FIJI VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,881	19	63	+ 1,818
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,663	2	1,481	+ 182
Stroke	3	696	3	583	+ 113
Lung Cancers	4	391	22	48	+ 343
Hypertension	5	343	7	170	+ 173
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	242	24	45	+ 197
Falls	7	224	36	27	+ 197
Lung Disease	8	218	9	141	+ 77
Pancreas Cancer	9	211	38	21	+ 190
Liver Disease	10	181	15	82	+ 99
Prostate Cancer	11	164	25	41	+ 124
Breast Cancer	12	160	8	162	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	13	144	26	40	+ 104
Lymphomas	14	144	35	27	+ 117
Suicide	15	143	16	80	+ 63
Liver Cancer	16	92	18	68	+ 24
Inflammatory/Heart	17	88	23	45	+ 42
Alcohol	18	79	57	2	+ 77
Stomach Cancer	19	76	37	23	+ 52
Other Injuries	20	74	17	77	- 3
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	74	5	228	- 155
Diabetes Mellitus	22	71	1	1,628	- 1,557
Other Neoplasms	23	64	53	3	+ 60
Leukemia	24	63	30	31	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	25	58	32	29	+ 29
Kidney Disease	26	58	4	277	- 219
Oesophagus Cancer	27	54	42	18	+ 36
Bladder Cancer	28	52	50	8	+ 44
Skin Cancers	29	50	61	1	+ 50
Drug Use	30	46	52	4	+ 42
Endocrine Disorders	31	43	34	28	+ 16
Uterin Cancer	32	38	39	20	+ 18
Road Traffic Accidents	33	36	11	120	- 84
Oral Cancer	34	35	46	13	+ 23
Congenital Anomalies	35	32	10	129	- 97
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	26	29	34	- 8
Drownings	37	18	21	60	- 42
Epilepsy	38	18	44	16	+ 1
Schizophrenia	39	16	81	0	+ 16
Asthma	40	14	6	226	- 212
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	14	62	0	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	42	14	60	1	+ 13
Violence	43	11	40	19	- 9
Cervical Cancer	44	11	13	86	- 76
Fires	45	10	33	28	- 17
Tuberculosis	46	5	27	39	- 34
Skin Disease	47	5	41	19	- 15
Low Birth Weight	48	4	14	86	- 81
Poisonings	49	4	56	2	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	3	20	62	- 59
Osteoarthritis	51	3	85	0	+ 3
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	3	12	96	- 94
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	2	84	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	54	2	54	3	- 1
Meningitis	55	2	43	17	- 16
Birth Trauma	56	1	28	36	- 35
Malnutrition	57	1	45	14	- 13
Anemia	58	1	82	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	59	1	31	30	- 29
Hepatitis C	60	1	65	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	62	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	59	1	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	49	9	- 8
War	65	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	51	7	- 7
Syphilis	67	0	47	11	- 11
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	69	0	48	10	- 10
Tetanus	70	0	58	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	63	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	55	3	- 3
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	64	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Finland

Fiji

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.