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Compare Fiji and Japan health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Fiji FIJI   Japan JAPAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    54.0
    58.2
    56.0
    75
    74
    74
    		  
    65.3
    70.1
    67.7
    31
    35
    35
    1970
    58.0
    62.2
    60.0
    81
    81
    82
    		  
    69.4
    74.7
    72.0
    9
    13
    10
    1980
    62.0
    66.2
    64.0
    79
    84
    84
    		  
    73.6
    78.8
    76.1
    1
    5
    1
    1990
    64.6
    68.8
    66.7
    89
    99
    97
    		  
    75.9
    81.9
    78.8
    1
    1
    1
    2000
    65.4
    69.7
    67.5
    103
    111
    108
    		  
    77.7
    84.6
    81.1
    1
    1
    1
    2010
    66.3
    72.3
    69.1
    112
    112
    109
    		  
    79.5
    86.3
    83.0
    5
    1
    1
    2015
    67.0
    73.1
    69.9
    113
    115
    113
    		  
    80.5
    86.8
    83.7
    6
    1
    1
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Fiji FIJI   Japan JAPAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    67.0
    73.1
    113
    115
    		  
    80.5
    86.8
    6
    1
    Age 5
    68.7
    74.6
    121
    114
    		  
    80.7
    87.0
    7
    1
    Age 10
    68.8
    74.7
    123
    114
    		  
    80.8
    87.1
    7
    1
    Age 15
    69.0
    74.8
    125
    114
    		  
    80.8
    87.1
    7
    1
    Age 20
    69.2
    74.9
    126
    115
    		  
    80.9
    87.2
    7
    1
    Age 25
    69.6
    75.1
    128
    115
    		  
    81.1
    87.3
    7
    1
    Age 30
    70.0
    75.4
    131
    116
    		  
    81.2
    87.3
    8
    1
    Age 35
    70.4
    75.6
    136
    116
    		  
    81.4
    87.4
    9
    1
    Age 40
    70.9
    76.0
    141
    116
    		  
    81.6
    87.6
    9
    1
    Age 45
    71.6
    76.4
    148
    117
    		  
    81.8
    87.7
    8
    1
    Age 50
    72.5
    77.1
    156
    118
    		  
    82.2
    88.0
    8
    1
    Age 55
    73.8
    77.9
    159
    117
    		  
    82.7
    88.3
    8
    1
    Age 60
    75.4
    79.0
    158
    116
    		  
    83.4
    88.7
    8
    1
    Age 65
    77.4
    80.4
    156
    116
    		  
    84.4
    89.2
    8
    1
    Age 70
    79.7
    82.1
    146
    115
    		  
    85.4
    89.7
    9
    1
    Age 75
    82.5
    84.2
    135
    109
    		  
    86.8
    90.5
    11
    2
    Age 80
    85.6
    86.9
    124
    106
    		  
    88.7
    91.6
    14
    2
    Age 85
    89.2
    90.0
    116
    103
    		  
    91.2
    93.3
    24
    4
    Age 90
    93.3
    93.8
    103
    97
    		  
    94.3
    95.6
    31
    16
    Age 95
    97.6
    97.9
    82
    77
    		  
    98.0
    98.7
    44
    18
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.2
    70
    63
    		  
    102.1
    102.5
    66
    44
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Fiji FIJI   Japan JAPAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    207.72
    19
    		  
    30.36
    170
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    146.53
    2
    		  
    4.37
    168
    3. Stroke
    82.29
    96
    		  
    34.00
    152
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    33.94
    83
    		  
    32.07
    84
    5. Breast Cancer
    31.38
    2
    		  
    10.86
    134
    6. Other Injuries
    23.64
    27
    		  
    13.83
    72
    7. Cervical Cancer
    22.88
    20
    		  
    2.97
    135
    8. Asthma
    21.85
    8
    		  
    0.54
    165
    9. Kidney Disease
    20.46
    32
    		  
    7.52
    129
    10. Lung Disease
    14.65
    121
    		  
    4.33
    166
    11. Endocrine Disorders
    13.81
    31
    		  
    2.74
    136
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    11.30
    26
    		  
