NEW GUINEA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	8,591	2	5,095	+ 3,496
Diabetes Mellitus	2	7,390	4	4,533	+ 2,857
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,141	1	6,835	- 695
Violence	4	5,281	15	969	+ 4,312
Prostate Cancer	5	3,143	36	285	+ 2,858
Kidney Disease	6	2,821	18	687	+ 2,135
HIV/AIDS	7	2,694	24	611	+ 2,083
Hypertension	8	2,315	13	1,096	+ 1,220
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,089	33	343	+ 1,747
Lung Cancers	10	1,681	23	622	+ 1,059
Lung Disease	11	1,608	3	4,538	- 2,930
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,580	12	1,105	+ 474
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,553	29	445	+ 1,108
Breast Cancer	14	1,470	17	764	+ 707
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,398	6	2,595	- 1,197
Cervical Cancer	16	1,273	19	665	+ 609
Lymphomas	17	893	32	353	+ 540
Low Birth Weight	18	856	10	1,661	- 805
Stomach Cancer	19	820	28	447	+ 373
Endocrine Disorders	20	627	47	153	+ 474
Liver Disease	21	551	22	624	- 74
Skin Disease	22	517	49	126	+ 391
Congenital Anomalies	23	494	16	951	- 457
Inflammatory/Heart	24	474	43	229	+ 246
Parkinson's Disease	25	471	45	185	+ 287
Leukemia	26	458	38	253	+ 205
Pancreas Cancer	27	422	52	107	+ 315
Uterin Cancer	28	377	55	81	+ 296
Liver Cancer	29	360	21	644	- 284
Ovary Cancer	30	345	46	179	+ 166
Other Injuries	31	323	20	647	- 324
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	293	35	302	- 8
Falls	33	292	26	502	- 210
Oesophagus Cancer	34	262	44	199	+ 63
Suicide	35	250	37	259	- 9
Asthma	36	232	9	1,842	- 1,610
Birth Trauma	37	231	11	1,504	- 1,272
Bladder Cancer	38	212	54	82	+ 129
Oral Cancer	39	209	25	580	- 371
Malnutrition	40	170	48	134	+ 36
Epilepsy	41	163	51	111	+ 52
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	123	8	2,295	- 2,172
Maternal Conditions	43	123	30	421	- 298
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	95	14	1,072	- 977
Other Neoplasms	45	66	60	15	+ 51
Fires	46	55	27	488	- 432
Meningitis	47	55	34	324	- 269
Drug Use	48	47	61	13	+ 34
Encephalitis	49	46	57	31	+ 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	40	65	5	+ 35
Drownings	51	36	40	240	- 203
Skin Cancers	52	36	31	417	- 381
Appendicitis	53	32	59	20	+ 12
Tuberculosis	54	28	5	3,969	- 3,941
Alcohol	55	27	53	93	- 67
Multiple Sclerosis	56	12	66	5	+ 7
Poisonings	57	8	50	121	- 113
Dengue	58	4	64	6	- 3
Hepatitis B	59	3	58	27	- 24
Syphilis	60	3	42	234	- 231
War	61	2	69	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	62	1	70	1	+ 1
Tetanus	63	1	56	48	- 47
Hepatitis C	64	0	62	8	- 7
Upper Respiratory	65	0	68	2	- 1
Ascariasis	66	0	63	7	- 7
Pertussis	67	0	39	248	- 248
Diphtheria	68	0	67	3	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	41	238	- 238
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Jamaica

New Guinea

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.