MEXICO VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	111,800	4	39,790	+ 72,010
Diabetes Mellitus	2	96,168	2	86,110	+ 10,059
Coronary Heart Disease	3	79,912	1	116,238	- 36,326
Violence	4	68,724	5	32,450	+ 36,274
Prostate Cancer	5	40,902	15	7,494	+ 33,408
Kidney Disease	6	36,716	3	44,622	- 7,906
HIV/AIDS	7	35,063	28	4,128	+ 30,935
Hypertension	8	30,128	9	17,806	+ 12,322
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	27,192	30	3,447	+ 23,745
Lung Cancers	10	21,874	17	7,349	+ 14,525
Lung Disease	11	20,923	7	29,123	- 8,200
Road Traffic Accidents	12	20,559	10	16,303	+ 4,257
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	20,205	20	6,871	+ 13,334
Breast Cancer	14	19,133	16	7,380	+ 11,754
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	18,192	8	24,816	- 6,623
Cervical Cancer	16	16,571	26	4,787	+ 11,784
Lymphomas	17	11,617	24	4,961	+ 6,656
Low Birth Weight	18	11,141	18	7,163	+ 3,978
Stomach Cancer	19	10,675	19	6,939	+ 3,736
Endocrine Disorders	20	8,163	12	11,310	- 3,147
Liver Disease	21	7,167	6	29,838	- 22,671
Skin Disease	22	6,729	31	3,029	+ 3,700
Congenital Anomalies	23	6,424	13	10,457	- 4,033
Inflammatory/Heart	24	6,172	41	1,866	+ 4,306
Parkinson's Disease	25	6,134	43	1,567	+ 4,567
Leukemia	26	5,966	25	4,830	+ 1,136
Pancreas Cancer	27	5,491	27	4,510	+ 980
Uterin Cancer	28	4,912	50	902	+ 4,011
Liver Cancer	29	4,681	21	6,817	- 2,136
Ovary Cancer	30	4,490	34	2,649	+ 1,841
Other Injuries	31	4,204	11	12,175	- 7,971
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,815	33	2,734	+ 1,081
Falls	33	3,797	35	2,628	+ 1,169
Oesophagus Cancer	34	3,416	49	1,252	+ 2,164
Suicide	35	3,248	22	6,772	- 3,524
Asthma	36	3,021	47	1,342	+ 1,679
Birth Trauma	37	3,010	36	2,552	+ 458
Bladder Cancer	38	2,757	48	1,272	+ 1,485
Oral Cancer	39	2,720	46	1,355	+ 1,365
Malnutrition	40	2,210	14	7,552	- 5,342
Epilepsy	41	2,121	39	1,912	+ 209
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,603	29	3,476	- 1,873
Maternal Conditions	43	1,601	54	750	+ 852
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,233	52	859	+ 374
Other Neoplasms	45	860	23	6,204	- 5,345
Fires	46	722	56	604	+ 118
Meningitis	47	719	58	357	+ 362
Drug Use	48	605	44	1,470	- 865
Encephalitis	49	603	62	140	+ 463
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	524	45	1,415	- 891
Drownings	51	474	42	1,799	- 1,324
Skin Cancers	52	464	40	1,909	- 1,444
Appendicitis	53	419	53	774	- 355
Tuberculosis	54	359	38	1,943	- 1,584
Alcohol	55	346	32	2,945	- 2,599
Multiple Sclerosis	56	156	60	295	- 139
Poisonings	57	108	57	531	- 423
Dengue	58	50	67	30	+ 20
Hepatitis B	59	43	61	210	- 167
Syphilis	60	35	73	5	+ 30
War	61	23	66	112	- 88
Chlamydia	62	17	77	0	+ 16
Tetanus	63	11	71	10	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	6	55	625	- 619
Upper Respiratory	65	6	64	127	- 120
Ascariasis	66	3	72	5	- 2
Pertussis	67	1	70	21	- 21
Diphtheria	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	29	- 29
Leprosy	70	0	75	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	71	0	76	1	- 1
Malaria	72	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	69	24	- 24
Schistosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	2	- 2
Measles	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	65	125	- 125
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	82	0	59	305	- 305
Anemia	83	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	63	127	- 127
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

Jamaica

Mexico

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.