CANADA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	33,175	5	14,159	+ 19,016
Diabetes Mellitus	2	28,536	9	5,718	+ 22,819
Coronary Heart Disease	3	23,713	1	40,063	- 16,351
Violence	4	20,393	40	605	+ 19,788
Prostate Cancer	5	12,137	13	4,711	+ 7,426
Kidney Disease	6	10,895	14	4,578	+ 6,317
HIV/AIDS	7	10,404	53	163	+ 10,241
Hypertension	8	8,940	22	2,563	+ 6,377
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	8,069	2	30,970	- 22,901
Lung Cancers	10	6,491	3	20,937	- 14,446
Lung Disease	11	6,209	4	14,212	- 8,004
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,101	28	1,998	+ 4,103
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	5,996	6	9,651	- 3,655
Breast Cancer	14	5,678	8	5,910	- 233
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	5,398	7	7,431	- 2,033
Cervical Cancer	16	4,917	41	578	+ 4,339
Lymphomas	17	3,447	10	5,146	- 1,699
Low Birth Weight	18	3,306	42	553	+ 2,752
Stomach Cancer	19	3,168	26	2,177	+ 990
Endocrine Disorders	20	2,422	19	3,233	- 810
Liver Disease	21	2,127	17	3,624	- 1,497
Skin Disease	22	1,997	38	679	+ 1,318
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,906	35	1,081	+ 825
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,831	27	2,060	- 228
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,820	18	3,359	- 1,539
Leukemia	26	1,770	21	3,098	- 1,328
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,629	11	5,057	- 3,428
Uterin Cancer	28	1,458	34	1,183	+ 275
Liver Cancer	29	1,389	20	3,113	- 1,724
Ovary Cancer	30	1,332	29	1,902	- 570
Other Injuries	31	1,248	24	2,392	- 1,145
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,132	43	442	+ 690
Falls	33	1,127	12	4,829	- 3,702
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,014	25	2,230	- 1,216
Suicide	35	964	15	4,417	- 3,453
Asthma	36	896	49	262	+ 634
Birth Trauma	37	893	50	193	+ 700
Bladder Cancer	38	818	23	2,521	- 1,702
Oral Cancer	39	807	32	1,592	- 785
Malnutrition	40	656	51	192	+ 463
Epilepsy	41	629	44	384	+ 245
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	476	36	840	- 365
Maternal Conditions	43	475	64	45	+ 430
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	366	39	636	- 270
Other Neoplasms	45	255	31	1,679	- 1,423
Fires	46	214	52	192	+ 22
Meningitis	47	213	59	68	+ 145
Drug Use	48	180	16	3,686	- 3,507
Encephalitis	49	179	68	3	+ 176
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	155	47	322	- 167
Drownings	51	141	48	283	- 142
Skin Cancers	52	138	30	1,756	- 1,618
Appendicitis	53	124	62	49	+ 75
Tuberculosis	54	106	58	97	+ 9
Alcohol	55	103	33	1,491	- 1,388
Multiple Sclerosis	56	46	37	692	- 646
Poisonings	57	32	56	121	- 89
Dengue	58	15	72	0	+ 15
Hepatitis B	59	13	60	66	- 53
Syphilis	60	10	67	5	+ 5
War	61	7	65	21	- 14
Chlamydia	62	5	83	0	+ 5
Tetanus	63	3	71	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	64	2	45	363	- 361
Upper Respiratory	65	2	63	47	- 45
Ascariasis	66	1	82	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	69	1	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	8	- 8
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	51	- 51
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	82	0	55	139	- 139
Anemia	83	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	57	118	- 118
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Jamaica

Canada

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.