FIJI VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,040	2	1,481	- 441
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	852	19	63	+ 789
Stroke	3	584	3	583	+ 1
Lung Cancers	4	445	22	48	+ 398
Lung Disease	5	381	9	141	+ 240
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	341	24	45	+ 296
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	276	5	228	+ 48
Kidney Disease	8	196	4	277	- 81
Hypertension	9	183	7	170	+ 13
Diabetes Mellitus	10	156	1	1,628	- 1,472
Breast Cancer	11	142	8	162	- 20
Pancreas Cancer	12	136	38	21	+ 115
Prostate Cancer	13	129	25	41	+ 89
Stomach Cancer	14	117	37	23	+ 93
Other Injuries	15	111	17	77	+ 35
Lymphomas	16	107	35	27	+ 80
Bladder Cancer	17	105	50	8	+ 97
Liver Cancer	18	103	18	68	+ 35
Inflammatory/Heart	19	100	23	45	+ 55
Parkinson's Disease	20	99	26	40	+ 59
Endocrine Disorders	21	98	34	28	+ 70
Other Neoplasms	22	96	53	3	+ 92
Liver Disease	23	85	15	82	+ 3
Leukemia	24	76	30	31	+ 45
Suicide	25	73	16	80	- 7
Falls	26	65	36	27	+ 39
Oral Cancer	27	52	46	13	+ 39
Ovary Cancer	28	41	32	29	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	29	40	42	18	+ 23
Skin Disease	30	37	41	19	+ 18
Road Traffic Accidents	31	37	11	120	- 83
Skin Cancers	32	36	61	1	+ 36
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	32	20	62	- 30
Uterin Cancer	34	32	39	20	+ 12
Asthma	35	23	6	226	- 203
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	21	12	96	- 75
Anemia	37	18	82	0	+ 18
Congenital Anomalies	38	17	10	129	- 112
Cervical Cancer	39	17	13	86	- 69
Epilepsy	40	17	44	16	+ 0
Drug Use	41	16	52	4	+ 12
Hepatitis C	42	13	65	0	+ 13
HIV/AIDS	43	11	31	30	- 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	10	29	34	- 24
Drownings	45	9	21	60	- 51
Alcohol	46	7	57	2	+ 5
Malnutrition	47	6	45	14	- 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	6	62	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	49	6	60	1	+ 5
Tuberculosis	50	5	27	39	- 34
Violence	51	5	40	19	- 14
Low Birth Weight	52	5	14	86	- 81
Osteoarthritis	53	4	85	0	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	4	84	0	+ 4
Fires	55	4	33	28	- 24
Schizophrenia	56	4	81	0	+ 4
Poisonings	57	3	56	2	+ 1
Hepatitis B	58	3	59	1	+ 2
Meningitis	59	3	43	17	- 15
Birth Trauma	60	2	28	36	- 34
Appendicitis	61	2	54	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	62	1	69	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	63	1	86	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	49	9	- 8
Leishmaniasis	65	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	70	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	47	11	- 11
War	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	77	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	51	7	- 7
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	58	1	- 1
Pertussis	73	0	48	10	- 10
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	55	3	- 3
Ascariasis	78	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	64	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

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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.