LUXEMBOURG VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		LUXEMBOURG		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	574	4	257	+ 317
Diabetes Mellitus	2	494	17	61	+ 433
Coronary Heart Disease	3	410	1	655	- 244
Violence	4	353	48	3	+ 350
Prostate Cancer	5	210	15	64	+ 146
Kidney Disease	6	189	9	91	+ 98
HIV/AIDS	7	180	52	2	+ 178
Hypertension	8	155	19	54	+ 101
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	140	2	298	- 158
Lung Cancers	10	112	3	260	- 147
Lung Disease	11	107	5	242	- 135
Road Traffic Accidents	12	106	30	25	+ 80
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	104	6	131	- 27
Breast Cancer	14	98	7	113	- 15
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	93	8	111	- 18
Cervical Cancer	16	85	38	10	+ 75
Lymphomas	17	60	14	64	- 5
Low Birth Weight	18	57	49	3	+ 54
Stomach Cancer	19	55	22	51	+ 4
Endocrine Disorders	20	42	21	53	- 11
Liver Disease	21	37	12	75	- 38
Skin Disease	22	35	44	5	+ 29
Congenital Anomalies	23	33	37	10	+ 23
Inflammatory/Heart	24	32	23	49	- 17
Parkinson's Disease	25	31	16	62	- 30
Leukemia	26	31	20	53	- 22
Pancreas Cancer	27	28	11	82	- 54
Uterin Cancer	28	25	36	16	+ 10
Liver Cancer	29	24	25	49	- 24
Ovary Cancer	30	23	27	35	- 12
Other Injuries	31	22	10	88	- 67
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	20	41	7	+ 13
Falls	33	19	18	61	- 41
Oesophagus Cancer	34	18	28	32	- 14
Suicide	35	17	13	69	- 53
Asthma	36	16	45	5	+ 11
Birth Trauma	37	15	59	1	+ 15
Bladder Cancer	38	14	26	44	- 30
Oral Cancer	39	14	33	19	- 5
Malnutrition	40	11	32	19	- 8
Epilepsy	41	11	35	17	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	8	42	6	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	43	8	63	0	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	6	34	19	- 13
Other Neoplasms	45	4	24	49	- 44
Fires	46	4	51	3	+ 1
Meningitis	47	4	58	1	+ 3
Drug Use	48	3	39	9	- 6
Encephalitis	49	3	65	0	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	3	53	2	+ 0
Drownings	51	2	54	2	+ 0
Skin Cancers	52	2	31	22	- 19
Appendicitis	53	2	62	0	+ 2
Tuberculosis	54	2	55	2	- 0
Alcohol	55	2	29	25	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	56	1	46	4	- 3
Poisonings	57	1	56	1	- 1
Dengue	58	0	79	0	+ 0
Hepatitis B	59	0	60	1	- 0
Syphilis	60	0	66	0	+ 0
War	61	0	67	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	62	0	72	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	47	4	- 4
Upper Respiratory	65	0	61	0	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	82	0	50	3	- 3
Anemia	83	0	40	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	43	6	- 6
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Jamaica

Luxembourg

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.