FIJI VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,134	31	30	+ 1,104
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	619	5	228	+ 391
Coronary Heart Disease	3	515	2	1,481	- 966
Stroke	4	483	3	583	- 99
Diabetes Mellitus	5	475	1	1,628	- 1,153
Tuberculosis	6	346	27	39	+ 307
Violence	7	331	40	19	+ 311
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	249	12	96	+ 153
Kidney Disease	9	241	4	277	- 36
Suicide	10	217	16	80	+ 137
Road Traffic Accidents	11	205	11	120	+ 85
Hypertension	12	201	7	170	+ 31
Lung Disease	13	187	9	141	+ 47
Liver Disease	14	142	15	82	+ 60
Lung Cancers	15	121	22	48	+ 74
Low Birth Weight	16	98	14	86	+ 12
Other Injuries	17	95	17	77	+ 18
Asthma	18	94	6	226	- 132
Endocrine Disorders	19	93	34	28	+ 65
Cervical Cancer	20	87	13	86	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	21	85	23	45	+ 40
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	74	19	63	+ 11
Breast Cancer	23	71	8	162	- 91
Prostate Cancer	24	69	25	41	+ 28
Congenital Anomalies	25	68	10	129	- 61
Meningitis	26	58	43	17	+ 40
Fires	27	57	33	28	+ 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	56	24	45	+ 11
Oesophagus Cancer	29	55	42	18	+ 37
Birth Trauma	30	47	28	36	+ 11
Lymphomas	31	44	35	27	+ 17
Drownings	32	38	21	60	- 22
Liver Cancer	33	38	18	68	- 31
Malnutrition	34	37	45	14	+ 23
Pancreas Cancer	35	32	38	21	+ 11
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	30	29	34	- 4
Epilepsy	37	29	44	16	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	38	27	49	9	+ 18
Stomach Cancer	39	24	37	23	+ 1
Leukemia	40	23	30	31	- 8
Oral Cancer	41	22	46	13	+ 10
Falls	42	22	36	27	- 5
Pertussis	43	18	48	10	+ 8
Syphilis	44	18	47	11	+ 7
Skin Disease	45	17	41	19	- 2
Parkinson's Disease	46	17	26	40	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	16	20	62	- 46
Skin Cancers	48	16	61	1	+ 15
Alcohol	49	16	57	2	+ 14
Poisonings	50	15	56	2	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	51	15	32	29	- 14
Bladder Cancer	52	13	50	8	+ 5
Drug Use	53	12	52	4	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	54	8	39	20	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	6	62	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	56	4	54	3	+ 2
Measles	57	4	63	0	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	58	4	53	3	+ 1
Encephalitis	59	4	51	7	- 4
Upper Respiratory	60	4	69	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	61	2	59	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	62	2	60	1	+ 1
Malaria	63	1	75	0	+ 1
War	64	1	66	0	+ 1
Tetanus	65	1	58	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	66	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	70	0	65	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	55	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

South Africa

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.