CHINA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,210,909	1	2,043,210	- 832,301
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1,041,598	14	161,672	+ 879,926
Coronary Heart Disease	3	865,529	2	1,771,525	- 905,997
Violence	4	744,346	47	11,115	+ 733,231
Prostate Cancer	5	443,011	28	51,056	+ 391,955
Kidney Disease	6	397,672	11	192,302	+ 205,370
HIV/AIDS	7	379,765	34	28,746	+ 351,020
Hypertension	8	326,321	7	301,183	+ 25,139
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	294,517	6	304,455	- 9,938
Lung Cancers	10	236,918	4	714,311	- 477,393
Lung Disease	11	226,622	3	968,607	- 741,985
Road Traffic Accidents	12	222,678	8	250,272	- 27,593
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	218,845	9	248,388	- 29,543
Breast Cancer	14	207,234	19	92,757	+ 114,477
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	197,041	12	183,342	+ 13,698
Cervical Cancer	16	179,478	27	51,650	+ 127,828
Lymphomas	17	125,822	23	57,838	+ 67,984
Low Birth Weight	18	120,663	40	21,631	+ 99,031
Stomach Cancer	19	115,619	5	398,439	- 282,820
Endocrine Disorders	20	88,416	37	25,613	+ 62,803
Liver Disease	21	77,625	15	145,603	- 67,979
Skin Disease	22	72,879	52	5,222	+ 67,657
Congenital Anomalies	23	69,578	31	36,613	+ 32,965
Inflammatory/Heart	24	66,851	33	29,954	+ 36,897
Parkinson's Disease	25	66,437	20	70,699	- 4,262
Leukemia	26	64,620	22	58,145	+ 6,475
Pancreas Cancer	27	59,468	18	111,537	- 52,068
Uterin Cancer	28	53,205	45	11,751	+ 41,453
Liver Cancer	29	50,704	13	180,952	- 130,248
Ovary Cancer	30	48,629	35	28,078	+ 20,551
Other Injuries	31	45,535	25	54,087	- 8,552
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	41,317	30	37,723	+ 3,594
Falls	33	41,130	16	138,878	- 97,748
Oesophagus Cancer	34	36,994	10	242,891	- 205,897
Suicide	35	35,175	17	116,324	- 81,149
Asthma	36	32,720	39	23,147	+ 9,572
Birth Trauma	37	32,605	43	17,644	+ 14,960
Bladder Cancer	38	29,863	29	37,873	- 8,010
Oral Cancer	39	29,462	24	54,695	- 25,234
Malnutrition	40	23,931	44	12,995	+ 10,937
Epilepsy	41	22,975	46	11,365	+ 11,610
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	17,357	50	8,719	+ 8,638
Maternal Conditions	43	17,344	54	3,596	+ 13,748
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	13,354	21	65,350	- 51,996
Other Neoplasms	45	9,313	53	4,374	+ 4,939
Fires	46	7,815	48	10,498	- 2,683
Meningitis	47	7,788	51	5,704	+ 2,085
Drug Use	48	6,555	38	24,214	- 17,659
Encephalitis	49	6,535	55	2,796	+ 3,738
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	5,674	49	10,108	- 4,434
Drownings	51	5,138	26	52,807	- 47,669
Skin Cancers	52	5,029	41	19,669	- 14,640
Appendicitis	53	4,538	60	1,468	+ 3,071
Tuberculosis	54	3,885	32	34,802	- 30,917
Alcohol	55	3,749	42	19,071	- 15,323
Multiple Sclerosis	56	1,695	59	1,734	- 40
Poisonings	57	1,169	36	25,762	- 24,593
Dengue	58	547	70	12	+ 535
Hepatitis B	59	462	56	2,757	- 2,296
Syphilis	60	379	58	1,824	- 1,445
War	61	254	61	900	- 646
Chlamydia	62	180	67	55	+ 125
Tetanus	63	122	63	491	- 369
Hepatitis C	64	67	66	86	- 19
Upper Respiratory	65	67	57	2,663	- 2,596
Ascariasis	66	34	68	34	- 0
Pertussis	67	6	64	484	- 478
Diphtheria	68	3	71	11	- 8
Otitis Media	69	2	69	15	- 13
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	65	400	- 400
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	62	558	- 558
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Jamaica

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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.