    2.63
    162
    13. Prostate Cancer
    11.27
    115
    		  
    6.90
    142
    14. Ovary Cancer
    11.24
    2
    		  
    3.72
    100
    15. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9.38
    68
    		  
    0.71
    143
    16. Liver Disease
    9.00
    121
    		  
    5.27
    153
    17. Liver Cancer
    8.84
    41
    		  
    9.54
    39
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    8.30
    75
    		  
    2.24
    165
    19. Hypertension
    8.18
    148
    		  
    1.88
    172
    20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    8.13
    32
    		  
    0.90
    148
    21. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    7.82
    38
    		  
    0.61
    155
    22. Meningitis
    7.69
    48
    		  
    0.11
    172
    23. Low Birth Weight
    7.67
    87
    		  
    0.48
    172
    24. Suicide
    7.05
    100
    		  
    18.78
    16
    25. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.13
    148
    		  
    3.28
    168
    26. Lung Cancers
    6.06
    122
    		  
    21.44
    54
    27. Poisonings
    5.50
    20
    		  
    0.54
    141
    28. HIV/AIDS
    5.44
    87
    		  
    0.03
    160
    29. Alzheimers/Dementia
    5.34
    46
    		  
    4.23
    58
    30. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.31
    112
    		  
    14.88
    42
    31. Drownings
    4.96
    70
    		  
    2.53
    104
    32. Uterin Cancer
    4.89
    15
    		  
    1.85
    92
    33. Appendicitis
    4.73
    20
    		  
    0.04
    160
    34. Leukemia
    4.40
    56
    		  
    3.16
    111
    35. Malnutrition
    4.14
    72
    		  
    0.54
    121
    36. Violence
    4.12
    99
    		  
    0.28
    172
    37. Fires
    4.11
    66
    		  
    0.56
    144
    38. Falls
    4.04
    107
    		  
    2.46
    136
    39. Skin Disease
    3.93
    50
    		  
    0.41
    142
    40. Hepatitis B
    3.81
    23
    		  
    0.33
    99
    41. Epilepsy
    3.73
    55
    		  
    0.38
    168
    42. Birth Trauma
    2.99
    94
    		  
    0.25
    171
    43. Oral Cancer
    2.62
    94
    		  
    2.49
    99
    44. Stomach Cancer
    2.59
    150
    		  
    15.58
    19
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    2.34
    107
    		  
    9.35
    13
    46. Syphilis
    2.10
    31
    		  
    0.01
    138
    47. Tuberculosis
    2.09
    112
    		  
    0.89
    132
    48. Lymphomas
    2.07
    151
    		  
    4.70
    81
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.80
    110
    		  
    4.13
    51
    50. Drug Use
    1.68
    62
    		  
    0.43
    127
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Fiji FIJI   Japan JAPAN
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,294
    24.23
    		  
    102,506
    11.15
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    949
    17.76
    		  
    14,741
    1.60
    3. Stroke
    492
    9.22
    		  
    120,586
    13.12
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    224
    4.19
    		  
    125,816
    13.69
    5. Other Injuries
    189
    3.54
    		  
    34,400
    3.74
    6. Asthma
    128
    2.41
    		  
    1,843
    0.20
    7. Kidney Disease
    127
    2.38
    		  
    29,119
    3.17
    8. Breast Cancer
    114
    2.13
    		  
    13,206
    1.44
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    106
    1.99
    		  
    2,323
    0.25
    10. Endocrine Disorders
    99
    1.85
    		  
    9,169
    1.00
    11. Cervical Cancer
    84
    1.57
    		  
    3,462
    0.38
    12. Lung Disease
    84
    1.57
    		  
    17,284
    1.88
    13. Low Birth Weight
    77
    1.45
    		  
    294
    0.03
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    66
    1.23
    		  
