JAMAICA VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,569	3	1,726	+ 843
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,732	9	587	+ 1,144
Lung Cancers	3	1,034	10	472	+ 561
Lung Disease	4	1,033	11	452	+ 582
Stroke	5	955	1	2,415	- 1,460
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	700	15	393	+ 308
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	591	13	436	+ 154
Breast Cancer	8	410	14	413	- 3
Prostate Cancer	9	316	5	883	- 568
Kidney Disease	10	306	6	793	- 487
Pancreas Cancer	11	286	27	119	+ 168
Parkinson's Disease	12	286	25	132	+ 153
Lymphomas	13	277	17	251	+ 26
Suicide	14	254	35	70	+ 183
Oesophagus Cancer	15	226	34	74	+ 152
Diabetes Mellitus	16	223	2	2,077	- 1,854
Stomach Cancer	17	192	19	231	- 38
Liver Cancer	18	172	29	101	+ 70
Liver Disease	19	151	21	155	- 4
Leukemia	20	148	26	129	+ 19
Ovary Cancer	21	147	30	97	+ 50
Bladder Cancer	22	138	38	60	+ 79
Skin Cancers	23	136	52	10	+ 126
Endocrine Disorders	24	134	20	176	- 42
Falls	25	133	33	82	+ 51
Inflammatory/Heart	26	129	24	133	- 4
Other Neoplasms	27	118	45	19	+ 99
Oral Cancer	28	99	39	59	+ 40
Hypertension	29	94	8	651	- 556
Other Injuries	30	92	31	91	+ 1
Drug Use	31	90	48	13	+ 77
Congenital Anomalies	32	83	23	139	- 56
Road Traffic Accidents	33	83	12	444	- 361
Uterin Cancer	34	68	28	106	- 38
Cervical Cancer	35	56	16	358	- 302
Epilepsy	36	46	41	46	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	37	45	56	3	+ 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	36	32	82	- 46
Alcohol	39	35	55	7	+ 27
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	32	50	11	+ 20
Asthma	41	31	36	65	- 34
Skin Disease	42	31	22	145	- 114
Drownings	43	31	51	10	+ 21
Low Birth Weight	44	30	18	241	- 211
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	28	42	35	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	27	44	27	+ 0
Violence	47	21	4	1,484	- 1,464
Fires	48	16	46	16	+ 1
Anemia	49	16	83	0	+ 16
Tuberculosis	50	12	54	8	+ 5
Osteoarthritis	51	11	82	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	52	10	64	0	+ 10
Poisonings	53	8	57	2	+ 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	7	81	0	+ 7
Schizophrenia	55	6	85	0	+ 6
Birth Trauma	56	5	37	65	- 60
HIV/AIDS	57	5	7	757	- 753
Meningitis	58	4	47	16	- 12
Hepatitis B	59	3	59	1	+ 2
Appendicitis	60	2	53	9	- 7
Maternal Conditions	61	2	43	35	- 33
Oral conditions	62	1	80	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	63	1	40	48	- 47
Upper Respiratory	64	1	65	0	+ 0
War	65	0	61	1	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	49	13	- 13
Pertussis	67	0	67	0	- 0
Syphilis	68	0	60	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	62	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	66	0	- 0
Dengue	78	0	58	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	63	0	- 0
Diphtheria	82	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

Ireland

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.