GUINEA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	11,960	5	5,777	+ 6,183
Diabetes Mellitus	2	10,288	15	2,138	+ 8,150
Coronary Heart Disease	3	8,549	6	5,665	+ 2,883
Violence	4	7,352	26	1,128	+ 6,224
Prostate Cancer	5	4,376	32	525	+ 3,850
Kidney Disease	6	3,928	16	1,939	+ 1,989
HIV/AIDS	7	3,751	10	3,020	+ 731
Hypertension	8	3,223	21	1,348	+ 1,875
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,909	30	579	+ 2,330
Lung Cancers	10	2,340	50	128	+ 2,212
Lung Disease	11	2,238	20	1,373	+ 866
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,199	9	3,788	- 1,589
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,162	53	100	+ 2,062
Breast Cancer	14	2,047	38	345	+ 1,702
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,946	1	12,790	- 10,844
Cervical Cancer	16	1,773	19	1,491	+ 281
Lymphomas	17	1,243	48	158	+ 1,085
Low Birth Weight	18	1,192	8	4,319	- 3,127
Stomach Cancer	19	1,142	41	245	+ 897
Endocrine Disorders	20	873	25	1,140	- 266
Liver Disease	21	767	12	2,550	- 1,783
Skin Disease	22	720	51	127	+ 593
Congenital Anomalies	23	687	14	2,181	- 1,494
Inflammatory/Heart	24	660	35	439	+ 221
Parkinson's Disease	25	656	44	212	+ 444
Leukemia	26	638	67	17	+ 621
Pancreas Cancer	27	587	65	19	+ 568
Uterin Cancer	28	526	59	38	+ 488
Liver Cancer	29	501	23	1,167	- 666
Ovary Cancer	30	480	54	93	+ 388
Other Injuries	31	450	18	1,504	- 1,054
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	408	34	448	- 40
Falls	33	406	33	480	- 73
Oesophagus Cancer	34	365	63	20	+ 346
Suicide	35	347	29	892	- 544
Asthma	36	323	22	1,179	- 856
Birth Trauma	37	322	7	4,797	- 4,475
Bladder Cancer	38	295	60	32	+ 263
Oral Cancer	39	291	52	122	+ 169
Malnutrition	40	236	28	1,032	- 796
Epilepsy	41	227	37	350	- 123
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	171	3	6,788	- 6,617
Maternal Conditions	43	171	17	1,793	- 1,622
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	132	42	238	- 106
Other Neoplasms	45	92	68	16	+ 76
Fires	46	77	36	410	- 333
Meningitis	47	77	11	2,633	- 2,556
Drug Use	48	65	46	169	- 104
Encephalitis	49	65	56	81	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	56	70	13	+ 43
Drownings	51	51	31	528	- 478
Skin Cancers	52	50	49	152	- 102
Appendicitis	53	45	57	41	+ 4
Tuberculosis	54	38	13	2,369	- 2,330
Alcohol	55	37	55	83	- 46
Multiple Sclerosis	56	17	66	18	- 1
Poisonings	57	12	40	295	- 283
Dengue	58	5	73	0	+ 5
Hepatitis B	59	5	47	162	- 157
Syphilis	60	4	39	328	- 324
War	61	3	64	20	- 17
Chlamydia	62	2	71	3	- 1
Tetanus	63	1	45	170	- 168
Hepatitis C	64	1	61	22	- 22
Upper Respiratory	65	1	69	15	- 14
Ascariasis	66	0	62	22	- 22
Pertussis	67	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Diphtheria	68	0	58	40	- 40
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	43	232	- 232
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	4	6,025	- 6,025
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Jamaica

Guinea

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.