    2,300
    0.25
    15. Liver Disease
    62
    1.15
    		  
    13,135
    1.43
    16. Meningitis
    61
    1.14
    		  
    261
    0.03
    17. Liver Cancer
    61
    1.14
    		  
    31,844
    3.46
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    56
    1.05
    		  
    7,094
    0.77
    19. Suicide
    52
    0.97
    		  
    29,454
    3.20
    20. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    51
    0.96
    		  
    2,370
    0.26
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    51
    0.95
    		  
    3,061
    0.33
    22. Road Traffic Accidents
    47
    0.88
    		  
    6,186
    0.67
    23. Hypertension
    47
    0.88
    		  
    7,167
    0.78
    24. HIV/AIDS
    47
    0.87
    		  
    56
    0.01
    25. Poisonings
    41
    0.77
    		  
    959
    0.10
    26. Drownings
    41
    0.76
    		  
    7,337
    0.80
    27. Ovary Cancer
    40
    0.75
    		  
    4,656
    0.51
    28. Lung Cancers
    39
    0.74
    		  
    71,740
    7.80
    29. Leukemia
    36
    0.68
    		  
    8,585
    0.93
    30. Violence
    35
    0.65
    		  
    419
    0.05
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    34
    0.64
    		  
    47,686
    5.19
    32. Fires
    32
    0.59
    		  
    1,332
    0.14
    33. Prostate Cancer
    31
    0.58
    		  
    11,305
    1.23
    34. Appendicitis
    30
    0.57
    		  
    108
    0.01
    35. Birth Trauma
    30
    0.56
    		  
    152
    0.02
    36. Alzheimers/Dementia
    29
    0.55
    		  
    16,963
    1.85
    37. Epilepsy
    29
    0.54
    		  
    800
    0.09
    38. Malnutrition
    27
    0.51
    		  
    1,724
    0.19
    39. Hepatitis B
    27
    0.50
    		  
    796
    0.09
    40. Falls
    27
    0.50
    		  
    7,653
    0.83
    41. Skin Disease
    24
    0.44
    		  
    1,557
    0.17
    42. Stomach Cancer
    18
    0.34
    		  
    50,969
    5.54
    43. Lymphomas
    18
    0.33
    		  
    15,477
    1.68
    44. Syphilis
    18
    0.33
    		  
    11
    0.00
    45. Pancreas Cancer
    17
    0.33
    		  
    30,017
    3.27
    46. Uterin Cancer
    17
    0.31
    		  
    2,659
    0.29
    47. Oral Cancer
    16
    0.30
    		  
    7,345
    0.80
    48. Tuberculosis
    15
    0.27
    		  
    3,419
    0.37
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    13
    0.25
    		  
    12,495
    1.36
    50. Drug Use
    12
    0.23
    		  
    810
    0.09
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Fiji FIJI   Japan JAPAN
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    31.38
    2
    		  
    10.86
    134
    2. Cervical Cancer
    22.88
    20
    		  
    2.97
    135
    3. Prostate Cancer
    11.27
    115
    		  
    6.90
    142
    4. Ovary Cancer
    11.24
    2
    		  
    3.72
    100
    5. Liver Cancer
    8.84
    41
    		  
    9.54
    39
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.06
    122
    		  
    21.44
    54
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.31
    112
    		  
    14.88
    42
    8. Uterin Cancer
    4.89
    15
    		  
    1.85
    92
    9. Leukemia
    4.40
    56
    		  
    3.16
    111
    10. Oral Cancer
    2.62
    94
    		  
    2.49
    99
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.59
    150
    		  
    15.58
    19
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.34
    107
    		  
    9.35
    13
    13. Lymphomas
    2.07
    151
    		  
    4.70
    81
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.80
    110
    		  
    4.13
    51
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.50
    113
    		  
    2.00
    88
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.80
    137
    		  
    0.50
    157
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.