PARAGUAY VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		PARAGUAY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	6,433	2	3,007	+ 3,425
Diabetes Mellitus	2	5,533	3	2,361	+ 3,172
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,598	1	4,327	+ 271
Violence	4	3,954	13	566	+ 3,389
Prostate Cancer	5	2,353	15	546	+ 1,807
Kidney Disease	6	2,113	5	1,592	+ 520
HIV/AIDS	7	2,017	21	448	+ 1,569
Hypertension	8	1,734	8	895	+ 838
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,565	36	144	+ 1,421
Lung Cancers	10	1,259	10	738	+ 521
Lung Disease	11	1,204	7	1,181	+ 23
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,183	6	1,552	- 369
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,163	16	543	+ 620
Breast Cancer	14	1,101	20	481	+ 620
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,047	4	1,661	- 615
Cervical Cancer	16	953	18	516	+ 438
Lymphomas	17	668	29	245	+ 424
Low Birth Weight	18	641	12	644	- 3
Stomach Cancer	19	614	24	355	+ 259
Endocrine Disorders	20	470	14	562	- 92
Liver Disease	21	412	17	524	- 111
Skin Disease	22	387	37	144	+ 243
Congenital Anomalies	23	370	11	662	- 292
Inflammatory/Heart	24	355	34	154	+ 201
Parkinson's Disease	25	353	41	122	+ 231
Leukemia	26	343	27	272	+ 71
Pancreas Cancer	27	316	28	258	+ 58
Uterin Cancer	28	283	54	45	+ 237
Liver Cancer	29	269	35	152	+ 117
Ovary Cancer	30	258	45	85	+ 173
Other Injuries	31	242	9	843	- 602
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	219	47	69	+ 151
Falls	33	218	43	100	+ 118
Oesophagus Cancer	34	197	33	173	+ 23
Suicide	35	187	22	425	- 238
Asthma	36	174	39	126	+ 47
Birth Trauma	37	173	30	213	- 39
Bladder Cancer	38	159	51	57	+ 102
Oral Cancer	39	157	38	134	+ 23
Malnutrition	40	127	25	330	- 203
Epilepsy	41	122	44	98	+ 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	92	31	192	- 100
Maternal Conditions	43	92	49	64	+ 28
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	71	55	43	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	45	49	19	487	- 437
Fires	46	42	50	63	- 22
Meningitis	47	41	53	52	- 11
Drug Use	48	35	56	38	- 3
Encephalitis	49	35	66	11	+ 24
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	30	48	66	- 35
Drownings	51	27	32	178	- 151
Skin Cancers	52	27	40	125	- 98
Appendicitis	53	24	57	37	- 13
Tuberculosis	54	21	26	273	- 252
Alcohol	55	20	23	410	- 390
Multiple Sclerosis	56	9	68	8	+ 1
Poisonings	57	6	63	14	- 7
Dengue	58	3	62	16	- 13
Hepatitis B	59	2	67	10	- 7
Syphilis	60	2	42	119	- 117
War	61	1	71	3	- 1
Chlamydia	62	1	79	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	1	64	12	- 12
Hepatitis C	64	0	72	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	65	0	70	4	- 4
Ascariasis	66	0	76	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	59	30	- 30
Diphtheria	68	0	77	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	65	12	- 12
Leishmaniasis	71	0	61	17	- 17
Malaria	72	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	60	19	- 19
Schistosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	73	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	52	52	- 52
Osteoarthritis	82	0	58	30	- 30
Anemia	83	0	46	82	- 82
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	69	8	- 8
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PARAGUAY

Jamaica

Paraguay

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.