FRANCE VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	58,470	3	36,354	+ 22,115
Diabetes Mellitus	2	50,294	12	10,912	+ 39,383
Coronary Heart Disease	3	41,793	1	63,181	- 21,389
Violence	4	35,941	49	538	+ 35,404
Prostate Cancer	5	21,391	13	10,873	+ 10,518
Kidney Disease	6	19,202	11	11,477	+ 7,725
HIV/AIDS	7	18,337	54	362	+ 17,975
Hypertension	8	15,757	23	7,109	+ 8,647
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	14,221	2	53,157	- 38,937
Lung Cancers	10	11,440	4	35,657	- 24,218
Lung Disease	11	10,943	7	18,232	- 7,289
Road Traffic Accidents	12	10,752	31	3,339	+ 7,413
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	10,567	5	21,854	- 11,287
Breast Cancer	14	10,006	8	15,536	- 5,529
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	9,514	6	19,771	- 10,256
Cervical Cancer	16	8,666	40	1,574	+ 7,093
Lymphomas	17	6,075	14	10,067	- 3,992
Low Birth Weight	18	5,826	47	651	+ 5,175
Stomach Cancer	19	5,583	26	5,530	+ 52
Endocrine Disorders	20	4,269	19	8,086	- 3,817
Liver Disease	21	3,748	22	7,382	- 3,634
Skin Disease	22	3,519	39	1,598	+ 1,921
Congenital Anomalies	23	3,360	35	2,012	+ 1,347
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,228	25	6,065	- 2,837
Parkinson's Disease	25	3,208	20	7,570	- 4,362
Leukemia	26	3,120	21	7,457	- 4,336
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,871	10	12,360	- 9,488
Uterin Cancer	28	2,569	34	2,721	- 152
Liver Cancer	29	2,448	15	9,573	- 7,125
Ovary Cancer	30	2,348	30	3,964	- 1,616
Other Injuries	31	2,199	9	15,119	- 12,921
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,995	43	986	+ 1,009
Falls	33	1,986	18	8,284	- 6,298
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,786	28	4,673	- 2,887
Suicide	35	1,698	16	8,961	- 7,262
Asthma	36	1,580	42	1,039	+ 541
Birth Trauma	37	1,574	55	309	+ 1,266
Bladder Cancer	38	1,442	24	6,566	- 5,124
Oral Cancer	39	1,423	27	4,676	- 3,253
Malnutrition	40	1,156	29	4,212	- 3,056
Epilepsy	41	1,109	37	1,865	- 756
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	838	38	1,807	- 969
Maternal Conditions	43	837	64	52	+ 786
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	645	41	1,384	- 739
Other Neoplasms	45	450	17	8,771	- 8,321
Fires	46	377	53	403	- 26
Meningitis	47	376	58	163	+ 213
Drug Use	48	317	36	1,881	- 1,564
Encephalitis	49	316	66	8	+ 307
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	274	51	426	- 152
Drownings	51	248	45	868	- 620
Skin Cancers	52	243	32	3,256	- 3,013
Appendicitis	53	219	61	90	+ 129
Tuberculosis	54	188	50	435	- 247
Alcohol	55	181	33	3,189	- 3,008
Multiple Sclerosis	56	82	46	752	- 670
Poisonings	57	56	57	228	- 171
Dengue	58	26	76	0	+ 26
Hepatitis B	59	22	59	135	- 113
Syphilis	60	18	68	4	+ 14
War	61	12	67	7	+ 5
Chlamydia	62	9	78	0	+ 9
Tetanus	63	6	70	2	+ 4
Hepatitis C	64	3	52	416	- 413
Upper Respiratory	65	3	63	54	- 50
Ascariasis	66	2	79	0	+ 2
Pertussis	67	0	69	3	- 3
Diphtheria	68	0	75	1	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	70	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	71	0	73	1	- 1
Malaria	72	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	84	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	71	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	60	118	- 118
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	62	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	82	0	56	245	- 245
Anemia	83	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	48	647	- 647
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.