NEPAL VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	26,614	4	12,909	+ 13,705
Diabetes Mellitus	2	22,893	14	2,929	+ 19,963
Coronary Heart Disease	3	19,023	2	19,677	- 654
Violence	4	16,360	35	704	+ 15,656
Prostate Cancer	5	9,737	58	85	+ 9,651
Kidney Disease	6	8,740	10	4,284	+ 4,456
HIV/AIDS	7	8,347	34	737	+ 7,610
Hypertension	8	7,172	18	2,092	+ 5,080
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	6,473	19	2,022	+ 4,451
Lung Cancers	10	5,207	12	3,586	+ 1,621
Lung Disease	11	4,981	1	27,027	- 22,046
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,894	9	4,654	+ 240
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,810	26	1,167	+ 3,643
Breast Cancer	14	4,555	27	1,038	+ 3,517
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	4,331	6	6,237	- 1,907
Cervical Cancer	16	3,945	20	1,969	+ 1,975
Lymphomas	17	2,765	32	768	+ 1,998
Low Birth Weight	18	2,652	11	3,822	- 1,170
Stomach Cancer	19	2,541	25	1,379	+ 1,162
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,943	45	257	+ 1,686
Liver Disease	21	1,706	5	6,383	- 4,677
Skin Disease	22	1,602	67	17	+ 1,585
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,529	21	1,949	- 419
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,469	48	217	+ 1,252
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,460	33	760	+ 700
Leukemia	26	1,420	36	668	+ 753
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,307	41	445	+ 862
Uterin Cancer	28	1,169	60	56	+ 1,113
Liver Cancer	29	1,114	46	256	+ 858
Ovary Cancer	30	1,069	37	585	+ 484
Other Injuries	31	1,001	22	1,655	- 654
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	908	49	191	+ 717
Falls	33	904	13	3,321	- 2,417
Oesophagus Cancer	34	813	38	491	+ 322
Suicide	35	773	16	2,571	- 1,798
Asthma	36	719	8	5,930	- 5,211
Birth Trauma	37	717	15	2,676	- 1,959
Bladder Cancer	38	656	44	325	+ 332
Oral Cancer	39	648	24	1,389	- 741
Malnutrition	40	526	31	845	- 319
Epilepsy	41	505	30	874	- 369
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	381	7	6,071	- 5,689
Maternal Conditions	43	381	28	977	- 596
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	293	17	2,320	- 2,027
Other Neoplasms	45	205	61	50	+ 155
Fires	46	172	50	184	- 12
Meningitis	47	171	43	377	- 206
Drug Use	48	144	57	93	+ 51
Encephalitis	49	144	29	882	- 738
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	125	51	173	- 48
Drownings	51	113	23	1,505	- 1,392
Skin Cancers	52	111	42	400	- 289
Appendicitis	53	100	47	220	- 121
Tuberculosis	54	85	3	16,535	- 16,449
Alcohol	55	82	52	168	- 85
Multiple Sclerosis	56	37	63	38	- 1
Poisonings	57	26	39	474	- 448
Dengue	58	12	55	120	- 108
Hepatitis B	59	10	56	117	- 107
Syphilis	60	8	54	134	- 126
War	61	6	65	24	- 19
Chlamydia	62	4	68	5	- 1
Tetanus	63	3	53	134	- 132
Hepatitis C	64	1	64	29	- 27
Upper Respiratory	65	1	66	24	- 22
Ascariasis	66	1	69	4	- 3
Pertussis	67	0	40	453	- 453
Diphtheria	68	0	71	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	70	4	- 4
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	62	39	- 39
Malaria	72	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	59	60	- 60
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	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	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.