AFGHANISTAN VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	34,309	3	19,060	+ 15,249
Diabetes Mellitus	2	29,512	12	5,750	+ 23,763
Coronary Heart Disease	3	24,524	1	40,195	- 15,671
Violence	4	21,090	19	3,217	+ 17,873
Prostate Cancer	5	12,552	55	258	+ 12,294
Kidney Disease	6	11,267	10	6,590	+ 4,677
HIV/AIDS	7	10,760	46	464	+ 10,296
Hypertension	8	9,246	8	7,995	+ 1,251
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	8,345	23	1,765	+ 6,580
Lung Cancers	10	6,713	32	1,076	+ 5,637
Lung Disease	11	6,421	15	4,650	+ 1,771
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,309	11	6,033	+ 276
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	6,201	39	741	+ 5,459
Breast Cancer	14	5,872	22	1,822	+ 4,050
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	5,583	4	14,649	- 9,067
Cervical Cancer	16	5,085	44	541	+ 4,545
Lymphomas	17	3,565	36	946	+ 2,619
Low Birth Weight	18	3,419	5	12,631	- 9,212
Stomach Cancer	19	3,276	26	1,501	+ 1,775
Endocrine Disorders	20	2,505	28	1,364	+ 1,141
Liver Disease	21	2,199	16	4,600	- 2,400
Skin Disease	22	2,065	61	94	+ 1,971
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,971	14	5,001	- 3,029
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,894	45	527	+ 1,367
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,882	41	628	+ 1,255
Leukemia	26	1,831	42	610	+ 1,221
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,685	56	229	+ 1,456
Uterin Cancer	28	1,507	53	289	+ 1,219
Liver Cancer	29	1,437	40	657	+ 780
Ovary Cancer	30	1,378	48	369	+ 1,009
Other Injuries	31	1,290	18	3,241	- 1,951
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,171	25	1,505	- 334
Falls	33	1,165	37	905	+ 260
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,048	29	1,314	- 266
Suicide	35	997	24	1,573	- 576
Asthma	36	927	17	3,403	- 2,476
Birth Trauma	37	924	6	10,723	- 9,799
Bladder Cancer	38	846	54	272	+ 574
Oral Cancer	39	835	27	1,467	- 633
Malnutrition	40	678	43	589	+ 89
Epilepsy	41	651	35	993	- 342
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	492	13	5,555	- 5,064
Maternal Conditions	43	491	9	7,807	- 7,315
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	378	33	1,041	- 662
Other Neoplasms	45	264	63	29	+ 235
Fires	46	221	50	348	- 127
Meningitis	47	221	20	2,626	- 2,405
Drug Use	48	186	51	328	- 142
Encephalitis	49	185	31	1,190	- 1,005
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	161	65	25	+ 135
Drownings	51	146	34	996	- 850
Skin Cancers	52	142	59	145	- 2
Appendicitis	53	129	52	298	- 170
Tuberculosis	54	110	7	9,839	- 9,729
Alcohol	55	106	58	150	- 44
Multiple Sclerosis	56	48	62	84	- 36
Poisonings	57	33	47	384	- 350
Dengue	58	15	72	0	+ 15
Hepatitis B	59	13	38	863	- 850
Syphilis	60	11	60	94	- 83
War	61	7	2	25,620	- 25,612
Chlamydia	62	5	69	1	+ 4
Tetanus	63	3	30	1,254	- 1,251
Hepatitis C	64	2	64	28	- 26
Upper Respiratory	65	2	68	9	- 7
Ascariasis	66	1	66	17	- 16
Pertussis	67	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Diphtheria	68	0	67	16	- 16
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	70	1	- 1
Malaria	72	0	57	185	- 185
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	49	350	- 350
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Jamaica

Afghanistan

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.