INDIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,204,996	3	697,038	+ 507,958
Diabetes Mellitus	2	1,036,512	7	271,495	+ 765,016
Coronary Heart Disease	3	861,302	1	1,520,034	- 658,732
Violence	4	740,711	27	51,767	+ 688,945
Prostate Cancer	5	440,848	38	30,945	+ 409,903
Kidney Disease	6	395,730	11	222,903	+ 172,828
HIV/AIDS	7	377,911	31	44,406	+ 333,505
Hypertension	8	324,728	19	108,050	+ 216,678
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	293,079	17	126,593	+ 166,486
Lung Cancers	10	235,761	21	88,276	+ 147,485
Lung Disease	11	225,515	2	879,732	- 654,217
Road Traffic Accidents	12	221,591	12	212,596	+ 8,995
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	217,776	25	77,368	+ 140,408
Breast Cancer	14	206,222	22	82,821	+ 123,401
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	196,078	6	392,425	- 196,346
Cervical Cancer	16	178,601	30	45,319	+ 133,282
Lymphomas	17	125,208	33	40,159	+ 85,048
Low Birth Weight	18	120,074	9	238,739	- 118,666
Stomach Cancer	19	115,054	24	81,058	+ 33,996
Endocrine Disorders	20	87,984	47	15,264	+ 72,720
Liver Disease	21	77,245	8	268,580	- 191,334
Skin Disease	22	72,523	45	17,857	+ 54,666
Congenital Anomalies	23	69,238	23	82,769	- 13,531
Inflammatory/Heart	24	66,525	49	12,651	+ 53,874
Parkinson's Disease	25	66,113	32	43,398	+ 22,715
Leukemia	26	64,304	35	33,383	+ 30,921
Pancreas Cancer	27	59,178	37	32,812	+ 26,366
Uterin Cancer	28	52,945	59	6,841	+ 46,104
Liver Cancer	29	50,457	39	30,369	+ 20,088
Ovary Cancer	30	48,392	44	21,947	+ 26,445
Other Injuries	31	45,313	15	149,570	- 104,257
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	41,115	26	68,108	- 26,992
Falls	33	40,929	10	225,755	- 184,826
Oesophagus Cancer	34	36,813	34	38,898	- 2,085
Suicide	35	35,003	14	173,347	- 138,344
Asthma	36	32,560	13	196,051	- 163,491
Birth Trauma	37	32,446	20	102,819	- 70,373
Bladder Cancer	38	29,717	48	14,081	+ 15,637
Oral Cancer	39	29,318	16	134,187	- 104,869
Malnutrition	40	23,814	55	8,626	+ 15,188
Epilepsy	41	22,863	40	30,307	- 7,444
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	17,273	4	670,315	- 653,042
Maternal Conditions	43	17,260	41	25,917	- 8,658
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	13,289	18	126,079	- 112,790
Other Neoplasms	45	9,267	62	2,968	+ 6,299
Fires	46	7,777	42	23,265	- 15,488
Meningitis	47	7,750	36	33,337	- 25,587
Drug Use	48	6,523	52	11,747	- 5,225
Encephalitis	49	6,503	29	48,080	- 41,578
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	5,647	50	11,931	- 6,284
Drownings	51	5,113	28	48,774	- 43,661
Skin Cancers	52	5,005	60	5,054	- 49
Appendicitis	53	4,516	53	11,245	- 6,729
Tuberculosis	54	3,866	5	435,882	- 432,016
Alcohol	55	3,730	43	23,097	- 19,367
Multiple Sclerosis	56	1,686	63	2,328	- 642
Poisonings	57	1,163	61	3,540	- 2,377
Dengue	58	544	46	17,546	- 17,002
Hepatitis B	59	460	56	8,184	- 7,724
Syphilis	60	377	64	2,007	- 1,630
War	61	253	67	890	- 637
Chlamydia	62	179	69	379	- 199
Tetanus	63	122	58	7,093	- 6,971
Hepatitis C	64	66	65	1,364	- 1,298
Upper Respiratory	65	66	68	584	- 517
Ascariasis	66	33	70	126	- 93
Pertussis	67	5	54	10,094	- 10,088
Diphtheria	68	2	72	65	- 62
Otitis Media	69	2	71	68	- 66
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	66	973	- 973
Malaria	72	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	51	11,923	- 11,923
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.