MALAYSIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	29,558	3	21,592	+ 7,966
Diabetes Mellitus	2	25,425	9	4,107	+ 21,318
Coronary Heart Disease	3	21,127	1	36,729	- 15,602
Violence	4	18,169	34	869	+ 17,300
Prostate Cancer	5	10,814	33	903	+ 9,910
Kidney Disease	6	9,707	6	6,629	+ 3,078
HIV/AIDS	7	9,270	13	2,679	+ 6,591
Hypertension	8	7,965	38	649	+ 7,316
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	7,189	10	3,996	+ 3,193
Lung Cancers	10	5,783	8	4,319	+ 1,464
Lung Disease	11	5,532	5	6,633	- 1,101
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,435	4	7,181	- 1,746
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	5,342	11	3,832	+ 1,509
Breast Cancer	14	5,058	12	3,071	+ 1,987
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	4,810	2	23,477	- 18,668
Cervical Cancer	16	4,381	31	1,010	+ 3,371
Lymphomas	17	3,071	25	1,321	+ 1,750
Low Birth Weight	18	2,945	29	1,020	+ 1,925
Stomach Cancer	19	2,822	21	1,441	+ 1,381
Endocrine Disorders	20	2,158	37	809	+ 1,349
Liver Disease	21	1,895	7	5,125	- 3,231
Skin Disease	22	1,779	15	2,066	- 287
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,698	24	1,403	+ 295
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,632	27	1,214	+ 418
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,622	28	1,106	+ 516
Leukemia	26	1,577	23	1,412	+ 165
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,452	32	994	+ 457
Uterin Cancer	28	1,299	43	352	+ 947
Liver Cancer	29	1,238	16	1,984	- 746
Ovary Cancer	30	1,187	35	827	+ 360
Other Injuries	31	1,111	14	2,222	- 1,111
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,009	22	1,424	- 416
Falls	33	1,004	18	1,855	- 851
Oesophagus Cancer	34	903	41	435	+ 468
Suicide	35	859	19	1,823	- 965
Asthma	36	799	30	1,013	- 215
Birth Trauma	37	796	42	359	+ 437
Bladder Cancer	38	729	39	467	+ 262
Oral Cancer	39	719	17	1,865	- 1,146
Malnutrition	40	584	49	249	+ 335
Epilepsy	41	561	52	226	+ 335
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	424	20	1,773	- 1,349
Maternal Conditions	43	423	56	167	+ 257
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	326	51	246	+ 80
Other Neoplasms	45	227	48	265	- 37
Fires	46	191	44	336	- 145
Meningitis	47	190	46	301	- 111
Drug Use	48	160	45	322	- 162
Encephalitis	49	160	40	452	- 293
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	139	60	27	+ 111
Drownings	51	125	36	820	- 694
Skin Cancers	52	123	50	247	- 125
Appendicitis	53	111	58	71	+ 39
Tuberculosis	54	95	26	1,227	- 1,132
Alcohol	55	92	55	181	- 89
Multiple Sclerosis	56	41	59	30	+ 11
Poisonings	57	29	53	211	- 182
Dengue	58	13	47	280	- 267
Hepatitis B	59	11	54	206	- 194
Syphilis	60	9	62	19	- 10
War	61	6	63	11	- 4
Chlamydia	62	4	68	2	+ 3
Tetanus	63	3	61	21	- 18
Hepatitis C	64	2	64	6	- 4
Upper Respiratory	65	2	65	5	- 3
Ascariasis	66	1	67	2	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	57	80	- 80
Diphtheria	68	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Jamaica

Malaysia

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.