JAMAICA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,525	3	1,726	+ 799
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,467	9	587	+ 1,879
Lung Disease	3	2,074	11	452	+ 1,622
Lung Cancers	4	1,759	10	472	+ 1,287
Stroke	5	1,731	1	2,415	- 683
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,061	15	393	+ 668
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	1,015	13	436	+ 578
Prostate Cancer	8	700	5	883	- 184
Breast Cancer	9	614	14	413	+ 201
Diabetes Mellitus	10	607	2	2,077	- 1,470
Pancreas Cancer	11	518	27	119	+ 399
Kidney Disease	12	431	6	793	- 362
Lymphomas	13	345	17	251	+ 94
Liver Disease	14	327	21	155	+ 172
Hypertension	15	304	8	651	- 347
Suicide	16	292	35	70	+ 222
Parkinson's Disease	17	284	25	132	+ 151
Alcohol	18	283	55	7	+ 275
Endocrine Disorders	19	272	20	176	+ 95
Leukemia	20	264	26	129	+ 135
Bladder Cancer	21	258	38	60	+ 198
Falls	22	256	33	82	+ 174
Stomach Cancer	23	229	19	231	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	24	225	34	74	+ 152
Liver Cancer	25	220	29	101	+ 118
Skin Cancers	26	184	52	10	+ 174
Other Neoplasms	27	179	45	19	+ 160
Oral Cancer	28	175	39	59	+ 116
Ovary Cancer	29	174	30	97	+ 77
Other Injuries	30	164	31	91	+ 73
Inflammatory/Heart	31	134	24	133	+ 1
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	102	32	82	+ 20
Road Traffic Accidents	33	101	12	444	- 343
Drug Use	34	93	48	13	+ 80
Uterin Cancer	35	74	28	106	- 33
Congenital Anomalies	36	72	23	139	- 66
Cervical Cancer	37	72	16	358	- 286
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	68	42	35	+ 34
Multiple Sclerosis	39	62	56	3	+ 59
Epilepsy	40	59	41	46	+ 13
Low Birth Weight	41	55	18	241	- 186
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	46	44	27	+ 19
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	40	50	11	+ 29
Asthma	44	39	36	65	- 26
Skin Disease	45	37	22	145	- 108
Anemia	46	35	83	0	+ 35
Violence	47	30	4	1,484	- 1,455
Schizophrenia	48	27	85	0	+ 27
Fires	49	25	46	16	+ 9
Drownings	50	18	51	10	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	51	12	82	0	+ 12
Meningitis	52	12	47	16	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	12	81	0	+ 12
Appendicitis	54	11	53	9	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	55	11	7	757	- 747
Birth Trauma	56	10	37	65	- 55
Tuberculosis	57	7	54	8	- 0
Upper Respiratory	58	7	65	0	+ 7
Malnutrition	59	7	40	48	- 41
Hepatitis C	60	4	64	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	61	3	59	1	+ 2
Poisonings	62	3	57	2	+ 0
Oral conditions	63	2	80	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	43	35	- 34
Otitis Media	65	1	69	0	+ 1
War	66	0	61	1	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	49	13	- 13
Tetanus	68	0	63	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	62	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	60	1	- 1
Measles	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	58	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

Denmark

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.