FIJI VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	866	2	1,481	- 615
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	584	19	63	+ 521
Lung Cancers	3	348	22	48	+ 301
Lung Disease	4	348	9	141	+ 208
Stroke	5	322	3	583	- 261
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	236	5	228	+ 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	199	24	45	+ 154
Breast Cancer	8	138	8	162	- 24
Prostate Cancer	9	106	25	41	+ 66
Kidney Disease	10	103	4	277	- 174
Pancreas Cancer	11	96	38	21	+ 76
Parkinson's Disease	12	96	26	40	+ 56
Lymphomas	13	93	35	27	+ 66
Suicide	14	85	16	80	+ 6
Oesophagus Cancer	15	76	42	18	+ 58
Diabetes Mellitus	16	75	1	1,628	- 1,553
Stomach Cancer	17	65	37	23	+ 41
Liver Cancer	18	58	18	68	- 10
Liver Disease	19	51	15	82	- 31
Leukemia	20	50	30	31	+ 19
Ovary Cancer	21	50	32	29	+ 21
Bladder Cancer	22	47	50	8	+ 38
Skin Cancers	23	46	61	1	+ 45
Endocrine Disorders	24	45	34	28	+ 18
Falls	25	45	36	27	+ 18
Inflammatory/Heart	26	44	23	45	- 2
Other Neoplasms	27	40	53	3	+ 36
Oral Cancer	28	33	46	13	+ 21
Hypertension	29	32	7	170	- 138
Other Injuries	30	31	17	77	- 46
Drug Use	31	30	52	4	+ 26
Congenital Anomalies	32	28	10	129	- 102
Road Traffic Accidents	33	28	11	120	- 92
Uterin Cancer	34	23	39	20	+ 3
Cervical Cancer	35	19	13	86	- 68
Epilepsy	36	15	44	16	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	37	15	60	1	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	12	29	34	- 22
Alcohol	39	12	57	2	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	11	62	0	+ 10
Asthma	41	11	6	226	- 215
Skin Disease	42	10	41	19	- 9
Drownings	43	10	21	60	- 49
Low Birth Weight	44	10	14	86	- 76
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	10	12	96	- 87
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	9	20	62	- 53
Violence	47	7	40	19	- 13
Fires	48	5	33	28	- 22
Anemia	49	5	82	0	+ 5
Tuberculosis	50	4	27	39	- 35
Osteoarthritis	51	4	85	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	52	3	65	0	+ 3
Poisonings	53	3	56	2	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	2	84	0	+ 2
Schizophrenia	55	2	81	0	+ 2
Birth Trauma	56	2	28	36	- 35
HIV/AIDS	57	2	31	30	- 28
Meningitis	58	1	43	17	- 16
Hepatitis B	59	1	59	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	60	1	54	3	- 2
Maternal Conditions	61	1	49	9	- 8
Oral conditions	62	0	86	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	63	0	45	14	- 14
Upper Respiratory	64	0	69	0	+ 0
War	65	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	51	7	- 7
Pertussis	67	0	48	10	- 10
Syphilis	68	0	47	11	- 11
Chlamydia	69	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	55	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	58	1	- 1
Diphtheria	82	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	63	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Ireland

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.