JORDAN VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	9,555	2	2,908	+ 6,647
Diabetes Mellitus	2	8,219	4	1,684	+ 6,535
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,830	1	4,856	+ 1,974
Violence	4	5,874	21	269	+ 5,605
Prostate Cancer	5	3,496	33	131	+ 3,365
Kidney Disease	6	3,138	6	1,494	+ 1,644
HIV/AIDS	7	2,997	63	2	+ 2,995
Hypertension	8	2,575	5	1,532	+ 1,043
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,324	11	706	+ 1,618
Lung Cancers	10	1,870	7	1,059	+ 811
Lung Disease	11	1,788	15	444	+ 1,344
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,757	3	1,717	+ 40
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,727	13	616	+ 1,110
Breast Cancer	14	1,635	12	686	+ 949
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,555	8	937	+ 617
Cervical Cancer	16	1,416	41	64	+ 1,353
Lymphomas	17	993	18	323	+ 669
Low Birth Weight	18	952	10	857	+ 95
Stomach Cancer	19	912	17	365	+ 547
Endocrine Disorders	20	698	26	180	+ 518
Liver Disease	21	613	14	494	+ 119
Skin Disease	22	575	48	42	+ 533
Congenital Anomalies	23	549	9	934	- 385
Inflammatory/Heart	24	528	38	74	+ 453
Parkinson's Disease	25	524	27	169	+ 355
Leukemia	26	510	16	370	+ 140
Pancreas Cancer	27	469	22	245	+ 224
Uterin Cancer	28	420	39	74	+ 346
Liver Cancer	29	400	25	186	+ 214
Ovary Cancer	30	384	32	139	+ 245
Other Injuries	31	359	19	294	+ 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	326	40	67	+ 259
Falls	33	325	24	191	+ 134
Oesophagus Cancer	34	292	42	63	+ 229
Suicide	35	278	28	165	+ 112
Asthma	36	258	35	114	+ 144
Birth Trauma	37	257	20	271	- 14
Bladder Cancer	38	236	23	213	+ 23
Oral Cancer	39	232	31	143	+ 90
Malnutrition	40	189	51	15	+ 174
Epilepsy	41	181	46	49	+ 132
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	137	30	152	- 15
Maternal Conditions	43	137	44	53	+ 84
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	105	50	22	+ 83
Other Neoplasms	45	73	57	9	+ 64
Fires	46	62	29	153	- 91
Meningitis	47	61	37	78	- 17
Drug Use	48	52	34	115	- 63
Encephalitis	49	52	52	14	+ 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	45	61	4	+ 41
Drownings	51	41	36	107	- 66
Skin Cancers	52	40	49	38	+ 2
Appendicitis	53	36	58	8	+ 28
Tuberculosis	54	31	53	12	+ 19
Alcohol	55	30	55	11	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	56	13	54	12	+ 2
Poisonings	57	9	47	47	- 37
Dengue	58	4	72	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	59	4	60	4	- 1
Syphilis	60	3	45	52	- 49
War	61	2	59	6	- 4
Chlamydia	62	1	70	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	1	56	11	- 10
Hepatitis C	64	1	64	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	65	1	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	43	55	- 55
Diphtheria	68	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	66	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	65	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	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 JORDAN

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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.