FIJI VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	833	5	228	+ 605
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	582	12	96	+ 485
Tuberculosis	3	512	27	39	+ 473
Malaria	4	406	75	0	+ 406
Birth Trauma	5	403	28	36	+ 366
Low Birth Weight	6	386	14	86	+ 300
Coronary Heart Disease	7	247	2	1,481	- 1,235
Stroke	8	232	3	583	- 351
Congenital Anomalies	9	200	10	129	+ 70
HIV/AIDS	10	177	31	30	+ 147
Meningitis	11	175	43	17	+ 158
Road Traffic Accidents	12	168	11	120	+ 47
Liver Disease	13	154	15	82	+ 72
Measles	14	118	63	0	+ 118
Maternal Conditions	15	95	49	9	+ 86
Pertussis	16	94	48	10	+ 84
Other Injuries	17	91	17	77	+ 14
Diabetes Mellitus	18	90	1	1,628	- 1,538
Violence	19	74	40	19	+ 55
Kidney Disease	20	73	4	277	- 204
Endocrine Disorders	21	64	34	28	+ 36
Lung Disease	22	51	9	141	- 90
Breast Cancer	23	48	8	162	- 115
Hypertension	24	43	7	170	- 127
Cervical Cancer	25	43	13	86	- 44
Tetanus	26	34	58	1	+ 32
Asthma	27	33	6	226	- 193
Falls	28	30	36	27	+ 4
Fires	29	29	33	28	+ 1
Suicide	30	28	16	80	- 52
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	27	19	63	- 36
Drownings	32	26	21	60	- 33
Poisonings	33	26	56	2	+ 24
Drug Use	34	25	52	4	+ 21
Prostate Cancer	35	24	25	41	- 17
Malnutrition	36	24	45	14	+ 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	23	29	34	- 10
Syphilis	38	22	47	11	+ 11
Liver Cancer	39	21	18	68	- 47
Lymphomas	40	21	35	27	- 6
Epilepsy	41	20	44	16	+ 4
Inflammatory/Heart	42	19	23	45	- 26
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	17	24	45	- 29
Diphtheria	44	15	68	0	+ 15
War	45	13	66	0	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	46	10	26	40	- 30
Leukemia	47	9	30	31	- 22
Oral Cancer	48	9	46	13	- 4
Ovary Cancer	49	9	32	29	- 20
Stomach Cancer	50	9	37	23	- 15
Pancreas Cancer	51	8	38	21	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	8	20	62	- 54
Skin Cancers	53	8	61	1	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	54	6	74	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	55	6	59	1	+ 5
Skin Disease	56	6	41	19	- 13
Lung Cancers	57	5	22	48	- 43
Alcohol	58	4	57	2	+ 2
Encephalitis	59	4	51	7	- 4
Appendicitis	60	3	54	3	+ 0
Ascariasis	61	3	67	0	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	62	3	39	20	- 17
Bladder Cancer	63	3	50	8	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	64	2	42	18	- 16
Hepatitis C	65	1	65	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	66	1	53	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	67	1	69	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	68	1	60	1	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	1	62	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	64	0	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	55	3	- 3
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Nigeria

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.