CZECH REPUBLIC VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		CZECH REPUBLIC		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	9,268	2	8,000	+ 1,268
Diabetes Mellitus	2	7,972	6	3,993	+ 3,979
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,624	1	31,621	- 24,997
Violence	4	5,697	48	66	+ 5,631
Prostate Cancer	5	3,391	15	1,600	+ 1,791
Kidney Disease	6	3,044	14	1,716	+ 1,328
HIV/AIDS	7	2,907	59	8	+ 2,899
Hypertension	8	2,498	9	2,506	- 8
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,254	7	3,958	- 1,704
Lung Cancers	10	1,813	3	5,442	- 3,628
Lung Disease	11	1,734	4	4,175	- 2,441
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,704	29	636	+ 1,068
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,675	8	3,917	- 2,242
Breast Cancer	14	1,586	13	1,960	- 374
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,508	5	4,114	- 2,606
Cervical Cancer	16	1,374	35	346	+ 1,028
Lymphomas	17	963	17	1,210	- 247
Low Birth Weight	18	924	46	94	+ 829
Stomach Cancer	19	885	18	1,090	- 206
Endocrine Disorders	20	677	23	790	- 113
Liver Disease	21	594	12	2,180	- 1,586
Skin Disease	22	558	40	203	+ 355
Congenital Anomalies	23	533	42	185	+ 347
Inflammatory/Heart	24	512	25	704	- 193
Parkinson's Disease	25	508	31	505	+ 3
Leukemia	26	495	19	1,088	- 594
Pancreas Cancer	27	455	11	2,312	- 1,857
Uterin Cancer	28	407	34	430	- 23
Liver Cancer	29	388	22	927	- 539
Ovary Cancer	30	372	30	619	- 246
Other Injuries	31	349	10	2,369	- 2,020
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	316	33	434	- 117
Falls	33	315	24	733	- 418
Oesophagus Cancer	34	283	28	644	- 361
Suicide	35	269	16	1,302	- 1,032
Asthma	36	250	41	187	+ 63
Birth Trauma	37	250	52	27	+ 222
Bladder Cancer	38	229	20	1,061	- 833
Oral Cancer	39	225	21	951	- 726
Malnutrition	40	183	36	299	- 116
Epilepsy	41	176	39	246	- 70
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	133	38	255	- 122
Maternal Conditions	43	133	61	4	+ 129
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	102	37	277	- 175
Other Neoplasms	45	71	26	686	- 615
Fires	46	60	49	54	+ 6
Meningitis	47	60	53	25	+ 34
Drug Use	48	50	44	148	- 98
Encephalitis	49	50	64	1	+ 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	43	47	77	- 34
Drownings	51	39	43	152	- 113
Skin Cancers	52	38	27	645	- 607
Appendicitis	53	35	57	19	+ 15
Tuberculosis	54	30	54	23	+ 7
Alcohol	55	29	32	461	- 433
Multiple Sclerosis	56	13	45	117	- 104
Poisonings	57	9	50	40	- 31
Dengue	58	4	79	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	59	4	63	2	+ 2
Syphilis	60	3	60	4	- 1
War	61	2	65	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	62	1	82	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	1	71	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	58	18	- 17
Upper Respiratory	65	1	51	28	- 27
Ascariasis	66	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	66	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	62	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	55	23	- 23
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CZECH REPUBLIC

Jamaica

Czech Republic

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.