NICARAGUA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		NICARAGUA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	5,710	3	2,225	+ 3,485
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,911	4	2,068	+ 2,844
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,081	1	5,843	- 1,762
Violence	4	3,510	10	619	+ 2,891
Prostate Cancer	5	2,089	15	386	+ 1,703
Kidney Disease	6	1,875	2	3,533	- 1,658
HIV/AIDS	7	1,791	35	139	+ 1,651
Hypertension	8	1,539	9	1,103	+ 436
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,389	33	149	+ 1,240
Lung Cancers	10	1,117	23	274	+ 843
Lung Disease	11	1,069	5	1,570	- 501
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,050	8	1,109	- 59
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,032	18	315	+ 717
Breast Cancer	14	977	20	283	+ 694
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	929	7	1,152	- 222
Cervical Cancer	16	846	16	374	+ 472
Lymphomas	17	593	29	164	+ 430
Low Birth Weight	18	569	13	490	+ 79
Stomach Cancer	19	545	14	478	+ 68
Endocrine Disorders	20	417	28	164	+ 253
Liver Disease	21	366	6	1,203	- 837
Skin Disease	22	344	31	162	+ 182
Congenital Anomalies	23	328	11	571	- 243
Inflammatory/Heart	24	315	34	139	+ 176
Parkinson's Disease	25	313	42	67	+ 247
Leukemia	26	305	24	227	+ 78
Pancreas Cancer	27	280	27	178	+ 103
Uterin Cancer	28	251	48	39	+ 212
Liver Cancer	29	239	12	509	- 270
Ovary Cancer	30	229	44	61	+ 168
Other Injuries	31	215	17	358	- 143
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	195	40	85	+ 109
Falls	33	194	22	276	- 82
Oesophagus Cancer	34	174	47	42	+ 133
Suicide	35	166	19	285	- 119
Asthma	36	154	38	105	+ 49
Birth Trauma	37	154	25	198	- 44
Bladder Cancer	38	141	52	28	+ 113
Oral Cancer	39	139	43	64	+ 75
Malnutrition	40	113	30	163	- 50
Epilepsy	41	108	41	74	+ 34
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	82	36	122	- 41
Maternal Conditions	43	82	39	88	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	63	54	20	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	45	44	26	192	- 148
Fires	46	37	57	16	+ 20
Meningitis	47	37	51	29	+ 8
Drug Use	48	31	46	50	- 19
Encephalitis	49	31	58	10	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	27	50	31	- 4
Drownings	51	24	32	157	- 133
Skin Cancers	52	24	45	59	- 35
Appendicitis	53	21	49	32	- 10
Tuberculosis	54	18	37	115	- 96
Alcohol	55	18	21	279	- 261
Multiple Sclerosis	56	8	61	7	+ 1
Poisonings	57	6	55	18	- 12
Dengue	58	3	64	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	59	2	62	5	- 3
Syphilis	60	2	60	9	- 8
War	61	1	70	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	62	1	74	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	1	79	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	0	68	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	65	0	72	1	- 0
Ascariasis	66	0	69	1	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	67	3	- 3
Diphtheria	68	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	71	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	65	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	63	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	82	0	59	10	- 10
Anemia	83	0	53	28	- 28
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	66	3	- 3
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NICARAGUA

Jamaica

Nicaragua

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.