AUSTRALIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	22,891	3	10,331	+ 12,560
Diabetes Mellitus	2	19,690	7	4,471	+ 15,219
Coronary Heart Disease	3	16,362	1	21,548	- 5,187
Violence	4	14,071	44	243	+ 13,828
Prostate Cancer	5	8,375	9	3,766	+ 4,608
Kidney Disease	6	7,518	12	3,139	+ 4,378
HIV/AIDS	7	7,179	57	50	+ 7,129
Hypertension	8	6,169	23	1,631	+ 4,537
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	5,567	2	15,588	- 10,021
Lung Cancers	10	4,479	4	8,769	- 4,290
Lung Disease	11	4,284	5	8,487	- 4,203
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,209	29	1,245	+ 2,965
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,137	6	6,209	- 2,072
Breast Cancer	14	3,918	10	3,405	+ 512
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	3,725	8	4,446	- 721
Cervical Cancer	16	3,393	39	342	+ 3,051
Lymphomas	17	2,379	15	3,039	- 660
Low Birth Weight	18	2,281	43	248	+ 2,033
Stomach Cancer	19	2,186	27	1,288	+ 898
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,671	16	2,328	- 657
Liver Disease	21	1,467	26	1,421	+ 46
Skin Disease	22	1,378	34	594	+ 783
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,315	33	711	+ 605
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,264	24	1,571	- 307
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,256	19	2,036	- 780
Leukemia	26	1,222	18	2,126	- 905
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,124	13	3,118	- 1,993
Uterin Cancer	28	1,006	35	524	+ 482
Liver Cancer	29	959	20	2,036	- 1,078
Ovary Cancer	30	919	31	1,003	- 83
Other Injuries	31	861	22	1,642	- 782
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	781	42	276	+ 505
Falls	33	778	14	3,116	- 2,338
Oesophagus Cancer	34	699	25	1,494	- 794
Suicide	35	665	11	3,150	- 2,485
Asthma	36	619	36	455	+ 163
Birth Trauma	37	616	50	140	+ 476
Bladder Cancer	38	565	30	1,187	- 623
Oral Cancer	39	557	32	972	- 415
Malnutrition	40	452	51	117	+ 336
Epilepsy	41	434	41	285	+ 150
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	328	40	296	+ 33
Maternal Conditions	43	328	63	20	+ 308
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	252	38	379	- 126
Other Neoplasms	45	176	28	1,252	- 1,076
Fires	46	148	55	55	+ 93
Meningitis	47	147	60	37	+ 110
Drug Use	48	124	21	1,783	- 1,659
Encephalitis	49	124	68	3	+ 121
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	107	45	229	- 122
Drownings	51	97	47	177	- 80
Skin Cancers	52	95	17	2,319	- 2,223
Appendicitis	53	86	62	26	+ 59
Tuberculosis	54	73	56	53	+ 21
Alcohol	55	71	37	380	- 309
Multiple Sclerosis	56	32	46	188	- 156
Poisonings	57	22	61	35	- 13
Dengue	58	10	72	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	59	9	58	41	- 32
Syphilis	60	7	67	3	+ 4
War	61	5	65	8	- 3
Chlamydia	62	3	77	0	+ 3
Tetanus	63	2	70	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	48	173	- 172
Upper Respiratory	65	1	64	17	- 16
Ascariasis	66	1	75	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	6	- 6
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	59	40	- 40
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	82	0	52	114	- 114
Anemia	83	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	54	64	- 64
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Jamaica

Australia

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.