NETHERLANDS VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	15,198	4	9,707	+ 5,491
Diabetes Mellitus	2	13,073	14	2,386	+ 10,687
Coronary Heart Disease	3	10,863	2	17,601	- 6,738
Violence	4	9,342	48	107	+ 9,235
Prostate Cancer	5	5,560	10	3,265	+ 2,295
Kidney Disease	6	4,991	12	2,530	+ 2,461
HIV/AIDS	7	4,766	55	33	+ 4,734
Hypertension	8	4,096	29	818	+ 3,277
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	3,696	1	18,148	- 14,452
Lung Cancers	10	2,973	3	10,980	- 8,006
Lung Disease	11	2,844	5	9,567	- 6,723
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,795	31	681	+ 2,114
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,747	6	5,829	- 3,083
Breast Cancer	14	2,601	9	3,535	- 934
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	2,473	7	4,946	- 2,473
Cervical Cancer	16	2,253	39	266	+ 1,986
Lymphomas	17	1,579	13	2,511	- 932
Low Birth Weight	18	1,514	45	167	+ 1,347
Stomach Cancer	19	1,451	22	1,361	+ 90
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,110	26	1,055	+ 55
Liver Disease	21	974	28	936	+ 39
Skin Disease	22	915	36	295	+ 619
Congenital Anomalies	23	873	35	544	+ 329
Inflammatory/Heart	24	839	23	1,201	- 362
Parkinson's Disease	25	834	16	2,120	- 1,286
Leukemia	26	811	20	1,578	- 767
Pancreas Cancer	27	746	11	2,995	- 2,249
Uterin Cancer	28	668	34	566	+ 102
Liver Cancer	29	636	24	1,163	- 527
Ovary Cancer	30	610	25	1,067	- 456
Other Injuries	31	571	19	1,648	- 1,077
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	519	47	130	+ 388
Falls	33	516	8	4,131	- 3,615
Oesophagus Cancer	34	464	15	2,145	- 1,681
Suicide	35	441	17	2,025	- 1,583
Asthma	36	411	46	165	+ 246
Birth Trauma	37	409	52	74	+ 335
Bladder Cancer	38	375	21	1,471	- 1,096
Oral Cancer	39	370	30	768	- 398
Malnutrition	40	300	63	12	+ 288
Epilepsy	41	288	38	289	- 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	218	33	584	- 366
Maternal Conditions	43	218	65	8	+ 209
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	168	41	238	- 70
Other Neoplasms	45	117	18	1,831	- 1,714
Fires	46	98	53	49	+ 49
Meningitis	47	98	51	78	+ 19
Drug Use	48	82	42	231	- 148
Encephalitis	49	82	68	1	+ 81
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	71	44	214	- 143
Drownings	51	64	49	98	- 33
Skin Cancers	52	63	27	1,024	- 961
Appendicitis	53	57	58	26	+ 31
Tuberculosis	54	49	56	29	+ 20
Alcohol	55	47	32	612	- 565
Multiple Sclerosis	56	21	37	295	- 273
Poisonings	57	15	61	17	- 3
Dengue	58	7	81	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	59	6	62	14	- 8
Syphilis	60	5	69	1	+ 4
War	61	3	66	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	62	2	78	0	+ 2
Tetanus	63	2	72	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	1	60	20	- 20
Upper Respiratory	65	1	57	28	- 27
Ascariasis	66	0	82	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	67	1	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	64	10	- 10
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	59	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	82	0	43	220	- 220
Anemia	83	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	50	96	- 96
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Jamaica

Netherlands

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.