NIGERIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	202,451	8	57,744	+ 144,707
Diabetes Mellitus	2	174,144	18	22,497	+ 151,647
Coronary Heart Disease	3	144,707	7	61,374	+ 83,333
Violence	4	124,447	19	18,407	+ 106,039
Prostate Cancer	5	74,067	35	5,914	+ 68,152
Kidney Disease	6	66,487	20	18,189	+ 48,297
HIV/AIDS	7	63,493	10	44,124	+ 19,369
Hypertension	8	54,557	24	10,692	+ 43,866
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	49,240	31	6,786	+ 42,455
Lung Cancers	10	39,610	57	1,295	+ 38,315
Lung Disease	11	37,889	22	12,569	+ 25,320
Road Traffic Accidents	12	37,229	12	41,693	- 4,464
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	36,589	43	4,152	+ 32,437
Breast Cancer	14	34,647	23	11,884	+ 22,763
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	32,943	1	207,281	- 174,338
Cervical Cancer	16	30,007	25	10,574	+ 19,433
Lymphomas	17	21,036	40	5,202	+ 15,835
Low Birth Weight	18	20,174	6	95,959	- 75,785
Stomach Cancer	19	19,330	50	2,129	+ 17,201
Endocrine Disorders	20	14,782	21	15,799	- 1,016
Liver Disease	21	12,978	13	38,326	- 25,348
Skin Disease	22	12,185	56	1,468	+ 10,716
Congenital Anomalies	23	11,633	9	49,696	- 38,064
Inflammatory/Heart	24	11,177	42	4,826	+ 6,350
Parkinson's Disease	25	11,108	46	2,473	+ 8,635
Leukemia	26	10,804	47	2,257	+ 8,547
Pancreas Cancer	27	9,942	51	1,975	+ 7,968
Uterin Cancer	28	8,895	62	679	+ 8,216
Liver Cancer	29	8,477	39	5,289	+ 3,188
Ovary Cancer	30	8,130	49	2,133	+ 5,998
Other Injuries	31	7,613	17	22,696	- 15,083
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	6,908	37	5,846	+ 1,062
Falls	33	6,876	28	7,528	- 652
Oesophagus Cancer	34	6,185	64	560	+ 5,625
Suicide	35	5,881	30	7,019	- 1,138
Asthma	36	5,470	27	8,192	- 2,721
Birth Trauma	37	5,451	5	100,186	- 94,735
Bladder Cancer	38	4,993	63	670	+ 4,323
Oral Cancer	39	4,926	48	2,238	+ 2,687
Malnutrition	40	4,001	36	5,896	- 1,895
Epilepsy	41	3,841	41	5,001	- 1,160
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	2,902	2	144,724	- 141,822
Maternal Conditions	43	2,900	15	23,540	- 20,640
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	2,233	52	1,946	+ 287
Other Neoplasms	45	1,557	66	290	+ 1,267
Fires	46	1,307	29	7,132	- 5,825
Meningitis	47	1,302	11	43,651	- 42,349
Drug Use	48	1,096	34	6,273	- 5,177
Encephalitis	49	1,093	59	937	+ 156
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	949	69	165	+ 784
Drownings	51	859	32	6,584	- 5,725
Skin Cancers	52	841	53	1,933	- 1,092
Appendicitis	53	759	60	760	- 1
Tuberculosis	54	650	3	127,335	- 126,686
Alcohol	55	627	58	1,031	- 405
Multiple Sclerosis	56	283	68	179	+ 104
Poisonings	57	195	33	6,570	- 6,375
Dengue	58	91	73	2	+ 90
Hepatitis B	59	77	55	1,488	- 1,411
Syphilis	60	63	38	5,449	- 5,386
War	61	42	45	3,245	- 3,202
Chlamydia	62	30	71	14	+ 17
Tetanus	63	20	26	8,355	- 8,334
Hepatitis C	64	11	65	304	- 293
Upper Respiratory	65	11	67	259	- 248
Ascariasis	66	6	61	685	- 679
Pertussis	67	1	16	23,282	- 23,281
Diphtheria	68	0	44	3,800	- 3,799
Otitis Media	69	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	70	23	- 23
Malaria	72	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	14	29,439	- 29,439
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	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 NIGERIA

Jamaica

Nigeria

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.