JAMAICA VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,452	3	1,726	+ 726
Violence	2	1,097	4	1,484	- 387
Stroke	3	944	1	2,415	- 1,471
Lung Disease	4	907	11	452	+ 455
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	613	15	393	+ 221
Road Traffic Accidents	6	442	12	444	- 2
Kidney Disease	7	389	6	793	- 404
Hypertension	8	364	8	651	- 286
Stomach Cancer	9	348	19	231	+ 117
Lung Cancers	10	299	10	472	- 173
Diabetes Mellitus	11	286	2	2,077	- 1,791
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	249	13	436	- 187
Breast Cancer	13	209	14	413	- 204
Prostate Cancer	14	204	5	883	- 679
Other Neoplasms	15	182	45	19	+ 164
Congenital Anomalies	16	169	23	139	+ 30
HIV/AIDS	17	153	7	757	- 604
Lymphomas	18	148	17	251	- 103
Liver Disease	19	138	21	155	- 17
Cervical Cancer	20	129	16	358	- 229
Leukemia	21	126	26	129	- 3
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	123	9	587	- 464
Low Birth Weight	23	119	18	241	- 121
Liver Cancer	24	118	29	101	+ 16
Pancreas Cancer	25	115	27	119	- 3
Suicide	26	112	35	70	+ 42
Malnutrition	27	107	40	48	+ 59
Other Injuries	28	91	31	91	- 0
Falls	29	86	33	82	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	30	78	20	176	- 98
Inflammatory/Heart	31	76	24	133	- 58
Tuberculosis	32	72	54	8	+ 65
Ovary Cancer	33	64	30	97	- 33
Skin Disease	34	63	22	145	- 83
Skin Cancers	35	59	52	10	+ 49
Oesophagus Cancer	36	48	34	74	- 26
Oral Cancer	37	46	39	59	- 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	43	42	35	+ 8
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	40	32	82	- 43
Drownings	40	39	51	10	+ 29
Birth Trauma	41	37	37	65	- 28
Bladder Cancer	42	35	38	60	- 25
Epilepsy	43	34	41	46	- 12
Drug Use	44	28	48	13	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	45	24	28	106	- 82
Maternal Conditions	46	22	43	35	- 12
Parkinson's Disease	47	22	25	132	- 111
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	19	81	0	+ 19
War	49	15	61	1	+ 14
Meningitis	50	14	47	16	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	14	50	11	+ 2
Appendicitis	52	12	53	9	+ 3
Chagas disease	53	12	73	0	+ 12
Asthma	54	11	36	65	- 54
Dengue	55	8	58	1	+ 6
Fires	56	7	46	16	- 8
Anemia	57	6	83	0	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	58	4	82	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	59	4	64	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	60	4	56	3	+ 0
Poisonings	61	3	57	2	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	3	59	1	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	2	44	27	- 24
Encephalitis	64	2	49	13	- 11
Syphilis	65	2	60	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	2	65	0	+ 1
Malaria	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Alcohol	68	1	55	7	- 6
Pertussis	69	1	67	0	+ 1
Schizophrenia	70	1	85	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	63	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	71	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	75	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	76	0	66	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	78	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	80	0	68	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	81	0	62	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

Colombia

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.