POLAND VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	33,133	2	32,693	+ 440
Diabetes Mellitus	2	28,501	8	8,947	+ 19,553
Coronary Heart Disease	3	23,683	1	117,700	- 94,017
Violence	4	20,367	49	294	+ 20,073
Prostate Cancer	5	12,122	11	6,489	+ 5,633
Kidney Disease	6	10,881	20	4,065	+ 6,816
HIV/AIDS	7	10,391	54	115	+ 10,276
Hypertension	8	8,929	15	4,937	+ 3,992
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	8,059	21	3,701	+ 4,357
Lung Cancers	10	6,483	3	25,781	- 19,298
Lung Disease	11	6,201	6	13,677	- 7,476
Road Traffic Accidents	12	6,093	22	3,555	+ 2,538
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	5,988	5	14,610	- 8,622
Breast Cancer	14	5,670	9	7,967	- 2,296
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	5,391	4	19,998	- 14,607
Cervical Cancer	16	4,911	32	1,907	+ 3,004
Lymphomas	17	3,443	19	4,141	- 699
Low Birth Weight	18	3,302	42	579	+ 2,723
Stomach Cancer	19	3,164	12	5,910	- 2,747
Endocrine Disorders	20	2,419	38	831	+ 1,588
Liver Disease	21	2,124	10	7,912	- 5,788
Skin Disease	22	1,994	46	469	+ 1,525
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,904	36	916	+ 988
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,829	23	3,495	- 1,665
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,818	34	1,500	+ 318
Leukemia	26	1,768	24	3,456	- 1,687
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,627	13	5,430	- 3,802
Uterin Cancer	28	1,456	30	2,163	- 707
Liver Cancer	29	1,387	29	2,290	- 903
Ovary Cancer	30	1,331	27	2,929	- 1,598
Other Injuries	31	1,246	28	2,527	- 1,281
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,131	26	3,091	- 1,960
Falls	33	1,125	16	4,712	- 3,586
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,012	33	1,803	- 791
Suicide	35	962	18	4,282	- 3,319
Asthma	36	895	43	540	+ 355
Birth Trauma	37	892	57	52	+ 840
Bladder Cancer	38	817	17	4,700	- 3,883
Oral Cancer	39	806	25	3,377	- 2,570
Malnutrition	40	655	50	291	+ 364
Epilepsy	41	629	35	1,145	- 517
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	475	37	839	- 364
Maternal Conditions	43	475	63	10	+ 465
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	365	40	612	- 246
Other Neoplasms	45	255	7	9,256	- 9,002
Fires	46	214	45	474	- 260
Meningitis	47	213	53	171	+ 43
Drug Use	48	179	48	321	- 142
Encephalitis	49	179	64	6	+ 172
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	155	47	369	- 214
Drownings	51	141	39	636	- 496
Skin Cancers	52	138	31	2,155	- 2,017
Appendicitis	53	124	55	69	+ 56
Tuberculosis	54	106	41	597	- 490
Alcohol	55	103	14	5,238	- 5,136
Multiple Sclerosis	56	46	44	502	- 456
Poisonings	57	32	51	205	- 173
Dengue	58	15	84	0	+ 15
Hepatitis B	59	13	56	52	- 39
Syphilis	60	10	69	0	+ 10
War	61	7	66	4	+ 3
Chlamydia	62	5	73	0	+ 5
Tetanus	63	3	67	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	2	52	188	- 186
Upper Respiratory	65	2	60	19	- 17
Ascariasis	66	1	82	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	65	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	82	0	61	18	- 18
Anemia	83	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Jamaica

Poland

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.