MOROCCO VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	31,971	2	31,861	+ 111
Diabetes Mellitus	2	27,501	5	7,377	+ 20,124
Coronary Heart Disease	3	22,852	1	77,340	- 54,488
Violence	4	19,653	39	632	+ 19,021
Prostate Cancer	5	11,697	24	1,914	+ 9,783
Kidney Disease	6	10,500	4	10,216	+ 283
HIV/AIDS	7	10,027	49	289	+ 9,738
Hypertension	8	8,616	3	10,736	- 2,120
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	7,776	10	4,967	+ 2,809
Lung Cancers	10	6,255	7	6,585	- 329
Lung Disease	11	5,983	8	6,296	- 313
Road Traffic Accidents	12	5,879	9	6,185	- 306
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	5,778	17	2,556	+ 3,222
Breast Cancer	14	5,472	12	3,604	+ 1,868
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	5,202	6	7,237	- 2,034
Cervical Cancer	16	4,739	18	2,508	+ 2,231
Lymphomas	17	3,322	20	2,274	+ 1,048
Low Birth Weight	18	3,186	14	3,305	- 119
Stomach Cancer	19	3,053	25	1,691	+ 1,361
Endocrine Disorders	20	2,334	28	1,129	+ 1,205
Liver Disease	21	2,050	11	4,866	- 2,816
Skin Disease	22	1,924	54	149	+ 1,776
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,837	22	2,124	- 287
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,765	32	1,022	+ 743
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,754	26	1,511	+ 243
Leukemia	26	1,706	31	1,035	+ 671
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,570	36	747	+ 823
Uterin Cancer	28	1,405	53	154	+ 1,251
Liver Cancer	29	1,339	44	423	+ 916
Ovary Cancer	30	1,284	34	800	+ 484
Other Injuries	31	1,202	21	2,271	- 1,069
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,091	29	1,076	+ 15
Falls	33	1,086	19	2,456	- 1,370
Oesophagus Cancer	34	977	42	439	+ 537
Suicide	35	929	16	2,617	- 1,689
Asthma	36	864	13	3,342	- 2,478
Birth Trauma	37	861	23	2,067	- 1,206
Bladder Cancer	38	788	30	1,069	- 280
Oral Cancer	39	778	35	780	- 3
Malnutrition	40	632	51	200	+ 432
Epilepsy	41	607	45	336	+ 271
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	458	27	1,192	- 733
Maternal Conditions	43	458	38	704	- 246
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	353	37	718	- 366
Other Neoplasms	45	246	60	70	+ 176
Fires	46	206	33	904	- 698
Meningitis	47	206	40	542	- 337
Drug Use	48	173	47	321	- 148
Encephalitis	49	173	52	176	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	150	62	38	+ 112
Drownings	51	136	43	426	- 290
Skin Cancers	52	133	41	477	- 345
Appendicitis	53	120	56	130	- 10
Tuberculosis	54	103	15	2,870	- 2,768
Alcohol	55	99	57	109	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	56	45	58	106	- 61
Poisonings	57	31	50	266	- 235
Dengue	58	14	77	0	+ 14
Hepatitis B	59	12	48	316	- 304
Syphilis	60	10	55	140	- 130
War	61	7	63	22	- 15
Chlamydia	62	5	68	2	+ 3
Tetanus	63	3	59	76	- 73
Hepatitis C	64	2	65	7	- 5
Upper Respiratory	65	2	67	4	- 2
Ascariasis	66	1	66	5	- 4
Pertussis	67	0	46	324	- 324
Diphtheria	68	0	69	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	64	15	- 15
Malaria	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	61	67	- 67
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

Jamaica

Morocco

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.