FIJI VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,139	2	1,481	- 343
Diabetes Mellitus	2	539	1	1,628	- 1,089
Lung Disease	3	409	9	141	+ 269
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	300	19	63	+ 237
Kidney Disease	5	297	4	277	+ 20
Stroke	6	295	3	583	- 288
Asthma	7	280	6	226	+ 54
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	222	5	228	- 7
Road Traffic Accidents	9	182	11	120	+ 62
Suicide	10	129	16	80	+ 49
Oral Cancer	11	125	46	13	+ 113
Lung Cancers	12	77	22	48	+ 29
Oesophagus Cancer	13	67	42	18	+ 49
Other Injuries	14	66	17	77	- 11
Breast Cancer	15	60	8	162	- 103
Stomach Cancer	16	57	37	23	+ 34
Liver Disease	17	56	15	82	- 25
Leukemia	18	50	30	31	+ 19
Liver Cancer	19	47	18	68	- 21
Hypertension	20	46	7	170	- 124
Lymphomas	21	44	35	27	+ 17
Congenital Anomalies	22	43	10	129	- 87
Falls	23	42	36	27	+ 15
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	39	24	45	- 6
Tuberculosis	25	33	27	39	- 6
Cervical Cancer	26	33	13	86	- 53
Drownings	27	32	21	60	- 28
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	26	12	96	- 70
Low Birth Weight	29	23	14	86	- 63
Prostate Cancer	30	22	25	41	- 19
Violence	31	22	40	19	+ 2
Endocrine Disorders	32	20	34	28	- 8
Anemia	33	19	82	0	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	34	19	50	8	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	35	18	23	45	- 27
Skin Disease	36	13	41	19	- 6
Ovary Cancer	37	12	32	29	- 17
War	38	12	66	0	+ 12
Epilepsy	39	12	44	16	- 5
Drug Use	40	11	52	4	+ 7
Fires	41	10	33	28	- 17
Uterin Cancer	42	9	39	20	- 11
Pancreas Cancer	43	9	38	21	- 12
Birth Trauma	44	8	28	36	- 28
Parkinson's Disease	45	7	26	40	- 33
Meningitis	46	6	43	17	- 11
Dengue	47	6	55	3	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	48	4	49	9	- 4
Poisonings	49	4	56	2	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	50	4	53	3	+ 0
Alcohol	51	4	57	2	+ 2
Skin Cancers	52	3	61	1	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	2	20	62	- 60
Malnutrition	54	2	45	14	- 12
HIV/AIDS	55	2	31	30	- 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	2	29	34	- 32
Tetanus	57	1	58	1	- 0
Syphilis	58	1	47	11	- 10
Pertussis	59	1	48	10	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	62	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	61	0	51	7	- 7
Hepatitis B	62	0	59	1	- 1
Leprosy	63	0	71	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	64	0	54	3	- 3
Schizophrenia	65	0	81	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	67	0	85	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	68	0	86	0	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	69	0	60	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	72	0	67	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	75	0	65	0	- 0
Otitis Media	76	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	63	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	64	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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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.