FIJI VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,360	2	1,481	- 121
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	981	19	63	+ 918
Stroke	3	542	3	583	- 40
Lung Disease	4	390	9	141	+ 250
Lung Cancers	5	334	22	48	+ 287
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	274	24	45	+ 229
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	239	5	228	+ 10
Prostate Cancer	8	236	25	41	+ 195
Pancreas Cancer	9	166	38	21	+ 145
Hypertension	10	165	7	170	- 5
Diabetes Mellitus	11	165	1	1,628	- 1,463
Kidney Disease	12	146	4	277	- 131
Breast Cancer	13	142	8	162	- 20
Suicide	14	133	16	80	+ 53
Other Injuries	15	123	17	77	+ 47
Lymphomas	16	122	35	27	+ 95
Falls	17	100	36	27	+ 73
Other Neoplasms	18	93	53	3	+ 90
Parkinson's Disease	19	85	26	40	+ 44
Leukemia	20	74	30	31	+ 43
Bladder Cancer	21	68	50	8	+ 60
Liver Cancer	22	68	18	68	- 1
Liver Disease	23	65	15	82	- 17
Endocrine Disorders	24	63	34	28	+ 35
Skin Cancers	25	58	61	1	+ 58
Stomach Cancer	26	55	37	23	+ 32
Ovary Cancer	27	50	32	29	+ 21
Inflammatory/Heart	28	49	23	45	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	29	48	42	18	+ 31
Drug Use	30	38	52	4	+ 34
Oral Cancer	31	34	46	13	+ 22
Alcohol	32	32	57	2	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	33	31	39	20	+ 11
Road Traffic Accidents	34	28	11	120	- 92
Congenital Anomalies	35	28	10	129	- 102
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	26	12	96	- 70
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	25	29	34	- 9
Cervical Cancer	38	20	13	86	- 66
Skin Disease	39	20	41	19	+ 1
Anemia	40	16	82	0	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	41	15	60	1	+ 14
Asthma	42	14	6	226	- 212
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	12	62	0	+ 11
Epilepsy	44	11	44	16	- 5
Malnutrition	45	11	45	14	- 4
Drownings	46	10	21	60	- 49
Violence	47	10	40	19	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	10	20	62	- 52
Fires	49	6	33	28	- 22
Schizophrenia	50	6	81	0	+ 6
Low Birth Weight	51	5	14	86	- 81
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	4	84	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	53	4	65	0	+ 4
Meningitis	54	3	43	17	- 14
Birth Trauma	55	3	28	36	- 33
Tuberculosis	56	2	27	39	- 37
Osteoarthritis	57	2	85	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	58	2	69	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	2	54	3	- 1
Poisonings	60	2	56	2	- 1
HIV/AIDS	61	1	31	30	- 29
Hepatitis B	62	1	59	1	- 0
Oral conditions	63	1	86	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	49	9	- 8
War	65	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	48	10	- 10
Tetanus	68	0	58	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	- 0
Encephalitis	71	0	51	7	- 7
Syphilis	72	0	47	11	- 11
Chlamydia	73	0	64	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	55	3	- 3
Ascariasis	81	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	63	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	71	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.