FIJI VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	789	31	30	+ 759
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	435	5	228	+ 207
Stroke	3	364	3	583	- 219
Malaria	4	361	75	0	+ 361
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	287	12	96	+ 191
Tuberculosis	6	272	27	39	+ 233
Birth Trauma	7	232	28	36	+ 195
Low Birth Weight	8	222	14	86	+ 136
Liver Disease	9	206	15	82	+ 124
Coronary Heart Disease	10	203	2	1,481	- 1,278
Road Traffic Accidents	11	167	11	120	+ 47
Congenital Anomalies	12	144	10	129	+ 15
Hypertension	13	120	7	170	- 50
Diabetes Mellitus	14	110	1	1,628	- 1,519
Malnutrition	15	105	45	14	+ 91
Meningitis	16	90	43	17	+ 73
Cervical Cancer	17	82	13	86	- 4
Kidney Disease	18	81	4	277	- 196
Other Injuries	19	79	17	77	+ 2
Suicide	20	60	16	80	- 20
Lung Disease	21	58	9	141	- 82
Maternal Conditions	22	54	49	9	+ 46
Violence	23	53	40	19	+ 33
Syphilis	24	40	47	11	+ 29
Pertussis	25	34	48	10	+ 24
Asthma	26	34	6	226	- 192
Drownings	27	32	21	60	- 28
Falls	28	27	36	27	+ 1
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	27	19	63	- 36
Prostate Cancer	30	26	25	41	- 15
Lymphomas	31	25	35	27	- 2
Fires	32	25	33	28	- 3
Inflammatory/Heart	33	23	23	45	- 22
Poisonings	34	21	56	2	+ 19
Breast Cancer	35	17	8	162	- 146
Oesophagus Cancer	36	16	42	18	- 1
Endocrine Disorders	37	16	34	28	- 11
Epilepsy	38	15	44	16	- 1
Leukemia	39	12	30	31	- 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	11	29	34	- 22
Lung Cancers	41	10	22	48	- 37
Stomach Cancer	42	9	37	23	- 14
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	9	24	45	- 36
Tetanus	44	9	58	1	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	9	20	62	- 53
Liver Cancer	46	8	18	68	- 60
Parkinson's Disease	47	8	26	40	- 33
Oral Cancer	48	7	46	13	- 5
Alcohol	49	6	57	2	+ 5
Bladder Cancer	50	6	50	8	- 2
Schistosomiasis	51	6	74	0	+ 6
Skin Disease	52	6	41	19	- 13
Drug Use	53	6	52	4	+ 2
Skin Cancers	54	5	61	1	+ 4
Hepatitis B	55	5	59	1	+ 4
Appendicitis	56	4	54	3	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	57	4	32	29	- 25
Leishmaniasis	58	3	73	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	59	3	51	7	- 4
Upper Respiratory	60	3	69	0	+ 3
Measles	61	2	63	0	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	62	2	38	21	- 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	1	62	0	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	64	1	39	20	- 19
Other Neoplasms	65	1	53	3	- 2
Hepatitis C	66	1	65	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	67	1	60	1	- 0
Ascariasis	68	0	67	0	+ 0
War	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	55	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Zambia

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.