FIJI VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,055	2	1,481	- 427
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	772	19	63	+ 709
Stroke	3	368	3	583	- 215
Lung Cancers	4	351	22	48	+ 303
Lung Disease	5	336	9	141	+ 196
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	215	5	228	- 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	192	24	45	+ 147
Prostate Cancer	8	159	25	41	+ 119
Breast Cancer	9	139	8	162	- 23
Parkinson's Disease	10	138	26	40	+ 98
Other Injuries	11	131	17	77	+ 54
Pancreas Cancer	12	113	38	21	+ 92
Suicide	13	105	16	80	+ 25
Lymphomas	14	96	35	27	+ 69
Kidney Disease	15	87	4	277	- 190
Diabetes Mellitus	16	78	1	1,628	- 1,551
Hypertension	17	63	7	170	- 107
Falls	18	62	36	27	+ 35
Oesophagus Cancer	19	59	42	18	+ 41
Liver Cancer	20	58	18	68	- 10
Bladder Cancer	21	53	50	8	+ 45
Leukemia	22	49	30	31	+ 18
Stomach Cancer	23	46	37	23	+ 23
Drug Use	24	44	52	4	+ 40
Ovary Cancer	25	43	32	29	+ 14
Inflammatory/Heart	26	41	23	45	- 4
Endocrine Disorders	27	41	34	28	+ 13
Alcohol	28	37	57	2	+ 35
Skin Cancers	29	34	61	1	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	30	25	53	3	+ 22
Liver Disease	31	25	15	82	- 57
Cervical Cancer	32	24	13	86	- 62
Oral Cancer	33	22	46	13	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	34	19	10	129	- 110
Road Traffic Accidents	35	18	11	120	- 102
Uterin Cancer	36	18	39	20	- 2
Epilepsy	37	14	44	16	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	11	62	0	+ 11
Violence	39	10	40	19	- 9
Anemia	40	10	82	0	+ 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	9	29	34	- 25
Poisonings	42	8	56	2	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	43	8	14	86	- 78
Multiple Sclerosis	44	7	60	1	+ 6
Skin Disease	45	7	41	19	- 12
Birth Trauma	46	7	28	36	- 30
Osteoarthritis	47	5	85	0	+ 5
Asthma	48	4	6	226	- 221
Schizophrenia	49	4	81	0	+ 4
Meningitis	50	3	43	17	- 14
Upper Respiratory	51	3	69	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	52	3	65	0	+ 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	84	0	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	3	20	62	- 59
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	3	12	96	- 94
Drownings	56	2	21	60	- 57
Malnutrition	57	1	45	14	- 13
Fires	58	1	33	28	- 26
HIV/AIDS	59	1	31	30	- 29
Maternal Conditions	60	1	49	9	- 8
War	61	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	62	0	48	10	- 10
Hepatitis B	63	0	59	1	- 1
Otitis Media	64	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	71	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	63	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	58	1	- 1
Ascariasis	69	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	55	3	- 3
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	51	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	47	11	- 11
Chlamydia	81	0	64	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	27	39	- 39
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	86	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	54	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Iceland

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.