JAMAICA VS GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUINEA		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,582	15	393	+ 2,189
Malaria	2	1,651	72	0	+ 1,651
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	1,370	42	35	+ 1,336
Measles	4	1,216	77	0	+ 1,216
Stroke	5	1,166	1	2,415	- 1,248
Coronary Heart Disease	6	1,144	3	1,726	- 582
Birth Trauma	7	968	37	65	+ 903
Low Birth Weight	8	872	18	241	+ 631
Road Traffic Accidents	9	765	12	444	+ 321
HIV/AIDS	10	610	7	757	- 148
Meningitis	11	532	47	16	+ 516
Liver Disease	12	515	21	155	+ 360
Tuberculosis	13	478	54	8	+ 470
Congenital Anomalies	14	440	23	139	+ 302
Diabetes Mellitus	15	432	2	2,077	- 1,645
Kidney Disease	16	392	6	793	- 401
Maternal Conditions	17	362	43	35	+ 327
Other Injuries	18	304	31	91	+ 213
Cervical Cancer	19	301	16	358	- 57
Lung Disease	20	277	11	452	- 175
Hypertension	21	272	8	651	- 379
Asthma	22	238	36	65	+ 173
Liver Cancer	23	236	29	101	+ 135
Pertussis	24	235	67	0	+ 235
Endocrine Disorders	25	230	20	176	+ 54
Violence	26	228	4	1,484	- 1,257
Trypanosomiasis	27	216	75	0	+ 216
Malnutrition	28	208	40	48	+ 161
Suicide	29	180	35	70	+ 110
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	117	9	587	- 470
Drownings	31	107	51	10	+ 96
Prostate Cancer	32	106	5	883	- 777
Falls	33	97	33	82	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	90	32	82	+ 8
Inflammatory/Heart	35	89	24	133	- 45
Fires	36	83	46	16	+ 67
Epilepsy	37	71	41	46	+ 25
Breast Cancer	38	70	14	413	- 344
Syphilis	39	66	60	1	+ 65
Poisonings	40	60	57	2	+ 57
Stomach Cancer	41	49	19	231	- 181
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	48	44	27	+ 21
Schistosomiasis	43	47	74	0	+ 47
Parkinson's Disease	44	43	25	132	- 90
Tetanus	45	34	63	0	+ 34
Drug Use	46	34	48	13	+ 21
Hepatitis B	47	33	59	1	+ 32
Lymphomas	48	32	17	251	- 219
Skin Cancers	49	31	52	10	+ 21
Lung Cancers	50	26	10	472	- 447
Skin Disease	51	26	22	145	- 120
Oral Cancer	52	25	39	59	- 34
Colon-Rectum Cancers	53	20	13	436	- 416
Ovary Cancer	54	19	30	97	- 78
Alcohol	55	17	55	7	+ 9
Encephalitis	56	16	49	13	+ 3
Appendicitis	57	8	53	9	- 1
Diphtheria	58	8	68	0	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	59	8	28	106	- 98
Bladder Cancer	60	6	38	60	- 53
Hepatitis C	61	5	64	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	62	4	66	0	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	63	4	34	74	- 70
War	64	4	61	1	+ 3
Pancreas Cancer	65	4	27	119	- 115
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	56	3	+ 0
Leukemia	67	3	26	129	- 125
Other Neoplasms	68	3	45	19	- 15
Upper Respiratory	69	3	65	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	3	50	11	- 9
Chlamydia	71	1	62	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	58	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	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.