ROMANIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		ROMANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	15,519	2	49,707	- 34,188
Diabetes Mellitus	2	13,349	18	2,230	+ 11,119
Coronary Heart Disease	3	11,093	1	71,810	- 60,718
Violence	4	9,540	44	255	+ 9,284
Prostate Cancer	5	5,678	16	2,449	+ 3,229
Kidney Disease	6	5,097	9	5,175	- 78
HIV/AIDS	7	4,867	47	219	+ 4,648
Hypertension	8	4,182	3	11,007	- 6,825
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	3,775	15	2,839	+ 935
Lung Cancers	10	3,036	4	10,113	- 7,077
Lung Disease	11	2,904	7	7,359	- 4,455
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,854	20	1,992	+ 862
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,805	8	6,835	- 4,030
Breast Cancer	14	2,656	11	3,851	- 1,195
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	2,525	5	9,357	- 6,832
Cervical Cancer	16	2,300	22	1,870	+ 430
Lymphomas	17	1,613	25	1,385	+ 228
Low Birth Weight	18	1,546	41	317	+ 1,230
Stomach Cancer	19	1,482	12	3,457	- 1,975
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,133	48	193	+ 941
Liver Disease	21	995	6	8,920	- 7,925
Skin Disease	22	934	53	97	+ 837
Congenital Anomalies	23	892	38	367	+ 525
Inflammatory/Heart	24	857	10	4,433	- 3,576
Parkinson's Disease	25	851	31	741	+ 111
Leukemia	26	828	26	1,342	- 514
Pancreas Cancer	27	762	14	2,935	- 2,173
Uterin Cancer	28	682	34	522	+ 160
Liver Cancer	29	650	13	3,114	- 2,464
Ovary Cancer	30	623	27	1,109	- 486
Other Injuries	31	584	19	2,139	- 1,556
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	530	33	531	- 2
Falls	33	527	24	1,504	- 977
Oesophagus Cancer	34	474	30	755	- 281
Suicide	35	451	21	1,886	- 1,436
Asthma	36	419	45	225	+ 194
Birth Trauma	37	418	57	38	+ 380
Bladder Cancer	38	383	23	1,715	- 1,332
Oral Cancer	39	378	17	2,290	- 1,912
Malnutrition	40	307	50	142	+ 165
Epilepsy	41	294	42	314	- 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	222	46	223	- 1
Maternal Conditions	43	222	58	35	+ 187
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	171	35	440	- 269
Other Neoplasms	45	119	43	289	- 169
Fires	46	100	36	421	- 321
Meningitis	47	100	54	76	+ 23
Drug Use	48	84	40	346	- 262
Encephalitis	49	84	62	6	+ 78
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	73	85	0	+ 73
Drownings	51	66	32	596	- 530
Skin Cancers	52	64	29	1,003	- 939
Appendicitis	53	58	60	21	+ 37
Tuberculosis	54	50	28	1,015	- 966
Alcohol	55	48	37	409	- 361
Multiple Sclerosis	56	22	55	66	- 45
Poisonings	57	15	39	366	- 351
Dengue	58	7	81	0	+ 7
Hepatitis B	59	6	59	30	- 25
Syphilis	60	5	66	1	+ 3
War	61	3	65	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	62	2	78	0	+ 2
Tetanus	63	2	67	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	1	52	98	- 98
Upper Respiratory	65	1	63	3	- 2
Ascariasis	66	0	82	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	69	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	61	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	49	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	56	59	- 59
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	51	103	- 103
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ROMANIA

Jamaica

Romania

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.