SOMALIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	11,132	6	8,595	+ 2,536
Diabetes Mellitus	2	9,575	16	2,888	+ 6,687
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,957	7	7,233	+ 724
Violence	4	6,843	29	828	+ 6,014
Prostate Cancer	5	4,072	52	285	+ 3,787
Kidney Disease	6	3,656	21	2,051	+ 1,605
HIV/AIDS	7	3,491	33	610	+ 2,881
Hypertension	8	3,000	18	2,643	+ 356
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,707	32	647	+ 2,060
Lung Cancers	10	2,178	54	233	+ 1,945
Lung Disease	11	2,083	19	2,442	- 359
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,047	11	4,231	- 2,184
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,012	38	546	+ 1,465
Breast Cancer	14	1,905	26	1,232	+ 673
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,811	1	21,712	- 19,900
Cervical Cancer	16	1,650	28	883	+ 767
Lymphomas	17	1,157	34	605	+ 552
Low Birth Weight	18	1,109	8	6,250	- 5,141
Stomach Cancer	19	1,063	49	310	+ 753
Endocrine Disorders	20	813	44	406	+ 407
Liver Disease	21	714	13	3,917	- 3,203
Skin Disease	22	670	58	151	+ 519
Congenital Anomalies	23	640	15	3,410	- 2,770
Inflammatory/Heart	24	615	39	521	+ 93
Parkinson's Disease	25	611	56	184	+ 427
Leukemia	26	594	35	562	+ 33
Pancreas Cancer	27	547	62	108	+ 439
Uterin Cancer	28	489	64	78	+ 411
Liver Cancer	29	466	53	256	+ 210
Ovary Cancer	30	447	50	295	+ 152
Other Injuries	31	419	14	3,602	- 3,183
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	380	36	559	- 179
Falls	33	378	37	548	- 170
Oesophagus Cancer	34	340	40	516	- 176
Suicide	35	323	27	1,219	- 896
Asthma	36	301	23	1,878	- 1,577
Birth Trauma	37	300	5	9,573	- 9,274
Bladder Cancer	38	275	61	149	+ 125
Oral Cancer	39	271	46	328	- 57
Malnutrition	40	220	10	4,825	- 4,605
Epilepsy	41	211	43	419	- 207
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	160	2	15,363	- 15,203
Maternal Conditions	43	159	12	4,127	- 3,967
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	123	41	446	- 323
Other Neoplasms	45	86	70	12	+ 73
Fires	46	72	30	810	- 739
Meningitis	47	72	9	5,381	- 5,310
Drug Use	48	60	65	54	+ 6
Encephalitis	49	60	63	91	- 31
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	52	66	35	+ 17
Drownings	51	47	25	1,272	- 1,224
Skin Cancers	52	46	57	164	- 117
Appendicitis	53	42	55	188	- 146
Tuberculosis	54	36	4	10,261	- 10,226
Alcohol	55	34	59	151	- 117
Multiple Sclerosis	56	16	71	8	+ 8
Poisonings	57	11	31	758	- 747
Dengue	58	5	73	1	+ 4
Hepatitis B	59	4	48	315	- 310
Syphilis	60	3	45	378	- 374
War	61	2	24	1,318	- 1,316
Chlamydia	62	2	72	5	- 3
Tetanus	63	1	17	2,648	- 2,647
Hepatitis C	64	1	67	34	- 34
Upper Respiratory	65	1	47	326	- 325
Ascariasis	66	0	69	30	- 29
Pertussis	67	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Diphtheria	68	0	60	150	- 150
Otitis Media	69	0	68	32	- 31
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	51	290	- 290
Malaria	72	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	42	435	- 435
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	3	11,576	- 11,576
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Jamaica

Somalia

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.