BELGIUM VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	10,243	3	7,408	+ 2,835
Diabetes Mellitus	2	8,810	20	1,269	+ 7,541
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,321	1	15,281	- 7,959
Violence	4	6,296	44	149	+ 6,147
Prostate Cancer	5	3,747	13	1,824	+ 1,923
Kidney Disease	6	3,364	8	2,952	+ 412
HIV/AIDS	7	3,212	57	36	+ 3,176
Hypertension	8	2,760	27	740	+ 2,021
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,491	2	9,416	- 6,925
Lung Cancers	10	2,004	4	6,777	- 4,773
Lung Disease	11	1,917	5	6,438	- 4,521
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,884	29	666	+ 1,218
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,851	7	3,329	- 1,478
Breast Cancer	14	1,753	9	2,587	- 834
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,667	6	5,677	- 4,011
Cervical Cancer	16	1,518	41	243	+ 1,275
Lymphomas	17	1,064	16	1,552	- 488
Low Birth Weight	18	1,021	50	70	+ 951
Stomach Cancer	19	978	26	863	+ 115
Endocrine Disorders	20	748	18	1,432	- 684
Liver Disease	21	657	17	1,433	- 776
Skin Disease	22	616	35	380	+ 237
Congenital Anomalies	23	589	40	282	+ 307
Inflammatory/Heart	24	565	23	1,060	- 495
Parkinson's Disease	25	562	19	1,378	- 816
Leukemia	26	547	21	1,199	- 653
Pancreas Cancer	27	503	14	1,809	- 1,306
Uterin Cancer	28	450	34	384	+ 66
Liver Cancer	29	429	24	976	- 547
Ovary Cancer	30	411	30	653	- 241
Other Injuries	31	385	11	2,006	- 1,621
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	349	42	213	+ 137
Falls	33	348	15	1,756	- 1,408
Oesophagus Cancer	34	313	25	898	- 585
Suicide	35	298	10	2,111	- 1,814
Asthma	36	277	46	128	+ 149
Birth Trauma	37	276	53	47	+ 229
Bladder Cancer	38	253	22	1,078	- 826
Oral Cancer	39	249	28	675	- 425
Malnutrition	40	202	38	291	- 88
Epilepsy	41	194	36	348	- 153
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	147	33	418	- 271
Maternal Conditions	43	147	64	6	+ 141
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	113	37	293	- 180
Other Neoplasms	45	79	12	1,828	- 1,749
Fires	46	66	48	75	- 9
Meningitis	47	66	58	28	+ 37
Drug Use	48	55	39	287	- 232
Encephalitis	49	55	66	1	+ 54
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	48	49	73	- 25
Drownings	51	43	47	79	- 35
Skin Cancers	52	43	31	522	- 480
Appendicitis	53	38	62	17	+ 22
Tuberculosis	54	33	54	46	- 13
Alcohol	55	32	32	500	- 468
Multiple Sclerosis	56	14	45	147	- 133
Poisonings	57	10	55	41	- 31
Dengue	58	5	83	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	59	4	63	17	- 13
Syphilis	60	3	70	0	+ 3
War	61	2	67	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	62	2	71	0	+ 2
Tetanus	63	1	78	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	52	53	- 52
Upper Respiratory	65	1	59	22	- 21
Ascariasis	66	0	82	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	68	1	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	65	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	19	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	82	0	51	59	- 59
Anemia	83	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Jamaica

Belgium

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.