SLOVAKIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,758	3	3,756	+ 1,002
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,092	16	750	+ 3,343
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,401	1	10,654	- 7,253
Violence	4	2,925	42	59	+ 2,865
Prostate Cancer	5	1,741	12	968	+ 773
Kidney Disease	6	1,562	14	830	+ 732
HIV/AIDS	7	1,492	65	2	+ 1,490
Hypertension	8	1,282	11	1,034	+ 248
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,157	2	4,482	- 3,325
Lung Cancers	10	931	4	2,562	- 1,631
Lung Disease	11	890	9	1,121	- 231
Road Traffic Accidents	12	875	27	331	+ 544
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	860	5	2,528	- 1,668
Breast Cancer	14	814	10	1,071	- 257
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	774	6	2,024	- 1,250
Cervical Cancer	16	705	32	273	+ 432
Lymphomas	17	494	17	736	- 241
Low Birth Weight	18	474	39	97	+ 377
Stomach Cancer	19	454	15	827	- 372
Endocrine Disorders	20	347	37	163	+ 184
Liver Disease	21	305	7	1,425	- 1,120
Skin Disease	22	286	34	170	+ 116
Congenital Anomalies	23	273	36	167	+ 107
Inflammatory/Heart	24	263	25	339	- 76
Parkinson's Disease	25	261	29	310	- 49
Leukemia	26	254	23	448	- 194
Pancreas Cancer	27	234	13	876	- 642
Uterin Cancer	28	209	30	280	- 71
Liver Cancer	29	199	22	469	- 270
Ovary Cancer	30	191	26	334	- 143
Other Injuries	31	179	20	554	- 375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	162	31	274	- 111
Falls	33	162	8	1,277	- 1,116
Oesophagus Cancer	34	145	28	314	- 168
Suicide	35	138	19	660	- 522
Asthma	36	129	44	47	+ 81
Birth Trauma	37	128	52	15	+ 113
Bladder Cancer	38	117	21	489	- 371
Oral Cancer	39	116	18	716	- 600
Malnutrition	40	94	49	29	+ 65
Epilepsy	41	90	35	168	- 78
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	68	47	34	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	43	68	63	3	+ 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	52	41	70	- 17
Other Neoplasms	45	37	40	93	- 56
Fires	46	31	46	39	- 8
Meningitis	47	31	51	25	+ 5
Drug Use	48	26	45	45	- 19
Encephalitis	49	26	67	1	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	22	53	15	+ 7
Drownings	51	20	38	144	- 123
Skin Cancers	52	20	24	357	- 337
Appendicitis	53	18	55	9	+ 9
Tuberculosis	54	15	50	26	- 11
Alcohol	55	15	33	219	- 204
Multiple Sclerosis	56	7	43	55	- 48
Poisonings	57	5	48	30	- 25
Dengue	58	2	81	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	59	2	56	8	- 6
Syphilis	60	1	62	3	- 2
War	61	1	68	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	62	1	73	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	0	71	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	54	12	- 12
Upper Respiratory	65	0	58	6	- 6
Ascariasis	66	0	80	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	61	4	- 4
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	64	2	- 2
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	66	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	57	7	- 7
Osteoarthritis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	59	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	60	4	- 4
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

Jamaica

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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.