NIGER VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	JAMAICA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	22,527	5	8,717	+ 13,810
Diabetes Mellitus	2	19,377	17	2,630	+ 16,747
Coronary Heart Disease	3	16,102	6	8,229	+ 7,872
Violence	4	13,847	19	2,244	+ 11,603
Prostate Cancer	5	8,241	57	128	+ 8,114
Kidney Disease	6	7,398	16	2,732	+ 4,665
HIV/AIDS	7	7,065	30	1,048	+ 6,017
Hypertension	8	6,071	25	1,356	+ 4,715
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	5,479	32	858	+ 4,621
Lung Cancers	10	4,407	67	42	+ 4,365
Lung Disease	11	4,216	20	2,172	+ 2,044
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,143	8	5,946	- 1,804
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,071	37	522	+ 3,549
Breast Cancer	14	3,855	29	1,075	+ 2,780
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	3,666	1	21,093	- 17,428
Cervical Cancer	16	3,339	38	487	+ 2,852
Lymphomas	17	2,341	43	350	+ 1,990
Low Birth Weight	18	2,245	4	9,560	- 7,315
Stomach Cancer	19	2,151	44	300	+ 1,850
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,645	23	1,806	- 161
Liver Disease	21	1,444	11	4,116	- 2,672
Skin Disease	22	1,356	52	213	+ 1,143
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,294	10	4,346	- 3,051
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,244	34	769	+ 475
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,236	47	275	+ 961
Leukemia	26	1,202	48	258	+ 945
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,106	54	138	+ 968
Uterin Cancer	28	990	64	86	+ 904
Liver Cancer	29	943	35	745	+ 198
Ovary Cancer	30	905	40	425	+ 480
Other Injuries	31	847	12	3,826	- 2,978
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	769	31	1,044	- 276
Falls	33	765	26	1,297	- 532
Oesophagus Cancer	34	688	55	132	+ 557
Suicide	35	654	27	1,227	- 573
Asthma	36	609	22	1,902	- 1,293
Birth Trauma	37	607	7	8,030	- 7,424
Bladder Cancer	38	556	53	161	+ 394
Oral Cancer	39	548	49	242	+ 306
Malnutrition	40	445	21	2,170	- 1,725
Epilepsy	41	427	36	676	- 249
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	323	3	16,030	- 15,707
Maternal Conditions	43	323	14	3,317	- 2,995
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	248	39	467	- 218
Other Neoplasms	45	173	68	24	+ 149
Fires	46	145	28	1,120	- 975
Meningitis	47	145	9	5,237	- 5,092
Drug Use	48	122	58	126	- 4
Encephalitis	49	122	61	112	+ 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	106	70	18	+ 88
Drownings	51	96	24	1,581	- 1,485
Skin Cancers	52	94	45	287	- 193
Appendicitis	53	84	56	128	- 44
Tuberculosis	54	72	13	3,703	- 3,631
Alcohol	55	70	60	120	- 51
Multiple Sclerosis	56	32	69	22	+ 9
Poisonings	57	22	33	771	- 750
Dengue	58	10	73	0	+ 10
Hepatitis B	59	9	46	279	- 270
Syphilis	60	7	62	110	- 103
War	61	5	41	409	- 405
Chlamydia	62	3	71	3	+ 1
Tetanus	63	2	42	372	- 370
Hepatitis C	64	1	66	46	- 44
Upper Respiratory	65	1	63	94	- 92
Ascariasis	66	1	59	125	- 124
Pertussis	67	0	15	2,858	- 2,857
Diphtheria	68	0	65	60	- 60
Otitis Media	69	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	51	237	- 237
Malaria	72	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	50	237	- 237
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	18	2,414	- 2,414
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	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	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

Jamaica

Niger

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.