JAMAICA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,296	3	1,726	+ 571
Stroke	2	1,540	1	2,415	- 875
Hypertension	3	1,359	8	651	+ 708
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,056	2	2,077	- 1,021
Violence	5	1,020	4	1,484	- 464
HIV/AIDS	6	923	7	757	+ 165
Kidney Disease	7	823	6	793	+ 30
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	671	15	393	+ 278
Breast Cancer	9	473	14	413	+ 60
Other Injuries	10	461	31	91	+ 370
Liver Disease	11	460	21	155	+ 305
Prostate Cancer	12	450	5	883	- 434
Endocrine Disorders	13	424	20	176	+ 248
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	367	9	587	- 220
Inflammatory/Heart	15	322	24	133	+ 189
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	291	13	436	- 145
Lung Disease	17	228	11	452	- 224
Road Traffic Accidents	18	207	12	444	- 237
Lung Cancers	19	201	10	472	- 271
Skin Disease	20	182	22	145	+ 37
Drownings	21	179	51	10	+ 168
Lymphomas	22	171	17	251	- 80
Cervical Cancer	23	141	16	358	- 217
Alcohol	24	138	55	7	+ 131
Stomach Cancer	25	122	19	231	- 109
Falls	26	121	33	82	+ 39
Parkinson's Disease	27	116	25	132	- 17
Low Birth Weight	28	113	18	241	- 127
Congenital Anomalies	29	109	23	139	- 30
Uterin Cancer	30	96	28	106	- 10
Suicide	31	95	35	70	+ 24
Liver Cancer	32	81	29	101	- 20
Fires	33	71	46	16	+ 56
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	71	32	82	- 11
Leukemia	35	69	26	129	- 59
Ovary Cancer	36	69	30	97	- 28
Pancreas Cancer	37	67	27	119	- 51
Oesophagus Cancer	38	60	34	74	- 14
Asthma	39	59	36	65	- 7
Epilepsy	40	54	41	46	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	41	44	43	35	+ 9
Birth Trauma	42	43	37	65	- 22
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	36	42	35	+ 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	30	44	27	+ 3
Malnutrition	45	29	40	48	- 19
Oral Cancer	46	24	39	59	- 35
Other Neoplasms	47	23	45	19	+ 4
Drug Use	48	17	48	13	+ 4
Meningitis	49	17	47	16	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	50	14	38	60	- 45
Encephalitis	51	13	49	13	- 0
Appendicitis	52	12	53	9	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	11	50	11	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	54	10	56	3	+ 7
Skin Cancers	55	6	52	10	- 4
Poisonings	56	4	57	2	+ 2
War	57	4	61	1	+ 4
Tuberculosis	58	2	54	8	- 5
Dengue	59	2	58	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	1	59	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	61	1	65	0	+ 1
Tetanus	62	1	63	0	+ 0
Syphilis	63	1	60	1	- 0
Chlamydia	64	0	62	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	68	0	67	0	+ 0
Measles	69	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

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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.