ETHIOPIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	101,377	3	39,362	+ 62,015
Diabetes Mellitus	2	87,202	10	16,258	+ 70,944
Coronary Heart Disease	3	72,462	4	36,530	+ 35,932
Violence	4	62,316	22	8,076	+ 54,240
Prostate Cancer	5	37,089	50	1,244	+ 35,844
Kidney Disease	6	33,293	13	12,103	+ 21,190
HIV/AIDS	7	31,794	17	11,471	+ 20,322
Hypertension	8	27,319	12	13,470	+ 13,849
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	24,657	21	8,258	+ 16,399
Lung Cancers	10	19,835	38	2,202	+ 17,633
Lung Disease	11	18,973	15	11,870	+ 7,102
Road Traffic Accidents	12	18,643	5	31,564	- 12,922
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	18,322	31	3,755	+ 14,567
Breast Cancer	14	17,349	20	8,485	+ 8,864
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	16,496	1	59,931	- 43,434
Cervical Cancer	16	15,026	27	5,019	+ 10,007
Lymphomas	17	10,534	33	3,590	+ 6,944
Low Birth Weight	18	10,102	7	28,020	- 17,919
Stomach Cancer	19	9,680	47	1,519	+ 8,161
Endocrine Disorders	20	7,402	45	1,623	+ 5,779
Liver Disease	21	6,499	8	27,270	- 20,772
Skin Disease	22	6,101	53	904	+ 5,197
Congenital Anomalies	23	5,825	11	15,638	- 9,813
Inflammatory/Heart	24	5,597	39	2,168	+ 3,428
Parkinson's Disease	25	5,562	46	1,578	+ 3,984
Leukemia	26	5,410	30	4,222	+ 1,187
Pancreas Cancer	27	4,979	61	488	+ 4,491
Uterin Cancer	28	4,454	62	421	+ 4,033
Liver Cancer	29	4,245	42	1,730	+ 2,515
Ovary Cancer	30	4,071	36	2,424	+ 1,647
Other Injuries	31	3,812	16	11,735	- 7,922
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,459	41	1,758	+ 1,701
Falls	33	3,443	28	4,510	- 1,067
Oesophagus Cancer	34	3,097	40	1,839	+ 1,258
Suicide	35	2,945	25	6,030	- 3,085
Asthma	36	2,739	29	4,484	- 1,744
Birth Trauma	37	2,730	6	31,107	- 28,377
Bladder Cancer	38	2,500	51	1,080	+ 1,420
Oral Cancer	39	2,467	48	1,477	+ 990
Malnutrition	40	2,004	19	8,643	- 6,639
Epilepsy	41	1,923	44	1,625	+ 298
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,453	2	44,361	- 42,908
Maternal Conditions	43	1,452	18	8,887	- 7,435
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,118	49	1,339	- 221
Other Neoplasms	45	780	66	148	+ 632
Fires	46	654	34	3,255	- 2,600
Meningitis	47	652	14	12,019	- 11,367
Drug Use	48	549	60	513	+ 36
Encephalitis	49	547	63	386	+ 161
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	475	65	221	+ 255
Drownings	51	430	35	3,133	- 2,703
Skin Cancers	52	421	52	1,006	- 585
Appendicitis	53	380	58	677	- 298
Tuberculosis	54	325	9	21,455	- 21,130
Alcohol	55	314	55	750	- 436
Multiple Sclerosis	56	142	70	61	+ 81
Poisonings	57	98	32	3,668	- 3,570
Dengue	58	46	73	20	+ 26
Hepatitis B	59	39	56	742	- 703
Syphilis	60	32	43	1,699	- 1,667
War	61	21	64	281	- 259
Chlamydia	62	15	72	21	- 6
Tetanus	63	10	37	2,203	- 2,192
Hepatitis C	64	6	69	115	- 109
Upper Respiratory	65	6	57	709	- 703
Ascariasis	66	3	68	130	- 127
Pertussis	67	0	23	6,896	- 6,896
Diphtheria	68	0	67	146	- 146
Otitis Media	69	0	71	39	- 39
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	59	579	- 579
Malaria	72	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	839	- 839
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	24	6,324	- 6,324
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	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 ETHIOPIA

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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.