MADAGASCAR VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		MADAGASCAR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	25,186	1	17,964	+ 7,222
Diabetes Mellitus	2	21,665	16	3,278	+ 18,386
Coronary Heart Disease	3	18,002	3	12,388	+ 5,614
Violence	4	15,482	23	1,749	+ 13,733
Prostate Cancer	5	9,214	29	996	+ 8,218
Kidney Disease	6	8,271	22	2,202	+ 6,069
HIV/AIDS	7	7,899	25	1,341	+ 6,557
Hypertension	8	6,787	8	6,208	+ 579
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	6,126	26	1,120	+ 5,006
Lung Cancers	10	4,928	55	147	+ 4,781
Lung Disease	11	4,714	14	3,957	+ 756
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,632	7	7,880	- 3,248
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,552	39	606	+ 3,946
Breast Cancer	14	4,310	37	629	+ 3,681
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	4,098	2	14,605	- 10,506
Cervical Cancer	16	3,733	17	3,028	+ 705
Lymphomas	17	2,617	34	675	+ 1,942
Low Birth Weight	18	2,510	10	5,353	- 2,843
Stomach Cancer	19	2,405	47	368	+ 2,037
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,839	44	463	+ 1,376
Liver Disease	21	1,615	12	4,803	- 3,188
Skin Disease	22	1,516	51	187	+ 1,329
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,447	15	3,380	- 1,933
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,390	28	1,046	+ 344
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,382	49	266	+ 1,116
Leukemia	26	1,344	45	401	+ 943
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,237	61	80	+ 1,157
Uterin Cancer	28	1,107	59	95	+ 1,012
Liver Cancer	29	1,055	30	933	+ 122
Ovary Cancer	30	1,011	57	135	+ 877
Other Injuries	31	947	21	2,359	- 1,412
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	859	42	495	+ 364
Falls	33	855	36	653	+ 202
Oesophagus Cancer	34	769	27	1,080	- 311
Suicide	35	732	24	1,476	- 744
Asthma	36	681	19	2,507	- 1,826
Birth Trauma	37	678	11	5,347	- 4,669
Bladder Cancer	38	621	48	286	+ 335
Oral Cancer	39	613	32	697	- 84
Malnutrition	40	498	13	4,236	- 3,738
Epilepsy	41	478	46	385	+ 93
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	361	5	11,085	- 10,724
Maternal Conditions	43	361	18	2,776	- 2,415
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	278	38	627	- 350
Other Neoplasms	45	194	65	24	+ 170
Fires	46	163	35	661	- 499
Meningitis	47	162	20	2,391	- 2,229
Drug Use	48	136	62	58	+ 78
Encephalitis	49	136	60	94	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	118	64	47	+ 71
Drownings	51	107	31	825	- 718
Skin Cancers	52	105	43	467	- 362
Appendicitis	53	94	56	147	- 52
Tuberculosis	54	81	4	11,606	- 11,525
Alcohol	55	78	53	161	- 83
Multiple Sclerosis	56	35	66	18	+ 18
Poisonings	57	24	40	571	- 547
Dengue	58	11	72	0	+ 11
Hepatitis B	59	10	58	98	- 89
Syphilis	60	8	33	680	- 672
War	61	5	54	155	- 149
Chlamydia	62	4	69	7	- 3
Tetanus	63	3	52	186	- 184
Hepatitis C	64	1	67	16	- 14
Upper Respiratory	65	1	63	49	- 47
Ascariasis	66	1	70	5	- 5
Pertussis	67	0	41	519	- 519
Diphtheria	68	0	71	3	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	68	10	- 10
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	9	5,507	- 5,507
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	260	- 260
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	6	9,172	- 9,172
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MADAGASCAR

Jamaica

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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.