JAMAICA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,129	3	1,726	+ 1,403
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,292	9	587	+ 1,704
Stroke	3	1,090	1	2,415	- 1,324
Lung Cancers	4	1,041	10	472	+ 568
Lung Disease	5	998	11	452	+ 546
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	639	15	393	+ 246
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	570	13	436	+ 133
Prostate Cancer	8	472	5	883	- 411
Breast Cancer	9	414	14	413	+ 1
Parkinson's Disease	10	411	25	132	+ 278
Other Injuries	11	388	31	91	+ 297
Pancreas Cancer	12	336	27	119	+ 217
Suicide	13	312	35	70	+ 242
Lymphomas	14	285	17	251	+ 34
Kidney Disease	15	258	6	793	- 535
Diabetes Mellitus	16	230	2	2,077	- 1,847
Hypertension	17	188	8	651	- 463
Falls	18	184	33	82	+ 102
Oesophagus Cancer	19	175	34	74	+ 101
Liver Cancer	20	174	29	101	+ 72
Bladder Cancer	21	158	38	60	+ 98
Leukemia	22	147	26	129	+ 18
Stomach Cancer	23	136	19	231	- 94
Drug Use	24	130	48	13	+ 117
Ovary Cancer	25	127	30	97	+ 31
Inflammatory/Heart	26	121	24	133	- 12
Endocrine Disorders	27	121	20	176	- 55
Alcohol	28	110	55	7	+ 102
Skin Cancers	29	101	52	10	+ 91
Other Neoplasms	30	75	45	19	+ 57
Liver Disease	31	73	21	155	- 81
Cervical Cancer	32	71	16	358	- 287
Oral Cancer	33	66	39	59	+ 8
Congenital Anomalies	34	58	23	139	- 81
Road Traffic Accidents	35	54	12	444	- 390
Uterin Cancer	36	54	28	106	- 52
Epilepsy	37	42	41	46	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	33	50	11	+ 22
Violence	39	31	4	1,484	- 1,453
Anemia	40	28	83	0	+ 28
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	25	32	82	- 57
Poisonings	42	25	57	2	+ 23
Low Birth Weight	43	23	18	241	- 217
Multiple Sclerosis	44	21	56	3	+ 18
Skin Disease	45	20	22	145	- 125
Birth Trauma	46	19	37	65	- 46
Osteoarthritis	47	16	82	0	+ 16
Asthma	48	13	36	65	- 52
Schizophrenia	49	11	85	0	+ 11
Meningitis	50	10	47	16	- 6
Upper Respiratory	51	9	65	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	52	9	64	0	+ 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	8	81	0	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	8	44	27	- 19
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	8	42	35	- 27
Drownings	56	7	51	10	- 3
Malnutrition	57	4	40	48	- 43
Fires	58	4	46	16	- 11
HIV/AIDS	59	4	7	757	- 754
Maternal Conditions	60	3	43	35	- 32
War	61	0	61	1	- 0
Pertussis	62	0	67	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	63	0	59	1	- 1
Otitis Media	64	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	65	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	63	0	- 0
Ascariasis	69	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	58	1	- 1
Malaria	73	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	49	13	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	60	1	- 1
Chlamydia	81	0	62	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	82	0	54	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	80	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	53	9	- 9
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.