RUSSIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	120,421	2	327,199	- 206,778
Diabetes Mellitus	2	103,583	18	18,345	+ 85,239
Coronary Heart Disease	3	86,074	1	562,711	- 476,637
Violence	4	74,023	23	11,450	+ 62,573
Prostate Cancer	5	44,056	20	14,107	+ 29,949
Kidney Disease	6	39,547	22	11,581	+ 27,966
HIV/AIDS	7	37,766	15	21,262	+ 16,505
Hypertension	8	32,452	17	18,348	+ 14,104
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	29,289	5	48,522	- 19,233
Lung Cancers	10	23,561	3	54,361	- 30,800
Lung Disease	11	22,537	9	36,600	- 14,064
Road Traffic Accidents	12	22,145	19	17,507	+ 4,638
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	21,763	7	42,633	- 20,869
Breast Cancer	14	20,609	13	23,242	- 2,633
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	19,595	10	32,404	- 12,809
Cervical Cancer	16	17,848	34	7,423	+ 10,426
Lymphomas	17	12,513	29	8,919	+ 3,593
Low Birth Weight	18	12,000	44	2,153	+ 9,847
Stomach Cancer	19	11,498	11	29,386	- 17,888
Endocrine Disorders	20	8,793	45	2,004	+ 6,789
Liver Disease	21	7,720	6	45,463	- 37,743
Skin Disease	22	7,248	43	2,735	+ 4,512
Congenital Anomalies	23	6,919	41	4,201	+ 2,718
Inflammatory/Heart	24	6,648	4	54,060	- 47,412
Parkinson's Disease	25	6,607	26	9,371	- 2,764
Leukemia	26	6,426	31	8,238	- 1,811
Pancreas Cancer	27	5,914	16	20,282	- 14,368
Uterin Cancer	28	5,291	35	6,867	- 1,576
Liver Cancer	29	5,042	24	11,165	- 6,122
Ovary Cancer	30	4,836	32	8,123	- 3,287
Other Injuries	31	4,528	14	22,517	- 17,988
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	4,109	28	8,938	- 4,829
Falls	33	4,090	21	11,705	- 7,614
Oesophagus Cancer	34	3,679	33	7,431	- 3,752
Suicide	35	3,498	8	36,625	- 33,127
Asthma	36	3,254	46	1,764	+ 1,490
Birth Trauma	37	3,242	53	714	+ 2,528
Bladder Cancer	38	2,970	38	6,307	- 3,337
Oral Cancer	39	2,930	25	10,880	- 7,950
Malnutrition	40	2,380	57	242	+ 2,138
Epilepsy	41	2,285	52	718	+ 1,567
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,726	55	403	+ 1,323
Maternal Conditions	43	1,725	56	267	+ 1,457
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,328	42	2,770	- 1,442
Other Neoplasms	45	926	51	729	+ 197
Fires	46	777	37	6,387	- 5,610
Meningitis	47	774	48	1,037	- 263
Drug Use	48	652	27	9,113	- 8,461
Encephalitis	49	650	47	1,076	- 426
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	564	50	750	- 186
Drownings	51	511	36	6,629	- 6,118
Skin Cancers	52	500	39	5,612	- 5,112
Appendicitis	53	451	54	409	+ 43
Tuberculosis	54	386	30	8,422	- 8,035
Alcohol	55	373	12	27,984	- 27,612
Multiple Sclerosis	56	169	49	827	- 658
Poisonings	57	116	40	5,565	- 5,449
Dengue	58	54	79	0	+ 54
Hepatitis B	59	46	60	43	+ 2
Syphilis	60	38	62	19	+ 19
War	61	25	59	123	- 97
Chlamydia	62	18	61	25	- 7
Tetanus	63	12	63	3	+ 9
Hepatitis C	64	7	66	2	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	65	7	58	158	- 151
Ascariasis	66	3	77	0	+ 3
Pertussis	67	1	65	2	- 1
Diphtheria	68	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	64	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.