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Fiji
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Fiji and Samoa health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Samoa
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Fiji Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Fiji FIJI   Samoa SAMOA
      Fiji FIJI   Samoa SAMOA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    54.0
    58.2
    56.0
    75
    74
    74
     
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
    1970
    58.0
    62.2
    60.0
    81
    81
    82
     
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
    1980
    62.0
    66.2
    64.0
    79
    84
    84
     
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
    1990
    64.6
    68.8
    66.7
    89
    99
    97
     
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
    2000
    65.2
    70.3
    67.7
    102
    110
    105
     
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
    2010
    66.3
    72.3
    69.1
    112
    112
    109
     
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
    2019
    65.9
    70.3
    68.0
    131
    131
    133
     
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Fiji FIJI   Samoa SAMOA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    65.9
    70.3
    131
    131
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    Age 5
    67.9
    72.0
    141
    139
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    Age 10
    68.0
    72.1
    146
    142
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    Age 15
    68.2
    72.3
    146
    144
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    Age 20
    68.4
    72.5
    146
    146
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    Age 25
    68.8
    72.7
    146
    147
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    Age 30
    69.2
    73.0
    148
    147
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    Age 35
    69.6
    73.3
    152
    151
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    Age 40
    70.1
    73.7
    158
    156
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    Age 45
    70.8
    74.3
    164
    159
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    Age 50
    71.8
    75.0
    165
    161
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    Age 55
    73.2
    76.1
    167
    166
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    Age 60
    74.9
    77.5
    167
    165
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    Age 65
    77.0
    79.3
    169
    162
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    Age 70
    79.4
    81.4
    171
    157
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    Age 75
    82.1
    83.9
    175
    146
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    Age 80
    85.1
    86.6
    174
    152
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    Age 85
    88.4
    89.7
    178
    154
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Fiji FIJI   Samoa SAMOA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    243.61
    1
    82.64
    13
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    229.26
    21
    189.77
    33
    3. Stroke
    96.45
    75
    118.02
    45
    4. Kidney Disease
    43.25
    17
    39.81
    23
    5. Breast Cancer
    41.41
    2
    26.40
    20
    6. Asthma
    38.33
    5
    17.01
    29
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    32.87
    80
    39.32
    68
    8. Hypertension
    27.17
    51
    23.76
    63
    9. Lung Disease
    24.76
    80
    47.54
    19
    10. Cervical Cancer
    21.82
    34
    7.89
    94
    11. Diarrhoeal diseases
    16.40
    62
    8.39
    70
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.70
    127
    19.13
    68
    13. Prostate Cancer
    15.69
    93
    24.32
    48
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.33
    100
    15.42
    93
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    11.65
    3
    5.11
    112
    16. Liver Disease
    10.90
    120
    18.98
    94
    17. Suicide
    9.51
    78
    14.60
    30
    18. Other Injuries
    9.37
    72
    8.08
    85
    19. Liver Cancer
    9.03
    38
    4.91
    99
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    8.32
    5
    6.72
    14
    21. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.19
    12
    7.61
    14
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.43
    113
    8.66
    93
    23. Ovary Cancer
    7.28
    14
    14.84
    1
    24. Lung Cancers
    6.89
    123
    21.56
    44
    25. Drownings
    6.65
    15
    7.42
    11
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.47
    57
    5.15
    83
    27. Low Birth Weight
    6.04
    78
    3.59
    116
    28. Tuberculosis
    5.68
    82
    1.05
    126
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.41
    53
    6.92
    34
    30. Uterin Cancer
    4.99
    17
    7.58
    4
    31. Falls
    4.37
    117
    6.17
    83
    32. Leukemia
    3.99
    72
    2.10
    150
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    3.84
    84
    4.28
    81
    34. HIV/AIDS
    3.43
    86
    0.00
    177
    35. Fires
    3.39
    38
    1.12
    107
    36. Lymphomas
