ITALY VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	52,133	2	62,633	- 10,500
Diabetes Mellitus	2	44,844	8	19,836	+ 25,008
Coronary Heart Disease	3	37,264	1	97,116	- 59,852
Violence	4	32,046	50	409	+ 31,638
Prostate Cancer	5	19,073	20	8,409	+ 10,664
Kidney Disease	6	17,121	11	12,726	+ 4,395
HIV/AIDS	7	16,350	46	520	+ 15,830
Hypertension	8	14,049	6	29,931	- 15,882
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	12,680	3	41,445	- 28,765
Lung Cancers	10	10,200	4	34,152	- 23,952
Lung Disease	11	9,757	5	32,382	- 22,626
Road Traffic Accidents	12	9,587	30	3,221	+ 6,366
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	9,422	7	21,254	- 11,832
Breast Cancer	14	8,922	10	13,868	- 4,946
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	8,483	9	16,339	- 7,855
Cervical Cancer	16	7,727	40	1,154	+ 6,573
Lymphomas	17	5,417	16	9,670	- 4,253
Low Birth Weight	18	5,195	51	357	+ 4,837
Stomach Cancer	19	4,978	14	10,252	- 5,275
Endocrine Disorders	20	3,807	18	8,431	- 4,624
Liver Disease	21	3,342	23	5,559	- 2,217
Skin Disease	22	3,138	38	1,440	+ 1,698
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,996	37	1,443	+ 1,552
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,878	24	5,531	- 2,653
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,860	19	8,428	- 5,567
Leukemia	26	2,782	21	6,728	- 3,946
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,560	13	12,095	- 9,534
Uterin Cancer	28	2,291	33	2,198	+ 93
Liver Cancer	29	2,183	17	9,620	- 7,437
Ovary Cancer	30	2,094	28	3,282	- 1,188
Other Injuries	31	1,960	12	12,112	- 10,152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,779	43	690	+ 1,089
Falls	33	1,771	25	4,222	- 2,452
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,593	34	2,045	- 453
Suicide	35	1,514	26	4,042	- 2,527
Asthma	36	1,409	47	494	+ 915
Birth Trauma	37	1,404	59	140	+ 1,263
Bladder Cancer	38	1,286	22	6,711	- 5,425
Oral Cancer	39	1,268	27	3,343	- 2,075
Malnutrition	40	1,030	41	775	+ 255
Epilepsy	41	989	39	1,337	- 347
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	747	36	1,622	- 875
Maternal Conditions	43	747	67	6	+ 741
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	575	32	2,216	- 1,641
Other Neoplasms	45	401	15	9,984	- 9,583
Fires	46	336	56	271	+ 65
Meningitis	47	335	60	128	+ 208
Drug Use	48	282	45	654	- 372
Encephalitis	49	281	68	5	+ 277
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	244	42	701	- 457
Drownings	51	221	52	344	- 123
Skin Cancers	52	217	29	3,239	- 3,022
Appendicitis	53	195	61	49	+ 147
Tuberculosis	54	167	53	336	- 169
Alcohol	55	161	55	277	- 116
Multiple Sclerosis	56	73	44	677	- 604
Poisonings	57	50	58	154	- 104
Dengue	58	24	81	0	+ 24
Hepatitis B	59	20	54	334	- 314
Syphilis	60	16	69	4	+ 12
War	61	11	66	6	+ 5
Chlamydia	62	8	84	0	+ 8
Tetanus	63	5	63	22	- 16
Hepatitis C	64	3	31	2,451	- 2,448
Upper Respiratory	65	3	64	20	- 17
Ascariasis	66	1	80	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	73	1	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	65	16	- 16
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	70	3	- 3
Malaria	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	72	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	71	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	62	47	- 47
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	82	0	48	481	- 481
Anemia	83	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	49	424	- 424
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Jamaica

Italy

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.