FIJI VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,891	2	1,481	+ 1,409
Stroke	2	803	3	583	+ 220
Lung Cancers	3	633	22	48	+ 585
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	491	5	228	+ 263
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	359	24	45	+ 314
Lung Disease	6	336	9	141	+ 195
Other Neoplasms	7	227	53	3	+ 224
Diabetes Mellitus	8	220	1	1,628	- 1,408
Breast Cancer	9	196	8	162	+ 33
Liver Disease	10	194	15	82	+ 113
Prostate Cancer	11	159	25	41	+ 119
Stomach Cancer	12	145	37	23	+ 122
Pancreas Cancer	13	133	38	21	+ 113
Alcohol	14	129	57	2	+ 127
Hypertension	15	121	7	170	- 49
Falls	16	116	36	27	+ 89
Bladder Cancer	17	115	50	8	+ 107
Suicide	18	105	16	80	+ 25
Lymphomas	19	102	35	27	+ 74
Kidney Disease	20	100	4	277	- 177
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	91	19	63	+ 28
Road Traffic Accidents	22	87	11	120	- 33
Inflammatory/Heart	23	86	23	45	+ 41
Leukemia	24	85	30	31	+ 54
Oral Cancer	25	83	46	13	+ 70
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	76	29	34	+ 42
Ovary Cancer	27	72	32	29	+ 43
Other Injuries	28	62	17	77	- 15
Liver Cancer	29	56	18	68	- 12
Uterin Cancer	30	53	39	20	+ 33
Skin Cancers	31	53	61	1	+ 52
Cervical Cancer	32	47	13	86	- 40
Oesophagus Cancer	33	44	42	18	+ 27
Parkinson's Disease	34	37	26	40	- 3
Epilepsy	35	28	44	16	+ 12
Congenital Anomalies	36	23	10	129	- 107
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	21	12	96	- 76
Endocrine Disorders	38	20	34	28	- 7
Drownings	39	16	21	60	- 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	15	20	62	- 47
Tuberculosis	41	15	27	39	- 25
Low Birth Weight	42	14	14	86	- 72
Asthma	43	13	6	226	- 213
Multiple Sclerosis	44	12	60	1	+ 12
Fires	45	12	33	28	- 16
Skin Disease	46	12	41	19	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	9	62	0	+ 9
Drug Use	48	8	52	4	+ 4
Violence	49	7	40	19	- 12
Malnutrition	50	7	45	14	- 7
Poisonings	51	5	56	2	+ 3
Hepatitis C	52	5	65	0	+ 4
Meningitis	53	4	43	17	- 13
HIV/AIDS	54	3	31	30	- 27
Appendicitis	55	2	54	3	- 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	59	1	+ 0
Birth Trauma	57	1	28	36	- 35
Schizophrenia	58	1	81	0	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	1	84	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	60	0	69	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	61	0	85	0	+ 0
Anemia	62	0	82	0	+ 0
Maternal Conditions	63	0	49	9	- 8
Encephalitis	64	0	51	7	- 7
Oral conditions	65	0	86	0	+ 0
War	66	0	66	0	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	58	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	47	11	- 11
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	71	0	48	10	- 10
Measles	72	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	73	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	55	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Poland

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.