USA VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	585,056	10	61,418	+ 523,638
Coronary Heart Disease	2	532,285	1	504,904	+ 27,381
Stroke	3	209,384	4	158,520	+ 50,864
Kidney Disease	4	99,511	6	85,861	+ 13,650
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	82,099	11	60,317	+ 21,782
Asthma	6	81,156	46	3,818	+ 77,338
Hypertension	7	61,104	8	65,960	- 4,857
Breast Cancer	8	58,377	13	48,671	+ 9,706
Lung Disease	9	50,541	3	195,387	- 144,846
Congenital Anomalies	10	46,507	34	11,762	+ 34,746
Road Traffic Accidents	11	43,221	17	41,694	+ 1,527
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	34,623	37	9,955	+ 24,669
Cervical Cancer	13	31,033	38	6,984	+ 24,049
Low Birth Weight	14	30,877	39	6,924	+ 23,953
Liver Disease	15	29,362	16	43,402	- 14,041
Suicide	16	28,655	12	53,099	- 24,444
Other Injuries	17	27,603	25	25,997	+ 1,605
Liver Cancer	18	24,467	23	27,064	- 2,597
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	22,596	2	287,198	- 264,602
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	22,274	47	3,646	+ 18,629
Drownings	21	21,388	45	4,070	+ 17,318
Lung Cancers	22	17,172	5	155,533	- 138,360
Inflammatory/Heart	23	16,270	22	32,529	- 16,259
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	16,242	9	61,827	- 45,585
Prostate Cancer	25	14,560	20	35,612	- 21,052
Parkinson's Disease	26	14,484	21	34,491	- 20,007
Tuberculosis	27	14,072	62	546	+ 13,526
Birth Trauma	28	13,070	54	1,233	+ 11,837
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	12,101	48	3,461	+ 8,640
Leukemia	30	11,121	24	26,966	- 15,845
HIV/AIDS	31	10,781	42	5,660	+ 5,120
Ovary Cancer	32	10,441	31	14,591	- 4,150
Fires	33	9,948	49	3,183	+ 6,765
Endocrine Disorders	34	9,912	14	46,985	- 37,073
Lymphomas	35	9,796	19	40,281	- 30,485
Falls	36	9,604	18	40,418	- 30,814
Stomach Cancer	37	8,396	33	13,077	- 4,681
Pancreas Cancer	38	7,480	15	44,293	- 36,813
Uterin Cancer	39	7,177	36	10,063	- 2,886
Violence	40	6,988	27	18,976	- 11,988
Skin Disease	41	6,873	43	5,409	+ 1,464
Oesophagus Cancer	42	6,386	28	17,829	- 11,444
Meningitis	43	6,167	60	606	+ 5,561
Epilepsy	44	5,865	50	3,162	+ 2,703
Malnutrition	45	5,152	40	6,762	- 1,610
Oral Cancer	46	4,494	35	11,555	- 7,061
Syphilis	47	3,978	66	49	+ 3,928
Pertussis	48	3,531	69	16	+ 3,515
Maternal Conditions	49	3,097	56	779	+ 2,318
Bladder Cancer	50	2,932	26	19,622	- 16,691
Encephalitis	51	2,630	68	25	+ 2,604
Drug Use	52	1,396	7	74,435	- 73,038
Other Neoplasms	53	1,186	29	17,743	- 16,557
Appendicitis	54	1,002	63	424	+ 578
Dengue	55	946	76	0	+ 946
Poisonings	56	806	53	1,674	- 868
Alcohol	57	623	30	14,659	- 14,036
Tetanus	58	498	71	2	+ 496
Hepatitis B	59	380	59	608	- 228
Multiple Sclerosis	60	289	44	5,059	- 4,770
Skin Cancers	61	230	32	14,311	- 14,080
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	123	52	2,461	- 2,338
Measles	63	90	80	0	+ 90
Chlamydia	64	69	84	0	+ 69
Hepatitis C	65	48	41	5,684	- 5,636
War	66	38	55	1,198	- 1,160
Ascariasis	67	28	82	0	+ 28
Diphtheria	68	17	75	0	+ 16
Upper Respiratory	69	5	65	229	- 225
Otitis Media	70	1	67	34	- 33
Leprosy	71	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	82	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	85	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.