JAMAICA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,614	15	393	+ 2,221
Tuberculosis	2	2,350	54	8	+ 2,343
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,340	42	35	+ 2,306
HIV/AIDS	4	1,875	7	757	+ 1,118
Stroke	5	1,641	1	2,415	- 774
Malaria	6	1,639	72	0	+ 1,639
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,449	3	1,726	- 277
Low Birth Weight	8	1,113	18	241	+ 873
Birth Trauma	9	1,095	37	65	+ 1,030
Road Traffic Accidents	10	894	12	444	+ 450
Measles	11	812	77	0	+ 812
Hypertension	12	626	8	651	- 25
Maternal Conditions	13	587	43	35	+ 552
Liver Disease	14	576	21	155	+ 421
Diabetes Mellitus	15	570	2	2,077	- 1,507
Meningitis	16	507	47	16	+ 492
Violence	17	504	4	1,484	- 980
Lung Disease	18	478	11	452	+ 26
Congenital Anomalies	19	388	23	139	+ 249
Asthma	20	380	36	65	+ 315
Kidney Disease	21	355	6	793	- 438
Malnutrition	22	345	40	48	+ 297
Other Injuries	23	310	31	91	+ 219
Suicide	24	292	35	70	+ 222
Endocrine Disorders	25	211	20	176	+ 35
Breast Cancer	26	172	14	413	- 241
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	158	32	82	+ 76
War	28	157	61	1	+ 156
Tetanus	29	140	63	0	+ 140
Inflammatory/Heart	30	135	24	133	+ 2
Pertussis	31	133	67	0	+ 132
Cervical Cancer	32	115	16	358	- 243
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	102	9	587	- 485
Drownings	34	101	51	10	+ 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	97	44	27	+ 70
Falls	36	91	33	82	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	37	85	74	0	+ 85
Prostate Cancer	38	78	5	883	- 805
Fires	39	71	46	16	+ 55
Poisonings	40	67	57	2	+ 65
Syphilis	41	60	60	1	+ 59
Lymphomas	42	59	17	251	- 191
Epilepsy	43	59	41	46	+ 14
Liver Cancer	44	58	29	101	- 43
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	58	13	436	- 378
Oral Cancer	46	45	39	59	- 13
Leukemia	47	44	26	129	- 85
Parkinson's Disease	48	34	25	132	- 99
Stomach Cancer	49	33	19	231	- 198
Ovary Cancer	50	32	30	97	- 65
Appendicitis	51	31	53	9	+ 22
Alcohol	52	31	55	7	+ 23
Oesophagus Cancer	53	24	34	74	- 50
Skin Disease	54	24	22	145	- 121
Lung Cancers	55	23	10	472	- 449
Leishmaniasis	56	23	71	0	+ 23
Drug Use	57	22	48	13	+ 9
Skin Cancers	58	21	52	10	+ 11
Trypanosomiasis	59	20	75	0	+ 20
Pancreas Cancer	60	18	27	119	- 100
Hepatitis B	61	16	59	1	+ 16
Encephalitis	62	14	49	13	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	12	65	0	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	64	12	38	60	- 48
Uterin Cancer	65	10	28	106	- 96
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	8	50	11	- 4
Diphtheria	67	5	68	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	68	3	69	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	3	64	0	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	70	2	45	19	- 16
Ascariasis	71	2	66	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	56	3	- 1
Chlamydia	73	1	62	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	58	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

Central Africa

Jamaica

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.