PORTUGAL VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	8,729	2	12,339	- 3,611
Diabetes Mellitus	2	7,508	8	3,601	+ 3,907
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,239	1	12,878	- 6,639
Violence	4	5,365	48	96	+ 5,269
Prostate Cancer	5	3,193	11	2,124	+ 1,070
Kidney Disease	6	2,867	9	2,803	+ 63
HIV/AIDS	7	2,737	35	320	+ 2,418
Hypertension	8	2,352	14	1,880	+ 472
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,123	3	7,191	- 5,068
Lung Cancers	10	1,708	5	4,406	- 2,698
Lung Disease	11	1,634	7	4,286	- 2,652
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,605	27	838	+ 767
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,577	6	4,389	- 2,812
Breast Cancer	14	1,494	12	1,997	- 503
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,420	4	6,851	- 5,431
Cervical Cancer	16	1,294	34	329	+ 965
Lymphomas	17	907	16	1,608	- 701
Low Birth Weight	18	870	52	79	+ 791
Stomach Cancer	19	833	10	2,532	- 1,699
Endocrine Disorders	20	637	17	1,547	- 909
Liver Disease	21	560	22	1,126	- 566
Skin Disease	22	525	39	202	+ 323
Congenital Anomalies	23	502	40	196	+ 305
Inflammatory/Heart	24	482	26	909	- 427
Parkinson's Disease	25	479	21	1,139	- 661
Leukemia	26	466	24	1,015	- 550
Pancreas Cancer	27	429	15	1,669	- 1,241
Uterin Cancer	28	384	32	406	- 22
Liver Cancer	29	365	18	1,270	- 905
Ovary Cancer	30	351	33	397	- 47
Other Injuries	31	328	13	1,937	- 1,609
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	298	37	229	+ 69
Falls	33	296	23	1,033	- 736
Oesophagus Cancer	34	267	29	623	- 356
Suicide	35	254	19	1,172	- 918
Asthma	36	236	43	146	+ 89
Birth Trauma	37	235	60	24	+ 211
Bladder Cancer	38	215	20	1,171	- 955
Oral Cancer	39	212	25	912	- 700
Malnutrition	40	173	53	79	+ 94
Epilepsy	41	166	31	415	- 250
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	125	36	231	- 106
Maternal Conditions	43	125	63	7	+ 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	96	41	169	- 73
Other Neoplasms	45	67	28	652	- 585
Fires	46	56	46	108	- 52
Meningitis	47	56	56	43	+ 13
Drug Use	48	47	44	128	- 81
Encephalitis	49	47	67	1	+ 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	41	47	99	- 58
Drownings	51	37	51	79	- 42
Skin Cancers	52	36	30	523	- 487
Appendicitis	53	33	61	21	+ 12
Tuberculosis	54	28	38	213	- 185
Alcohol	55	27	45	111	- 84
Multiple Sclerosis	56	12	54	56	- 44
Poisonings	57	8	57	29	- 21
Dengue	58	4	84	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	59	3	59	26	- 23
Syphilis	60	3	64	3	- 0
War	61	2	69	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	62	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	1	73	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	0	49	87	- 86
Upper Respiratory	65	0	62	15	- 14
Ascariasis	66	0	83	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	68	1	- 1
Malaria	72	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	65	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	82	0	58	29	- 29
Anemia	83	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	55	49	- 49
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Jamaica

Portugal

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.