FIJI VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,151	2	1,481	- 331
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	772	19	63	+ 710
Stroke	3	421	3	583	- 162
Lung Cancers	4	378	22	48	+ 330
Lung Disease	5	312	9	141	+ 171
Hypertension	6	265	7	170	+ 95
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	214	24	45	+ 169
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	209	5	228	- 19
Falls	9	206	36	27	+ 179
Prostate Cancer	10	170	25	41	+ 129
Breast Cancer	11	169	8	162	+ 7
Pancreas Cancer	12	160	38	21	+ 139
Kidney Disease	13	135	4	277	- 141
Suicide	14	134	16	80	+ 54
Lymphomas	15	121	35	27	+ 94
Inflammatory/Heart	16	110	23	45	+ 65
Diabetes Mellitus	17	110	1	1,628	- 1,518
Parkinson's Disease	18	92	26	40	+ 52
Liver Cancer	19	86	18	68	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	20	73	53	3	+ 70
Liver Disease	21	73	15	82	- 9
Leukemia	22	72	30	31	+ 41
Bladder Cancer	23	72	50	8	+ 64
Stomach Cancer	24	66	37	23	+ 43
Endocrine Disorders	25	64	34	28	+ 36
Oral Cancer	26	54	46	13	+ 41
Skin Cancers	27	53	61	1	+ 52
Oesophagus Cancer	28	53	42	18	+ 35
Ovary Cancer	29	49	32	29	+ 20
Other Injuries	30	44	17	77	- 33
Congenital Anomalies	31	33	10	129	- 97
Alcohol	32	25	57	2	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	33	24	39	20	+ 4
Road Traffic Accidents	34	21	11	120	- 100
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	20	12	96	- 76
Drug Use	36	19	52	4	+ 15
Osteoarthritis	37	18	85	0	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	38	17	60	1	+ 16
Epilepsy	39	17	44	16	+ 1
Skin Disease	40	14	41	19	- 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	13	29	34	- 21
Cervical Cancer	42	11	13	86	- 75
Low Birth Weight	43	11	14	86	- 75
Anemia	44	11	82	0	+ 11
Schizophrenia	45	10	81	0	+ 10
Asthma	46	10	6	226	- 216
Malnutrition	47	9	45	14	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	8	20	62	- 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	7	62	0	+ 7
Drownings	50	5	21	60	- 54
Violence	51	5	40	19	- 15
Birth Trauma	52	3	28	36	- 33
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	3	84	0	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	54	3	31	30	- 27
Fires	55	2	33	28	- 25
Tuberculosis	56	2	27	39	- 37
Meningitis	57	2	43	17	- 15
Hepatitis C	58	2	65	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	2	54	3	- 1
Poisonings	60	1	56	2	- 1
Upper Respiratory	61	1	69	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	62	1	86	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	63	0	59	1	- 1
Maternal Conditions	64	0	49	9	- 8
Syphilis	65	0	47	11	- 11
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	77	0	+ 0
War	67	0	66	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	51	7	- 7
Otitis Media	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	58	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	48	10	- 10
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	63	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	55	3	- 3
Ascariasis	82	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Switzerland

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.