IRAN VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	75,583	2	36,730	+ 38,853
Diabetes Mellitus	2	65,015	5	13,910	+ 51,105
Coronary Heart Disease	3	54,025	1	93,308	- 39,283
Violence	4	46,461	27	2,535	+ 43,926
Prostate Cancer	5	27,652	21	3,583	+ 24,069
Kidney Disease	6	24,822	6	11,810	+ 13,012
HIV/AIDS	7	23,704	28	2,521	+ 21,184
Hypertension	8	20,368	4	16,415	+ 3,953
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	18,383	9	11,046	+ 7,337
Lung Cancers	10	14,788	11	6,784	+ 8,004
Lung Disease	11	14,145	7	11,409	+ 2,737
Road Traffic Accidents	12	13,899	3	17,803	- 3,904
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	13,660	15	4,575	+ 9,085
Breast Cancer	14	12,935	19	3,736	+ 9,199
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	12,299	8	11,243	+ 1,056
Cervical Cancer	16	11,203	48	501	+ 10,702
Lymphomas	17	7,854	23	2,882	+ 4,972
Low Birth Weight	18	7,532	13	4,861	+ 2,671
Stomach Cancer	19	7,217	10	9,822	- 2,605
Endocrine Disorders	20	5,519	32	2,092	+ 3,427
Liver Disease	21	4,845	12	6,637	- 1,792
Skin Disease	22	4,549	55	237	+ 4,312
Congenital Anomalies	23	4,343	14	4,844	- 501
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,173	35	1,611	+ 2,562
Parkinson's Disease	25	4,147	26	2,545	+ 1,602
Leukemia	26	4,033	18	3,966	+ 67
Pancreas Cancer	27	3,712	29	2,418	+ 1,294
Uterin Cancer	28	3,321	51	355	+ 2,966
Liver Cancer	29	3,165	20	3,714	- 550
Ovary Cancer	30	3,035	39	937	+ 2,098
Other Injuries	31	2,842	17	4,048	- 1,206
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,579	37	1,246	+ 1,333
Falls	33	2,567	24	2,821	- 254
Oesophagus Cancer	34	2,309	30	2,371	- 62
Suicide	35	2,196	16	4,334	- 2,138
Asthma	36	2,042	22	3,360	- 1,318
Birth Trauma	37	2,035	25	2,735	- 700
Bladder Cancer	38	1,864	36	1,410	+ 454
Oral Cancer	39	1,839	45	655	+ 1,184
Malnutrition	40	1,494	56	157	+ 1,337
Epilepsy	41	1,434	44	719	+ 715
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,083	33	1,836	- 753
Maternal Conditions	43	1,083	52	285	+ 798
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	834	38	996	- 163
Other Neoplasms	45	581	58	112	+ 470
Fires	46	488	34	1,823	- 1,335
Meningitis	47	486	46	642	- 155
Drug Use	48	409	31	2,242	- 1,833
Encephalitis	49	408	54	246	+ 162
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	354	59	80	+ 274
Drownings	51	321	40	930	- 610
Skin Cancers	52	314	47	518	- 205
Appendicitis	53	283	57	155	+ 128
Tuberculosis	54	242	41	882	- 639
Alcohol	55	234	53	253	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	56	106	50	405	- 299
Poisonings	57	73	43	816	- 743
Dengue	58	34	74	0	+ 34
Hepatitis B	59	29	49	425	- 396
Syphilis	60	24	61	52	- 28
War	61	16	42	848	- 832
Chlamydia	62	11	65	4	+ 7
Tetanus	63	8	62	37	- 29
Hepatitis C	64	4	69	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	65	4	63	16	- 12
Ascariasis	66	2	67	3	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	60	75	- 75
Diphtheria	68	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	64	8	- 8
Malaria	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	68	2	- 2
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Jamaica

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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.