Measles	63	18	75	0	+ 18
Chlamydia	64	14	79	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	65	10	51	267	- 258
War	66	8	67	10	- 2
Ascariasis	67	6	80	0	+ 6
Diphtheria	68	3	74	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	69	1	63	48	- 47
Otitis Media	70	0	66	16	- 15
Leprosy	71	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	101	- 101
Anemia	82	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	85	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Fiji

United Kingdom

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.