ISRAEL VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		ISRAEL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	8,041	4	2,431	+ 5,609
Diabetes Mellitus	2	6,916	6	1,913	+ 5,003
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,747	1	5,122	+ 625
Violence	4	4,943	41	104	+ 4,838
Prostate Cancer	5	2,942	17	521	+ 2,420
Kidney Disease	6	2,641	3	2,437	+ 204
HIV/AIDS	7	2,522	52	25	+ 2,496
Hypertension	8	2,167	21	400	+ 1,766
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,956	2	2,996	- 1,040
Lung Cancers	10	1,573	5	2,026	- 453
Lung Disease	11	1,505	7	1,546	- 41
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,479	26	333	+ 1,146
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,453	9	1,510	- 57
Breast Cancer	14	1,376	10	1,237	+ 139
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,308	8	1,519	- 211
Cervical Cancer	16	1,192	38	133	+ 1,059
Lymphomas	17	835	13	925	- 90
Low Birth Weight	18	801	42	94	+ 707
Stomach Cancer	19	768	16	565	+ 203
Endocrine Disorders	20	587	12	1,002	- 415
Liver Disease	21	515	28	292	+ 223
Skin Disease	22	484	24	368	+ 116
Congenital Anomalies	23	462	29	291	+ 171
Inflammatory/Heart	24	444	30	214	+ 229
Parkinson's Disease	25	441	22	398	+ 43
Leukemia	26	429	15	612	- 183
Pancreas Cancer	27	395	11	1,023	- 628
Uterin Cancer	28	353	31	202	+ 151
Liver Cancer	29	337	25	345	- 8
Ovary Cancer	30	323	27	323	+ 0
Other Injuries	31	302	14	828	- 525
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	274	51	33	+ 241
Falls	33	273	39	123	+ 150
Oesophagus Cancer	34	246	37	138	+ 108
Suicide	35	234	19	453	- 220
Asthma	36	217	36	142	+ 76
Birth Trauma	37	216	50	35	+ 182
Bladder Cancer	38	198	18	496	- 298
Oral Cancer	39	196	33	150	+ 45
Malnutrition	40	159	48	39	+ 120
Epilepsy	41	153	40	109	+ 44
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	115	32	166	- 51
Maternal Conditions	43	115	61	6	+ 109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	89	35	144	- 55
Other Neoplasms	45	62	20	420	- 358
Fires	46	52	53	24	+ 28
Meningitis	47	52	55	20	+ 31
Drug Use	48	44	43	67	- 24
Encephalitis	49	43	66	3	+ 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	38	54	23	+ 15
Drownings	51	34	45	39	- 5
Skin Cancers	52	33	23	379	- 346
Appendicitis	53	30	64	4	+ 26
Tuberculosis	54	26	57	16	+ 10
Alcohol	55	25	49	39	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	56	11	47	39	- 28
Poisonings	57	8	63	4	+ 4
Dengue	58	4	84	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	59	3	58	16	- 13
Syphilis	60	3	71	0	+ 3
War	61	2	60	7	- 6
Chlamydia	62	1	80	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	1	73	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	0	46	39	- 38
Upper Respiratory	65	0	62	5	- 5
Ascariasis	66	0	83	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	68	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	65	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	82	0	59	8	- 8
Anemia	83	0	34	149	- 149
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	44	66	- 66
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ISRAEL

Jamaica

Israel

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.