JAMAICA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,916	3	1,726	+ 1,190
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,254	9	587	+ 1,667
Lung Cancers	3	1,524	10	472	+ 1,051
Lung Disease	4	1,034	11	452	+ 583
Stroke	5	1,031	1	2,415	- 1,384
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	702	13	436	+ 266
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	541	15	393	+ 148
Breast Cancer	8	430	14	413	+ 17
Diabetes Mellitus	9	416	2	2,077	- 1,661
Lymphomas	10	375	17	251	+ 124
Pancreas Cancer	11	368	27	119	+ 250
Falls	12	351	33	82	+ 269
Prostate Cancer	13	343	5	883	- 541
Kidney Disease	14	333	6	793	- 460
Suicide	15	321	35	70	+ 251
Drug Use	16	268	48	13	+ 255
Liver Disease	17	264	21	155	+ 109
Parkinson's Disease	18	244	25	132	+ 112
Endocrine Disorders	19	235	20	176	+ 59
Liver Cancer	20	227	29	101	+ 125
Leukemia	21	226	26	129	+ 97
Hypertension	22	187	8	651	- 464
Bladder Cancer	23	183	38	60	+ 124
Other Injuries	24	174	31	91	+ 83
Oesophagus Cancer	25	162	34	74	+ 89
Stomach Cancer	26	158	19	231	- 72
Inflammatory/Heart	27	150	24	133	+ 17
Road Traffic Accidents	28	145	12	444	- 299
Ovary Cancer	29	138	30	97	+ 41
Skin Cancers	30	128	52	10	+ 118
Other Neoplasms	31	122	45	19	+ 104
Oral Cancer	32	116	39	59	+ 57
Alcohol	33	109	55	7	+ 101
Uterin Cancer	34	86	28	106	- 20
Congenital Anomalies	35	79	23	139	- 60
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	61	42	35	+ 27
Multiple Sclerosis	37	50	56	3	+ 47
Skin Disease	38	49	22	145	- 96
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	46	44	27	+ 20
Violence	40	44	4	1,484	- 1,440
Cervical Cancer	41	42	16	358	- 316
Low Birth Weight	42	40	18	241	- 200
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	32	32	82	- 50
Epilepsy	44	28	41	46	- 18
Hepatitis C	45	26	64	0	+ 26
Anemia	46	25	83	0	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	23	50	11	+ 12
Drownings	48	21	51	10	+ 10
Asthma	49	19	36	65	- 46
Birth Trauma	50	14	37	65	- 51
Malnutrition	51	14	40	48	- 34
Fires	52	14	46	16	- 2
HIV/AIDS	53	12	7	757	- 745
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	10	81	0	+ 10
Osteoarthritis	55	10	82	0	+ 10
Poisonings	56	9	57	2	+ 7
Schizophrenia	57	9	85	0	+ 9
Tuberculosis	58	7	54	8	- 1
Meningitis	59	5	47	16	- 11
Hepatitis B	60	5	59	1	+ 4
Oral conditions	61	4	80	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	62	4	53	9	- 5
Upper Respiratory	63	3	65	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	64	3	43	35	- 31
War	65	2	61	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	69	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	0	60	1	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	49	13	- 13
Pertussis	69	0	67	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	63	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	58	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	62	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	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.