CROATIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		CROATIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	3,549	2	6,275	- 2,726
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,053	6	1,963	+ 1,090
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,537	1	12,307	- 9,771
Violence	4	2,182	48	45	+ 2,137
Prostate Cancer	5	1,298	14	852	+ 446
Kidney Disease	6	1,165	7	1,392	- 227
HIV/AIDS	7	1,113	59	8	+ 1,105
Hypertension	8	956	8	1,102	- 146
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	863	9	1,066	- 203
Lung Cancers	10	694	3	2,842	- 2,148
Lung Disease	11	664	5	2,111	- 1,447
Road Traffic Accidents	12	653	27	328	+ 324
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	641	4	2,189	- 1,548
Breast Cancer	14	607	11	1,019	- 411
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	577	10	1,021	- 444
Cervical Cancer	16	526	34	156	+ 370
Lymphomas	17	369	18	556	- 188
Low Birth Weight	18	354	56	10	+ 344
Stomach Cancer	19	339	15	786	- 448
Endocrine Disorders	20	259	42	72	+ 187
Liver Disease	21	228	13	924	- 697
Skin Disease	22	214	58	8	+ 206
Congenital Anomalies	23	204	37	94	+ 110
Inflammatory/Heart	24	196	21	457	- 261
Parkinson's Disease	25	195	24	423	- 228
Leukemia	26	189	22	435	- 246
Pancreas Cancer	27	174	16	754	- 580
Uterin Cancer	28	156	32	199	- 43
Liver Cancer	29	149	19	501	- 353
Ovary Cancer	30	143	28	308	- 166
Other Injuries	31	133	23	428	- 294
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	121	31	207	- 86
Falls	33	121	12	974	- 854
Oesophagus Cancer	34	108	33	189	- 81
Suicide	35	103	17	676	- 573
Asthma	36	96	41	74	+ 22
Birth Trauma	37	96	55	11	+ 84
Bladder Cancer	38	88	20	499	- 412
Oral Cancer	39	86	25	338	- 252
Malnutrition	40	70	70	0	+ 70
Epilepsy	41	67	36	94	- 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	51	39	82	- 31
Maternal Conditions	43	51	61	2	+ 49
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	39	35	137	- 98
Other Neoplasms	45	27	29	283	- 256
Fires	46	23	50	34	- 11
Meningitis	47	23	52	16	+ 7
Drug Use	48	19	43	70	- 51
Encephalitis	49	19	65	1	+ 18
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	17	46	47	- 30
Drownings	51	15	38	86	- 71
Skin Cancers	52	15	26	332	- 317
Appendicitis	53	13	57	9	+ 5
Tuberculosis	54	11	44	61	- 50
Alcohol	55	11	30	219	- 208
Multiple Sclerosis	56	5	45	55	- 50
Poisonings	57	3	54	16	- 12
Dengue	58	2	80	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	59	1	51	17	- 16
Syphilis	60	1	71	0	+ 1
War	61	1	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	62	1	74	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	47	45	- 44
Upper Respiratory	65	0	63	2	- 1
Ascariasis	66	0	83	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	60	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	66	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	62	2	- 2
Measles	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	49	43	- 43
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	53	16	- 16
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	40	79	- 79
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CROATIA

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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.