NETHERLANDS VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	30,406	14	2,386	+ 28,020
Coronary Heart Disease	2	27,664	2	17,601	+ 10,063
Stroke	3	10,882	4	9,707	+ 1,175
Kidney Disease	4	5,172	12	2,530	+ 2,641
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	4,267	7	4,946	- 679
Asthma	6	4,218	46	165	+ 4,053
Hypertension	7	3,176	29	818	+ 2,358
Breast Cancer	8	3,034	9	3,535	- 501
Lung Disease	9	2,627	5	9,567	- 6,941
Congenital Anomalies	10	2,417	35	544	+ 1,873
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,246	31	681	+ 1,565
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	1,799	33	584	+ 1,215
Cervical Cancer	13	1,613	39	266	+ 1,347
Low Birth Weight	14	1,605	45	167	+ 1,437
Liver Disease	15	1,526	28	936	+ 590
Suicide	16	1,489	17	2,025	- 536
Other Injuries	17	1,435	19	1,648	- 214
Liver Cancer	18	1,272	24	1,163	+ 109
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	1,174	1	18,148	- 16,974
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	1,158	41	238	+ 920
Drownings	21	1,112	49	98	+ 1,014
Lung Cancers	22	892	3	10,980	- 10,087
Inflammatory/Heart	23	846	23	1,201	- 355
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	844	6	5,829	- 4,985
Prostate Cancer	25	757	10	3,265	- 2,508
Parkinson's Disease	26	753	16	2,120	- 1,367
Tuberculosis	27	731	56	29	+ 703
Birth Trauma	28	679	52	74	+ 605
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	629	47	130	+ 499
Leukemia	30	578	20	1,578	- 1,000
HIV/AIDS	31	560	55	33	+ 528
Ovary Cancer	32	543	25	1,067	- 524
Fires	33	517	53	49	+ 468
Endocrine Disorders	34	515	26	1,055	- 539
Lymphomas	35	509	13	2,511	- 2,002
Falls	36	499	8	4,131	- 3,632
Stomach Cancer	37	436	22	1,361	- 924
Pancreas Cancer	38	389	11	2,995	- 2,606
Uterin Cancer	39	373	34	566	- 193
Violence	40	363	48	107	+ 256
Skin Disease	41	357	36	295	+ 62
Oesophagus Cancer	42	332	15	2,145	- 1,813
Meningitis	43	321	51	78	+ 242
Epilepsy	44	305	38	289	+ 16
Malnutrition	45	268	63	12	+ 256
Oral Cancer	46	234	30	768	- 534
Syphilis	47	207	69	1	+ 206
Pertussis	48	183	67	1	+ 183
Maternal Conditions	49	161	65	8	+ 153
Bladder Cancer	50	152	21	1,471	- 1,319
Encephalitis	51	137	68	1	+ 136
Drug Use	52	73	42	231	- 158
Other Neoplasms	53	62	18	1,831	- 1,769
Appendicitis	54	52	58	26	+ 27
Dengue	55	49	81	0	+ 49
Poisonings	56	42	61	17	+ 25
Alcohol	57	32	32	612	- 580
Tetanus	58	26	72	0	+ 26
Hepatitis B	59	20	62	14	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	60	15	37	295	- 280
Skin Cancers	61	12	27	1,024	- 1,012
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	6	44	214	- 208
Measles	63	5	73	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	64	4	78	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	65	2	60	20	- 18
War	66	2	66	2	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	69	0	57	28	- 28
Otitis Media	70	0	64	10	- 10
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	50	96	- 96
Anemia	82	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	85	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	86	0	59	21	- 21
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Fiji

Netherlands

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.