FIJI VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,664	2	1,481	+ 182
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	579	19	63	+ 516
Stroke	3	563	3	583	- 19
Lung Cancers	4	527	22	48	+ 479
Lung Disease	5	484	9	141	+ 344
Hypertension	6	303	7	170	+ 133
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	294	24	45	+ 249
Kidney Disease	8	258	4	277	- 19
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	234	5	228	+ 6
Breast Cancer	10	213	8	162	+ 51
Pancreas Cancer	11	203	38	21	+ 182
Prostate Cancer	12	187	25	41	+ 146
Diabetes Mellitus	13	176	1	1,628	- 1,452
Falls	14	173	36	27	+ 147
Liver Disease	15	172	15	82	+ 90
Parkinson's Disease	16	142	26	40	+ 102
Lymphomas	17	139	35	27	+ 111
Endocrine Disorders	18	121	34	28	+ 93
Suicide	19	116	16	80	+ 37
Stomach Cancer	20	109	37	23	+ 86
Inflammatory/Heart	21	101	23	45	+ 55
Leukemia	22	99	30	31	+ 68
Other Injuries	23	93	17	77	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	24	92	53	3	+ 89
Liver Cancer	25	91	18	68	+ 23
Alcohol	26	71	57	2	+ 69
Oesophagus Cancer	27	70	42	18	+ 53
Bladder Cancer	28	70	50	8	+ 62
Oral Cancer	29	68	46	13	+ 56
Ovary Cancer	30	59	32	29	+ 30
Skin Cancers	31	46	61	1	+ 45
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	43	12	96	- 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	41	20	62	- 21
Road Traffic Accidents	34	36	11	120	- 85
Epilepsy	35	35	44	16	+ 19
Congenital Anomalies	36	26	10	129	- 103
Uterin Cancer	37	25	39	20	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	25	29	34	- 9
Cervical Cancer	39	24	13	86	- 62
Drug Use	40	22	52	4	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	41	18	60	1	+ 17
Skin Disease	42	17	41	19	- 2
Anemia	43	11	82	0	+ 11
Asthma	44	10	6	226	- 215
Low Birth Weight	45	9	14	86	- 77
Violence	46	9	40	19	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	6	62	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	48	6	65	0	+ 6
Drownings	49	5	21	60	- 54
Malnutrition	50	5	45	14	- 9
Schizophrenia	51	4	81	0	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	52	4	85	0	+ 4
Fires	53	4	33	28	- 24
HIV/AIDS	54	4	31	30	- 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	3	84	0	+ 3
Tuberculosis	56	3	27	39	- 36
Birth Trauma	57	3	28	36	- 34
Poisonings	58	2	56	2	+ 0
Hepatitis B	59	2	59	1	+ 1
Meningitis	60	2	43	17	- 15
Upper Respiratory	61	2	69	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	62	1	54	3	- 1
Oral conditions	63	1	86	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	49	9	- 8
Otitis Media	65	0	70	0	+ 0
War	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	67	0	51	7	- 7
Syphilis	68	0	47	11	- 11
Pertussis	69	0	48	10	- 10
Measles	70	0	63	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	58	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	55	3	- 3
Leprosy	84	0	71	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	64	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

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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.