CONGO VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	5,214	5	2,267	+ 2,948
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,485	10	1,050	+ 3,436
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,727	4	2,494	+ 1,233
Violence	4	3,205	18	539	+ 2,666
Prostate Cancer	5	1,908	28	198	+ 1,710
Kidney Disease	6	1,712	15	613	+ 1,100
HIV/AIDS	7	1,635	1	4,509	- 2,874
Hypertension	8	1,405	12	933	+ 473
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,268	25	230	+ 1,038
Lung Cancers	10	1,020	47	54	+ 967
Lung Disease	11	976	17	541	+ 435
Road Traffic Accidents	12	959	7	1,598	- 639
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	942	38	89	+ 854
Breast Cancer	14	892	32	159	+ 734
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	848	3	2,576	- 1,728
Cervical Cancer	16	773	29	196	+ 577
Lymphomas	17	542	45	61	+ 481
Low Birth Weight	18	520	9	1,283	- 763
Stomach Cancer	19	498	39	88	+ 410
Endocrine Disorders	20	381	27	208	+ 173
Liver Disease	21	334	13	931	- 596
Skin Disease	22	314	50	46	+ 268
Congenital Anomalies	23	300	14	729	- 429
Inflammatory/Heart	24	288	26	220	+ 68
Parkinson's Disease	25	286	42	69	+ 217
Leukemia	26	278	46	57	+ 221
Pancreas Cancer	27	256	52	42	+ 214
Uterin Cancer	28	229	60	15	+ 214
Liver Cancer	29	218	30	169	+ 49
Ovary Cancer	30	209	48	49	+ 160
Other Injuries	31	196	20	333	- 137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	178	35	105	+ 73
Falls	33	177	33	149	+ 28
Oesophagus Cancer	34	159	57	19	+ 140
Suicide	35	151	19	349	- 197
Asthma	36	141	23	291	- 150
Birth Trauma	37	140	11	997	- 857
Bladder Cancer	38	129	61	15	+ 114
Oral Cancer	39	127	54	33	+ 94
Malnutrition	40	103	24	272	- 169
Epilepsy	41	99	40	76	+ 23
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	75	8	1,304	- 1,229
Maternal Conditions	43	75	16	578	- 503
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	58	43	67	- 9
Other Neoplasms	45	40	63	8	+ 33
Fires	46	34	37	90	- 57
Meningitis	47	34	22	299	- 266
Drug Use	48	28	44	65	- 37
Encephalitis	49	28	56	20	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	24	59	15	+ 10
Drownings	51	22	36	104	- 82
Skin Cancers	52	22	53	36	- 14
Appendicitis	53	20	58	18	+ 1
Tuberculosis	54	17	2	2,781	- 2,764
Alcohol	55	16	49	46	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	56	7	66	4	+ 4
Poisonings	57	5	41	71	- 65
Dengue	58	2	73	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	59	2	62	14	- 13
Syphilis	60	2	34	107	- 105
War	61	1	72	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	62	1	70	1	- 0
Tetanus	63	1	55	23	- 23
Hepatitis C	64	0	67	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	65	0	64	7	- 6
Ascariasis	66	0	69	1	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	21	329	- 329
Diphtheria	68	0	68	2	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	6	1,977	- 1,977
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	45	- 45
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	65	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	31	159	- 159
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CONGO

Jamaica

Congo

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.