SOUTH AFRICA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	51,687	4	30,693	+ 20,993
Diabetes Mellitus	2	44,460	5	30,188	+ 14,272
Coronary Heart Disease	3	36,944	3	32,739	+ 4,206
Violence	4	31,772	7	21,000	+ 10,772
Prostate Cancer	5	18,910	24	4,374	+ 14,536
Kidney Disease	6	16,974	9	15,302	+ 1,672
HIV/AIDS	7	16,210	1	71,996	- 55,786
Hypertension	8	13,929	12	12,789	+ 1,140
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	12,571	22	4,676	+ 7,895
Lung Cancers	10	10,113	15	7,705	+ 2,407
Lung Disease	11	9,673	13	11,895	- 2,222
Road Traffic Accidents	12	9,505	11	13,014	- 3,509
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	9,341	28	3,587	+ 5,755
Breast Cancer	14	8,846	23	4,533	+ 4,312
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	8,411	2	39,341	- 30,930
Cervical Cancer	16	7,661	20	5,555	+ 2,105
Lymphomas	17	5,371	31	2,818	+ 2,553
Low Birth Weight	18	5,150	16	6,250	- 1,100
Stomach Cancer	19	4,935	39	1,535	+ 3,400
Endocrine Disorders	20	3,774	19	5,890	- 2,116
Liver Disease	21	3,313	14	9,013	- 5,700
Skin Disease	22	3,111	45	1,101	+ 2,009
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,970	25	4,351	- 1,381
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,853	21	5,408	- 2,555
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,836	46	1,077	+ 1,759
Leukemia	26	2,758	40	1,464	+ 1,295
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,538	35	2,007	+ 531
Uterin Cancer	28	2,271	54	512	+ 1,759
Liver Cancer	29	2,164	33	2,383	- 219
Ovary Cancer	30	2,076	51	951	+ 1,125
Other Injuries	31	1,944	17	6,014	- 4,070
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,764	36	1,894	- 130
Falls	33	1,756	42	1,399	+ 356
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,579	29	3,486	- 1,907
Suicide	35	1,501	10	13,774	- 12,273
Asthma	36	1,397	18	5,966	- 4,569
Birth Trauma	37	1,392	30	3,004	- 1,612
Bladder Cancer	38	1,275	52	829	+ 446
Oral Cancer	39	1,258	41	1,406	- 148
Malnutrition	40	1,021	34	2,381	- 1,359
Epilepsy	41	981	37	1,870	- 889
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	741	8	15,843	- 15,102
Maternal Conditions	43	740	38	1,700	- 959
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	570	47	1,015	- 445
Other Neoplasms	45	397	58	267	+ 131
Fires	46	334	27	3,618	- 3,284
Meningitis	47	332	26	3,660	- 3,328
Drug Use	48	280	53	770	- 490
Encephalitis	49	279	59	234	+ 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	242	55	376	- 134
Drownings	51	219	32	2,403	- 2,184
Skin Cancers	52	215	48	993	- 778
Appendicitis	53	194	56	274	- 80
Tuberculosis	54	166	6	21,965	- 21,800
Alcohol	55	160	49	987	- 827
Multiple Sclerosis	56	72	62	113	- 41
Poisonings	57	50	50	975	- 926
Dengue	58	23	73	0	+ 23
Hepatitis B	59	20	61	139	- 120
Syphilis	60	16	44	1,130	- 1,113
War	61	11	64	66	- 55
Chlamydia	62	8	68	18	- 11
Tetanus	63	5	65	38	- 33
Hepatitis C	64	3	70	8	- 5
Upper Respiratory	65	3	60	223	- 220
Ascariasis	66	1	71	3	- 1
Pertussis	67	0	43	1,142	- 1,142
Diphtheria	68	0	69	16	- 16
Otitis Media	69	0	67	19	- 19
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	63	83	- 83
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	35	- 35
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	57	270	- 270
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Jamaica

South Africa

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.