FINLAND VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,811	3	4,115	+ 696
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,139	22	418	+ 3,721
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,439	2	9,831	- 6,392
Violence	4	2,958	43	64	+ 2,893
Prostate Cancer	5	1,760	11	970	+ 790
Kidney Disease	6	1,580	26	342	+ 1,238
HIV/AIDS	7	1,509	59	6	+ 1,503
Hypertension	8	1,297	5	2,030	- 733
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,170	1	11,120	- 9,950
Lung Cancers	10	941	4	2,312	- 1,371
Lung Disease	11	900	8	1,289	- 389
Road Traffic Accidents	12	885	33	215	+ 670
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	870	6	1,433	- 564
Breast Cancer	14	823	12	948	- 125
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	783	21	436	+ 347
Cervical Cancer	16	713	44	62	+ 651
Lymphomas	17	500	14	851	- 351
Low Birth Weight	18	479	48	26	+ 453
Stomach Cancer	19	459	19	447	+ 13
Endocrine Disorders	20	351	31	257	+ 95
Liver Disease	21	308	10	1,068	- 760
Skin Disease	22	290	47	27	+ 262
Congenital Anomalies	23	276	35	192	+ 85
Inflammatory/Heart	24	266	17	518	- 252
Parkinson's Disease	25	264	13	853	- 589
Leukemia	26	257	24	371	- 114
Pancreas Cancer	27	236	9	1,247	- 1,011
Uterin Cancer	28	211	32	225	- 14
Liver Cancer	29	201	16	545	- 344
Ovary Cancer	30	193	25	344	- 151
Other Injuries	31	181	20	437	- 256
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	164	36	151	+ 13
Falls	33	163	7	1,325	- 1,162
Oesophagus Cancer	34	147	27	320	- 173
Suicide	35	140	15	846	- 706
Asthma	36	130	40	85	+ 45
Birth Trauma	37	130	56	8	+ 122
Bladder Cancer	38	119	28	308	- 190
Oral Cancer	39	117	34	207	- 90
Malnutrition	40	95	57	7	+ 88
Epilepsy	41	91	38	104	- 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	69	52	15	+ 54
Maternal Conditions	43	69	64	2	+ 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	53	50	19	+ 34
Other Neoplasms	45	37	23	377	- 340
Fires	46	31	45	62	- 31
Meningitis	47	31	55	9	+ 22
Drug Use	48	26	30	269	- 243
Encephalitis	49	26	66	0	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	23	41	83	- 60
Drownings	51	20	37	106	- 86
Skin Cancers	52	20	29	297	- 277
Appendicitis	53	18	54	10	+ 9
Tuberculosis	54	15	46	32	- 17
Alcohol	55	15	18	464	- 449
Multiple Sclerosis	56	7	42	80	- 73
Poisonings	57	5	49	25	- 20
Dengue	58	2	82	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	59	2	63	2	+ 0
Syphilis	60	2	67	0	+ 1
War	61	1	65	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	62	1	84	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	0	70	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	60	5	- 4
Upper Respiratory	65	0	62	2	- 2
Ascariasis	66	0	81	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	82	0	51	17	- 17
Anemia	83	0	58	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	39	93	- 93
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Jamaica

Finland

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.