FIJI VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	1,364	19	63	+ 1,301
Coronary Heart Disease	2	997	2	1,481	- 484
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	564	5	228	+ 335
Stroke	4	523	3	583	- 60
Lung Cancers	5	496	22	48	+ 449
Lung Disease	6	457	9	141	+ 317
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	256	24	45	+ 211
Prostate Cancer	8	185	25	41	+ 144
Breast Cancer	9	177	8	162	+ 14
Lymphomas	10	130	35	27	+ 103
Pancreas Cancer	11	125	38	21	+ 104
Oesophagus Cancer	12	121	42	18	+ 104
Parkinson's Disease	13	119	26	40	+ 79
Liver Disease	14	107	15	82	+ 25
Falls	15	106	36	27	+ 79
Bladder Cancer	16	85	50	8	+ 77
Diabetes Mellitus	17	81	1	1,628	- 1,547
Kidney Disease	18	76	4	277	- 201
Other Injuries	19	76	17	77	- 1
Suicide	20	74	16	80	- 6
Liver Cancer	21	73	18	68	+ 5
Leukemia	22	72	30	31	+ 41
Hypertension	23	72	7	170	- 98
Stomach Cancer	24	69	37	23	+ 46
Ovary Cancer	25	56	32	29	+ 27
Other Neoplasms	26	55	53	3	+ 52
Skin Cancers	27	52	61	1	+ 51
Endocrine Disorders	28	46	34	28	+ 18
Inflammatory/Heart	29	43	23	45	- 2
Oral Cancer	30	43	46	13	+ 31
Drug Use	31	39	52	4	+ 35
Uterin Cancer	32	33	39	20	+ 13
Road Traffic Accidents	33	30	11	120	- 90
Skin Disease	34	30	41	19	+ 11
Congenital Anomalies	35	30	10	129	- 100
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	29	29	34	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	37	26	60	1	+ 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	22	12	96	- 74
Alcohol	39	22	57	2	+ 20
Low Birth Weight	40	18	14	86	- 68
Asthma	41	18	6	226	- 208
Epilepsy	42	17	44	16	+ 0
Cervical Cancer	43	15	13	86	- 71
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	14	62	0	+ 14
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	12	20	62	- 50
Violence	46	12	40	19	- 7
Tuberculosis	47	5	27	39	- 34
Fires	48	5	33	28	- 23
Drownings	49	4	21	60	- 55
Anemia	50	4	82	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	51	4	65	0	+ 4
Meningitis	52	3	43	17	- 14
Poisonings	53	3	56	2	+ 1
Birth Trauma	54	3	28	36	- 34
HIV/AIDS	55	3	31	30	- 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	3	84	0	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	57	2	85	0	+ 2
Malnutrition	58	2	45	14	- 13
Appendicitis	59	1	54	3	- 1
Schizophrenia	60	1	81	0	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	1	86	0	+ 1
Syphilis	62	1	47	11	- 10
Upper Respiratory	63	1	69	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	49	9	- 8
Hepatitis B	65	1	59	1	- 1
Otitis Media	66	0	70	0	+ 0
War	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	51	7	- 7
Pertussis	69	0	48	10	- 10
Leishmaniasis	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	58	1	- 1
Dengue	73	0	55	3	- 3
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	63	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	64	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

United Kingdom

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.