ARGENTINA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	40,187	4	22,878	+ 17,309
Diabetes Mellitus	2	34,568	9	6,838	+ 27,730
Coronary Heart Disease	3	28,724	1	48,765	- 20,040
Violence	4	24,703	23	2,712	+ 21,991
Prostate Cancer	5	14,702	15	4,507	+ 10,195
Kidney Disease	6	13,198	5	13,588	- 390
HIV/AIDS	7	12,603	32	1,481	+ 11,122
Hypertension	8	10,830	11	5,799	+ 5,031
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	9,774	19	3,737	+ 6,037
Lung Cancers	10	7,863	6	10,014	- 2,151
Lung Disease	11	7,521	3	23,234	- 15,713
Road Traffic Accidents	12	7,390	10	6,298	+ 1,093
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	7,263	7	8,931	- 1,668
Breast Cancer	14	6,877	8	7,063	- 185
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	6,539	2	40,986	- 34,447
Cervical Cancer	16	5,956	25	2,480	+ 3,477
Lymphomas	17	4,176	24	2,708	+ 1,468
Low Birth Weight	18	4,004	28	2,183	+ 1,822
Stomach Cancer	19	3,837	20	3,523	+ 314
Endocrine Disorders	20	2,934	17	3,987	- 1,053
Liver Disease	21	2,576	16	4,029	- 1,453
Skin Disease	22	2,419	22	3,171	- 752
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,309	26	2,419	- 110
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,219	13	5,495	- 3,276
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,205	36	965	+ 1,240
Leukemia	26	2,145	27	2,189	- 44
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,974	14	4,607	- 2,633
Uterin Cancer	28	1,766	37	944	+ 822
Liver Cancer	29	1,683	30	2,045	- 362
Ovary Cancer	30	1,614	33	1,307	+ 307
Other Injuries	31	1,511	12	5,642	- 4,130
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,371	44	488	+ 883
Falls	33	1,365	43	506	+ 859
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,228	29	2,054	- 827
Suicide	35	1,167	18	3,747	- 2,580
Asthma	36	1,086	47	403	+ 683
Birth Trauma	37	1,082	49	373	+ 709
Bladder Cancer	38	991	31	1,675	- 684
Oral Cancer	39	978	35	1,073	- 95
Malnutrition	40	794	38	929	- 135
Epilepsy	41	762	50	332	+ 430
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	576	42	578	- 2
Maternal Conditions	43	576	53	279	+ 297
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	443	56	139	+ 304
Other Neoplasms	45	309	21	3,224	- 2,915
Fires	46	259	52	280	- 20
Meningitis	47	258	51	316	- 58
Drug Use	48	218	39	826	- 608
Encephalitis	49	217	64	17	+ 200
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	188	54	243	- 55
Drownings	51	171	48	380	- 210
Skin Cancers	52	167	34	1,073	- 906
Appendicitis	53	151	60	71	+ 80
Tuberculosis	54	129	41	655	- 526
Alcohol	55	124	46	442	- 317
Multiple Sclerosis	56	56	58	101	- 45
Poisonings	57	39	55	193	- 154
Dengue	58	18	80	0	+ 18
Hepatitis B	59	15	62	56	- 41
Syphilis	60	13	65	15	- 2
War	61	8	70	5	+ 4
Chlamydia	62	6	82	0	+ 6
Tetanus	63	4	71	3	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	2	57	113	- 110
Upper Respiratory	65	2	67	12	- 10
Ascariasis	66	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	68	10	- 10
Diphtheria	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	73	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	69	5	- 5
Leishmaniasis	71	0	72	2	- 2
Malaria	72	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	45	451	- 451
Schistosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	66	14	- 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	63	48	- 48
Osteoarthritis	82	0	59	73	- 73
Anemia	83	0	40	691	- 691
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	61	59	- 59
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

Jamaica

Argentina

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.