    3.38
    137
    3.94
    122
    37. Stomach Cancer
    3.19
    150
    12.23
    20
    38. Skin Disease
    3.06
    26
    2.65
    34
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    3.05
    110
    2.68
    124
    40. Malnutrition
    2.71
    77
    2.76
    74
    41. Birth Trauma
    2.70
    85
    1.25
    111
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.55
    88
    0.72
    172
    43. Violence
    2.26
    125
    3.39
    108
    44. Oral Cancer
    1.90
    140
    3.32
    75
    45. Epilepsy
    1.89
    75
    1.39
    109
    46. Meningitis
    1.89
    63
    1.21
    73
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.04
    156
    3.56
    38
    48. Pertussis
    0.98
    66
    0.10
    105
    49. Maternal Conditions
    0.98
    85
    3.11
    57
    50. Syphilis
    0.87
    42
    0.39
    67
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Fiji FIJI   Samoa SAMOA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,628
    24.37
    108
    9.66
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,481
    22.17
    241
    21.56
    3. Stroke
    583
    8.73
    148
    13.24
    4. Kidney Disease
    277
    4.15
    52
    4.65
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    228
    3.41
    53
    4.74
    6. Asthma
    226
    3.38
    21
    1.88
    7. Hypertension
    170
    2.55
    30
    2.68
    8. Breast Cancer
    162
    2.43
    19
    1.70
    9. Lung Disease
    141
    2.11
    57
    5.10
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    129
    1.93
    18
    1.61
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    120
    1.80
    26
    2.33
    12. Diarrhoeal diseases
    96
    1.44
    12
    1.07
    13. Low Birth Weight
    86
    1.29
    16
    1.43
    14. Cervical Cancer
    86
    1.29
    6
    0.54
    15. Liver Disease
    82
    1.23
    27
    2.42
    16. Suicide
    80
    1.20
    25
    2.24
    17. Other Injuries
    77
    1.15
    13
    1.16
    18. Liver Cancer
    68
    1.02
    7
    0.63
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    63
    0.94
    19
    1.70
    20. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    62
    0.93
    11
    0.98
    21. Drownings
    60
    0.90
    13
    1.16
    22. Lung Cancers
    48
    0.72
    26
    2.33
    23. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    45
    0.67
    12
    1.07
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    45
    0.67
    7
    0.63
    25. Prostate Cancer
    41
    0.61
    11
    0.98
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    40
    0.60
    7
    0.63
    27. Tuberculosis
    39
    0.58
    2
    0.18
    28. Birth Trauma
    36
    0.54
    5
    0.45
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    34
    0.51
    9
    0.81
    30. Leukemia
    31
    0.46
    3
    0.27
    31. HIV/AIDS
    30
    0.45
    0
    0.00
    32. Ovary Cancer
    29
    0.43
    10
    0.89
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    28
    0.42
    6
    0.54
    34. Fires
    28
    0.42
    2
    0.18
    35. Lymphomas
    27
    0.40
    6
    0.54
    36. Falls
    27
    0.40
    8
    0.72
    37. Stomach Cancer
    23
    0.34
    16
    1.43
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    21
    0.31
    4
    0.36
    39. Uterin Cancer
    20
    0.30
    5
    0.45
    40. Skin Disease
    19
    0.28
    3
    0.27
    41. Violence
    19
    0.28
    6
    0.54
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    18
    0.27
    1
    0.09
    43. Meningitis
    17
    0.25
    2
    0.18
    44. Epilepsy
    16
    0.24
    2
    0.18
    45. Malnutrition
    14
    0.21
    3
    0.27
    46. Oral Cancer
    13
    0.19
    4
    0.36
    47. Syphilis
    11
    0.16
    2
    0.18
    48. Pertussis
    10
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    49. Maternal Conditions
    9
    0.13
    5
    0.45
    50. Bladder Cancer
    8
    0.12
    5
    0.45
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Fiji FIJI   Samoa SAMOA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    41.41
    2
    26.40
    20
    2. Cervical Cancer
    21.82
    34
    7.89
    94
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.69
    93
    24.32
    48
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.03
    38
    4.91
    99
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.43
    113
    8.66
    93
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.28
    14
    14.84
    1
    7. Lung Cancers
    6.89
    123
    21.56
    44
    8. Uterin Cancer
    4.99
    17
    7.58
    4
    9. Leukemia
    3.99
    72
    2.10
    150
    10. Lymphomas
    3.38
    137
    3.94
    122
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.19
    150
    12.23
    20
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    3.05
    110
    2.68
    124
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.55
    88
    0.72
    172
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.90
    140
    3.32
    75
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.04
    156
    3.56
    38
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.26
    170
    1.24
    130
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.