FIJI VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	972	19	63	+ 909
Coronary Heart Disease	2	942	2	1,481	- 539
Lung Cancers	3	588	22	48	+ 540
Stroke	4	520	3	583	- 63
Lung Disease	5	512	9	141	+ 372
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	312	24	45	+ 267
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	265	5	228	+ 36
Falls	8	221	36	27	+ 194
Breast Cancer	9	189	8	162	+ 27
Prostate Cancer	10	175	25	41	+ 134
Pancreas Cancer	11	160	38	21	+ 140
Kidney Disease	12	135	4	277	- 141
Lymphomas	13	134	35	27	+ 107
Diabetes Mellitus	14	128	1	1,628	- 1,500
Oesophagus Cancer	15	115	42	18	+ 97
Parkinson's Disease	16	113	26	40	+ 73
Suicide	17	108	16	80	+ 29
Other Neoplasms	18	98	53	3	+ 95
Other Injuries	19	88	17	77	+ 11
Leukemia	20	85	30	31	+ 54
Bladder Cancer	21	79	50	8	+ 71
Stomach Cancer	22	73	37	23	+ 50
Inflammatory/Heart	23	64	23	45	+ 19
Liver Cancer	24	62	18	68	- 6
Ovary Cancer	25	57	32	29	+ 28
Endocrine Disorders	26	56	34	28	+ 29
Skin Cancers	27	55	61	1	+ 54
Liver Disease	28	50	15	82	- 32
Hypertension	29	44	7	170	- 126
Oral Cancer	30	41	46	13	+ 29
Road Traffic Accidents	31	36	11	120	- 84
Alcohol	32	33	57	2	+ 31
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	31	12	96	- 65
Uterin Cancer	34	30	39	20	+ 10
Congenital Anomalies	35	29	10	129	- 100
Skin Disease	36	16	41	19	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	37	16	60	1	+ 15
Epilepsy	38	15	44	16	- 1
Cervical Cancer	39	14	13	86	- 72
Anemia	40	13	82	0	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	13	20	62	- 49
Drug Use	42	12	52	4	+ 8
Osteoarthritis	43	12	85	0	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	11	62	0	+ 11
Low Birth Weight	45	9	14	86	- 77
Asthma	46	9	6	226	- 217
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	7	29	34	- 27
Violence	48	6	40	19	- 14
Drownings	49	5	21	60	- 54
Schizophrenia	50	5	81	0	+ 5
Meningitis	51	4	43	17	- 13
Birth Trauma	52	4	28	36	- 32
Fires	53	3	33	28	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	2	84	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	55	2	31	30	- 28
Tuberculosis	56	2	27	39	- 38
Upper Respiratory	57	2	69	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	54	3	- 1
Oral conditions	59	1	86	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	60	1	65	0	+ 1
Poisonings	61	1	56	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	62	1	59	1	- 0
Malnutrition	63	1	45	14	- 14
Otitis Media	64	1	70	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	65	0	49	9	- 8
War	66	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	48	10	- 10
Encephalitis	68	0	51	7	- 7
Syphilis	69	0	47	11	- 11
Leishmaniasis	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	58	1	- 1
Measles	73	0	63	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	55	3	- 3
Ascariasis	82	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Netherlands

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.