BOSNIA/HERZEG. VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,248	2	7,871	- 4,623
Diabetes Mellitus	2	2,794	3	2,406	+ 389
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,322	1	9,201	- 6,879
Violence	4	1,997	40	49	+ 1,948
Prostate Cancer	5	1,188	18	413	+ 776
Kidney Disease	6	1,067	9	689	+ 378
HIV/AIDS	7	1,019	70	0	+ 1,019
Hypertension	8	875	11	546	+ 330
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	790	6	1,144	- 353
Lung Cancers	10	636	4	2,076	- 1,441
Lung Disease	11	608	5	1,163	- 555
Road Traffic Accidents	12	597	16	446	+ 151
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	587	7	998	- 411
Breast Cancer	14	556	13	528	+ 28
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	529	17	440	+ 88
Cervical Cancer	16	481	29	132	+ 349
Lymphomas	17	338	24	184	+ 153
Low Birth Weight	18	324	41	48	+ 275
Stomach Cancer	19	310	12	532	- 222
Endocrine Disorders	20	237	39	53	+ 184
Liver Disease	21	208	10	613	- 405
Skin Disease	22	196	47	21	+ 175
Congenital Anomalies	23	187	35	69	+ 118
Inflammatory/Heart	24	179	8	874	- 695
Parkinson's Disease	25	178	20	341	- 163
Leukemia	26	173	23	186	- 13
Pancreas Cancer	27	160	15	463	- 304
Uterin Cancer	28	143	33	92	+ 51
Liver Cancer	29	136	14	480	- 344
Ovary Cancer	30	130	25	182	- 52
Other Injuries	31	122	26	157	- 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	111	30	121	- 10
Falls	33	110	21	267	- 157
Oesophagus Cancer	34	99	31	110	- 11
Suicide	35	94	19	361	- 266
Asthma	36	88	37	60	+ 28
Birth Trauma	37	87	49	14	+ 73
Bladder Cancer	38	80	22	232	- 152
Oral Cancer	39	79	27	146	- 67
Malnutrition	40	64	57	2	+ 62
Epilepsy	41	62	36	60	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	47	54	8	+ 38
Maternal Conditions	43	47	58	2	+ 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	36	43	36	- 0
Other Neoplasms	45	25	45	23	+ 2
Fires	46	21	38	54	- 33
Meningitis	47	21	53	10	+ 11
Drug Use	48	18	44	25	- 8
Encephalitis	49	18	51	13	+ 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	15	48	19	- 4
Drownings	51	14	42	48	- 34
Skin Cancers	52	13	28	133	- 120
Appendicitis	53	12	52	11	+ 1
Tuberculosis	54	10	32	93	- 83
Alcohol	55	10	34	90	- 80
Multiple Sclerosis	56	5	46	22	- 17
Poisonings	57	3	50	13	- 10
Dengue	58	1	74	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	59	1	56	3	- 2
Syphilis	60	1	61	1	+ 0
War	61	1	62	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	62	0	66	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	60	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	64	0	65	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	63	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	59	2	- 2
Diphtheria	68	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	69	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	64	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	55	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Jamaica

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.