NEW ZEALAND VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,414	3	2,378	+ 2,035
Diabetes Mellitus	2	3,796	8	769	+ 3,028
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,155	1	5,095	- 1,940
Violence	4	2,713	42	57	+ 2,656
Prostate Cancer	5	1,615	9	739	+ 876
Kidney Disease	6	1,449	17	432	+ 1,017
HIV/AIDS	7	1,384	57	10	+ 1,374
Hypertension	8	1,189	20	327	+ 863
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,073	2	3,032	- 1,958
Lung Cancers	10	864	4	1,873	- 1,010
Lung Disease	11	826	5	1,815	- 989
Road Traffic Accidents	12	812	16	458	+ 354
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	798	6	1,495	- 697
Breast Cancer	14	755	10	737	+ 19
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	718	7	920	- 202
Cervical Cancer	16	654	41	61	+ 593
Lymphomas	17	459	13	608	- 150
Low Birth Weight	18	440	38	78	+ 361
Stomach Cancer	19	421	22	323	+ 99
Endocrine Disorders	20	322	21	325	- 2
Liver Disease	21	283	32	158	+ 125
Skin Disease	22	266	34	118	+ 148
Congenital Anomalies	23	254	30	176	+ 78
Inflammatory/Heart	24	244	23	313	- 69
Parkinson's Disease	25	242	19	353	- 111
Leukemia	26	236	18	391	- 155
Pancreas Cancer	27	217	14	543	- 326
Uterin Cancer	28	194	33	145	+ 49
Liver Cancer	29	185	24	288	- 103
Ovary Cancer	30	177	29	207	- 30
Other Injuries	31	166	28	218	- 52
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	151	39	70	+ 80
Falls	33	150	11	627	- 477
Oesophagus Cancer	34	135	25	279	- 144
Suicide	35	128	15	528	- 400
Asthma	36	119	36	91	+ 29
Birth Trauma	37	119	54	15	+ 104
Bladder Cancer	38	109	26	267	- 158
Oral Cancer	39	107	31	164	- 56
Malnutrition	40	87	55	14	+ 73
Epilepsy	41	84	43	55	+ 29
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	63	37	81	- 18
Maternal Conditions	43	63	63	5	+ 58
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	49	35	113	- 64
Other Neoplasms	45	34	27	245	- 211
Fires	46	28	53	17	+ 12
Meningitis	47	28	59	9	+ 19
Drug Use	48	24	40	69	- 45
Encephalitis	49	24	66	1	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	21	46	47	- 26
Drownings	51	19	44	54	- 36
Skin Cancers	52	18	12	612	- 593
Appendicitis	53	17	62	6	+ 11
Tuberculosis	54	14	52	17	- 3
Alcohol	55	14	45	51	- 38
Multiple Sclerosis	56	6	47	43	- 37
Poisonings	57	4	58	9	- 5
Dengue	58	2	75	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	59	2	56	14	- 12
Syphilis	60	1	70	0	+ 1
War	61	1	68	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	62	1	71	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	0	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	48	30	- 29
Upper Respiratory	65	0	64	4	- 3
Ascariasis	66	0	76	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	65	1	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	50	22	- 22
Osteoarthritis	82	0	49	24	- 24
Anemia	83	0	51	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	60	8	- 8
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Jamaica

New Zealand

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.