SINGAPORE VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	5,155	3	1,559	+ 3,597
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,434	28	108	+ 4,327
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,685	1	5,292	- 1,607
Violence	4	3,169	46	15	+ 3,154
Prostate Cancer	5	1,886	16	303	+ 1,583
Kidney Disease	6	1,693	6	1,028	+ 665
HIV/AIDS	7	1,617	45	18	+ 1,599
Hypertension	8	1,389	8	732	+ 657
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,254	36	32	+ 1,221
Lung Cancers	10	1,009	4	1,540	- 532
Lung Disease	11	965	14	383	+ 582
Road Traffic Accidents	12	948	26	121	+ 827
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	932	5	1,203	- 271
Breast Cancer	14	882	10	605	+ 277
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	839	2	5,189	- 4,350
Cervical Cancer	16	764	30	85	+ 679
Lymphomas	17	536	13	397	+ 139
Low Birth Weight	18	514	41	25	+ 488
Stomach Cancer	19	492	12	405	+ 88
Endocrine Disorders	20	376	37	30	+ 346
Liver Disease	21	330	20	209	+ 121
Skin Disease	22	310	25	136	+ 174
Congenital Anomalies	23	296	31	80	+ 217
Inflammatory/Heart	24	285	19	215	+ 69
Parkinson's Disease	25	283	29	90	+ 193
Leukemia	26	275	17	249	+ 26
Pancreas Cancer	27	253	11	537	- 284
Uterin Cancer	28	227	23	147	+ 79
Liver Cancer	29	216	7	746	- 530
Ovary Cancer	30	207	21	204	+ 3
Other Injuries	31	194	32	79	+ 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	176	33	69	+ 107
Falls	33	175	18	218	- 42
Oesophagus Cancer	34	157	24	137	+ 21
Suicide	35	150	9	650	- 501
Asthma	36	139	35	37	+ 102
Birth Trauma	37	139	55	3	+ 136
Bladder Cancer	38	127	27	120	+ 7
Oral Cancer	39	125	15	317	- 192
Malnutrition	40	102	63	0	+ 102
Epilepsy	41	98	42	25	+ 73
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	74	39	28	+ 46
Maternal Conditions	43	74	53	3	+ 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	57	43	22	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	45	40	22	195	- 156
Fires	46	33	49	7	+ 26
Meningitis	47	33	48	8	+ 25
Drug Use	48	28	44	19	+ 9
Encephalitis	49	28	61	0	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	24	58	2	+ 22
Drownings	51	22	38	29	- 7
Skin Cancers	52	21	34	56	- 35
Appendicitis	53	19	50	6	+ 13
Tuberculosis	54	17	40	26	- 9
Alcohol	55	16	47	10	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	56	7	57	3	+ 5
Poisonings	57	5	60	1	+ 4
Dengue	58	2	66	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	59	2	52	4	- 2
Syphilis	60	2	65	0	+ 2
War	61	1	59	2	- 1
Chlamydia	62	1	70	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	1	73	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	0	56	3	- 3
Upper Respiratory	65	0	54	3	- 3
Ascariasis	66	0	67	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	64	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	68	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	51	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

Jamaica

Singapore

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.