GERMANY VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	71,933	3	49,794	+ 22,140
Diabetes Mellitus	2	61,875	13	15,560	+ 46,316
Coronary Heart Disease	3	51,416	1	147,055	- 95,639
Violence	4	44,217	46	769	+ 43,449
Prostate Cancer	5	26,317	12	16,487	+ 9,830
Kidney Disease	6	23,623	8	22,770	+ 853
HIV/AIDS	7	22,560	54	345	+ 22,214
Hypertension	8	19,385	6	26,796	- 7,411
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	17,496	2	51,168	- 33,673
Lung Cancers	10	14,074	4	46,560	- 32,486
Lung Disease	11	13,462	5	42,797	- 29,335
Road Traffic Accidents	12	13,228	34	3,160	+ 10,068
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	13,000	7	26,026	- 13,026
Breast Cancer	14	12,311	10	18,842	- 6,531
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	11,705	9	20,712	- 9,007
Cervical Cancer	16	10,662	39	2,131	+ 8,530
Lymphomas	17	7,474	17	12,249	- 4,774
Low Birth Weight	18	7,168	45	770	+ 6,398
Stomach Cancer	19	6,868	20	9,658	- 2,789
Endocrine Disorders	20	5,252	18	10,677	- 5,425
Liver Disease	21	4,611	15	15,194	- 10,583
Skin Disease	22	4,329	42	1,543	+ 2,786
Congenital Anomalies	23	4,133	36	2,291	+ 1,842
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,971	21	8,891	- 4,920
Parkinson's Disease	25	3,947	16	12,594	- 8,647
Leukemia	26	3,839	22	8,737	- 4,898
Pancreas Cancer	27	3,533	11	17,971	- 14,439
Uterin Cancer	28	3,161	37	2,231	+ 930
Liver Cancer	29	3,012	25	8,057	- 5,045
Ovary Cancer	30	2,889	30	5,192	- 2,304
Other Injuries	31	2,705	23	8,248	- 5,543
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,454	38	2,166	+ 288
Falls	33	2,443	14	15,325	- 12,882
Oesophagus Cancer	34	2,198	27	6,212	- 4,015
Suicide	35	2,090	19	10,284	- 8,195
Asthma	36	1,944	44	924	+ 1,019
Birth Trauma	37	1,937	57	239	+ 1,698
Bladder Cancer	38	1,774	28	6,193	- 4,419
Oral Cancer	39	1,750	29	6,023	- 4,273
Malnutrition	40	1,422	50	450	+ 972
Epilepsy	41	1,365	35	3,091	- 1,726
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,031	32	3,830	- 2,799
Maternal Conditions	43	1,030	64	38	+ 992
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	793	33	3,615	- 2,822
Other Neoplasms	45	553	24	8,161	- 7,608
Fires	46	464	53	359	+ 106
Meningitis	47	463	60	168	+ 295
Drug Use	48	389	40	1,930	- 1,541
Encephalitis	49	388	67	8	+ 381
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	337	47	543	- 206
Drownings	51	305	49	459	- 153
Skin Cancers	52	299	31	4,055	- 3,757
Appendicitis	53	270	62	129	+ 141
Tuberculosis	54	231	56	281	- 50
Alcohol	55	223	26	6,257	- 6,035
Multiple Sclerosis	56	101	41	1,571	- 1,470
Poisonings	57	69	58	216	- 147
Dengue	58	32	83	0	+ 32
Hepatitis B	59	27	59	182	- 154
Syphilis	60	23	68	6	+ 17
War	61	15	66	10	+ 5
Chlamydia	62	11	85	0	+ 11
Tetanus	63	7	75	1	+ 7
Hepatitis C	64	4	48	507	- 503
Upper Respiratory	65	4	61	138	- 135
Ascariasis	66	2	81	0	+ 2
Pertussis	67	0	69	2	- 2
Diphtheria	68	0	77	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	70	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	74	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	2	- 2
Measles	77	0	70	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	63	62	- 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	55	292	- 292
Osteoarthritis	82	0	52	364	- 364
Anemia	83	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	51	391	- 391
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.