GREECE VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	8,946	2	14,077	- 5,132
Diabetes Mellitus	2	7,695	20	1,266	+ 6,429
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,394	1	21,124	- 14,730
Violence	4	5,499	42	104	+ 5,395
Prostate Cancer	5	3,273	12	2,023	+ 1,250
Kidney Disease	6	2,938	6	4,759	- 1,821
HIV/AIDS	7	2,806	50	47	+ 2,758
Hypertension	8	2,411	9	2,922	- 512
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,176	7	3,940	- 1,764
Lung Cancers	10	1,750	4	7,355	- 5,605
Lung Disease	11	1,674	5	5,526	- 3,852
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,645	22	870	+ 775
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,617	8	3,264	- 1,647
Breast Cancer	14	1,531	11	2,520	- 989
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,456	3	8,282	- 6,827
Cervical Cancer	16	1,326	36	243	+ 1,083
Lymphomas	17	930	19	1,268	- 339
Low Birth Weight	18	891	41	127	+ 764
Stomach Cancer	19	854	16	1,535	- 681
Endocrine Disorders	20	653	29	526	+ 127
Liver Disease	21	573	23	809	- 236
Skin Disease	22	538	47	56	+ 482
Congenital Anomalies	23	514	38	174	+ 340
Inflammatory/Heart	24	494	24	725	- 231
Parkinson's Disease	25	491	10	2,646	- 2,155
Leukemia	26	477	18	1,354	- 877
Pancreas Cancer	27	439	13	1,904	- 1,465
Uterin Cancer	28	393	33	373	+ 21
Liver Cancer	29	375	14	1,566	- 1,191
Ovary Cancer	30	359	27	557	- 198
Other Injuries	31	336	17	1,453	- 1,117
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	305	26	611	- 305
Falls	33	304	21	1,245	- 941
Oesophagus Cancer	34	273	35	246	+ 28
Suicide	35	260	28	533	- 273
Asthma	36	242	55	27	+ 214
Birth Trauma	37	241	57	17	+ 224
Bladder Cancer	38	221	15	1,551	- 1,330
Oral Cancer	39	218	30	440	- 223
Malnutrition	40	177	66	1	+ 176
Epilepsy	41	170	34	249	- 79
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	128	44	95	+ 33
Maternal Conditions	43	128	61	2	+ 126
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	99	43	100	- 1
Other Neoplasms	45	69	25	679	- 610
Fires	46	58	39	146	- 89
Meningitis	47	58	53	33	+ 24
Drug Use	48	48	37	193	- 145
Encephalitis	49	48	67	1	+ 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	42	45	67	- 25
Drownings	51	38	32	435	- 397
Skin Cancers	52	37	31	438	- 401
Appendicitis	53	34	58	9	+ 24
Tuberculosis	54	29	46	66	- 38
Alcohol	55	28	49	50	- 23
Multiple Sclerosis	56	13	40	135	- 123
Poisonings	57	9	56	19	- 11
Dengue	58	4	71	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	59	3	48	56	- 53
Syphilis	60	3	65	1	+ 2
War	61	2	64	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	62	1	80	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	1	62	2	- 1
Hepatitis C	64	0	52	38	- 38
Upper Respiratory	65	0	59	8	- 7
Ascariasis	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	60	4	- 4
Malaria	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	63	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	51	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	54	27	- 27
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Jamaica

Greece

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.