IRELAND VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		IRELAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,475	5	1,770	+ 2,706
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,850	16	414	+ 3,436
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,199	1	4,762	- 1,563
Violence	4	2,751	47	38	+ 2,713
Prostate Cancer	5	1,637	9	585	+ 1,052
Kidney Disease	6	1,470	10	566	+ 903
HIV/AIDS	7	1,404	57	9	+ 1,395
Hypertension	8	1,206	29	175	+ 1,031
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,088	2	3,209	- 2,121
Lung Cancers	10	876	3	1,916	- 1,040
Lung Disease	11	838	4	1,915	- 1,078
Road Traffic Accidents	12	823	33	153	+ 670
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	809	7	1,095	- 286
Breast Cancer	14	766	8	760	+ 6
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	728	6	1,298	- 570
Cervical Cancer	16	663	35	103	+ 560
Lymphomas	17	465	13	513	- 48
Low Birth Weight	18	446	44	56	+ 390
Stomach Cancer	19	427	17	357	+ 71
Endocrine Disorders	20	327	24	249	+ 78
Liver Disease	21	287	19	279	+ 8
Skin Disease	22	269	42	58	+ 212
Congenital Anomalies	23	257	32	153	+ 104
Inflammatory/Heart	24	247	26	240	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	25	246	12	530	- 284
Leukemia	26	239	20	274	- 35
Pancreas Cancer	27	220	11	530	- 311
Uterin Cancer	28	197	34	126	+ 70
Liver Cancer	29	187	18	318	- 131
Ovary Cancer	30	180	21	273	- 93
Other Injuries	31	168	30	171	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	153	38	67	+ 86
Falls	33	152	25	247	- 95
Oesophagus Cancer	34	137	15	419	- 282
Suicide	35	130	14	470	- 340
Asthma	36	121	41	58	+ 63
Birth Trauma	37	121	56	10	+ 110
Bladder Cancer	38	110	22	256	- 146
Oral Cancer	39	109	28	183	- 74
Malnutrition	40	88	63	2	+ 87
Epilepsy	41	85	36	85	- 0
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	64	45	53	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	43	64	61	3	+ 61
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	49	46	50	- 0
Other Neoplasms	45	34	27	218	- 183
Fires	46	29	48	30	- 1
Meningitis	47	29	58	7	+ 21
Drug Use	48	24	31	167	- 143
Encephalitis	49	24	66	0	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	21	40	59	- 38
Drownings	51	19	43	57	- 38
Skin Cancers	52	19	23	252	- 233
Appendicitis	53	17	60	3	+ 13
Tuberculosis	54	14	50	23	- 9
Alcohol	55	14	39	64	- 50
Multiple Sclerosis	56	6	37	83	- 77
Poisonings	57	4	53	14	- 10
Dengue	58	2	78	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	59	2	59	6	- 4
Syphilis	60	1	68	0	+ 1
War	61	1	65	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	62	1	69	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	0	81	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	52	19	- 19
Upper Respiratory	65	0	64	1	- 1
Ascariasis	66	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	62	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	14	- 14
Osteoarthritis	82	0	51	20	- 20
Anemia	83	0	49	29	- 29
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	55	12	- 12
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRELAND

Jamaica

Ireland

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.