SPAIN VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	40,431	3	29,004	+ 11,428
Diabetes Mellitus	2	34,778	10	7,773	+ 27,005
Coronary Heart Disease	3	28,899	1	51,684	- 22,785
Violence	4	24,853	51	262	+ 24,591
Prostate Cancer	5	14,792	13	6,420	+ 8,372
Kidney Disease	6	13,278	8	9,725	+ 3,553
HIV/AIDS	7	12,680	43	538	+ 12,142
Hypertension	8	10,896	9	9,115	+ 1,781
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	9,834	2	42,339	- 32,505
Lung Cancers	10	7,910	4	22,131	- 14,220
Lung Disease	11	7,567	5	18,926	- 11,360
Road Traffic Accidents	12	7,435	31	1,829	+ 5,606
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	7,307	6	16,957	- 9,650
Breast Cancer	14	6,919	11	7,067	- 148
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	6,579	7	13,717	- 7,138
Cervical Cancer	16	5,993	39	855	+ 5,138
Lymphomas	17	4,201	16	5,335	- 1,133
Low Birth Weight	18	4,029	52	253	+ 3,776
Stomach Cancer	19	3,860	14	5,796	- 1,936
Endocrine Disorders	20	2,952	21	4,863	- 1,911
Liver Disease	21	2,592	23	4,231	- 1,639
Skin Disease	22	2,433	30	1,840	+ 593
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,323	38	863	+ 1,460
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,232	19	4,984	- 2,752
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,218	20	4,943	- 2,725
Leukemia	26	2,158	24	3,772	- 1,615
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,986	12	6,752	- 4,767
Uterin Cancer	28	1,776	34	1,612	+ 165
Liver Cancer	29	1,693	18	5,098	- 3,405
Ovary Cancer	30	1,624	28	2,026	- 402
Other Injuries	31	1,520	15	5,536	- 4,016
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,380	44	475	+ 904
Falls	33	1,373	26	3,246	- 1,873
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,235	29	2,011	- 776
Suicide	35	1,174	25	3,609	- 2,435
Asthma	36	1,092	35	1,133	- 41
Birth Trauma	37	1,089	60	113	+ 976
Bladder Cancer	38	997	17	5,222	- 4,225
Oral Cancer	39	984	27	2,583	- 1,599
Malnutrition	40	799	47	302	+ 497
Epilepsy	41	767	40	824	- 57
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	580	36	1,064	- 484
Maternal Conditions	43	579	64	14	+ 566
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	446	33	1,612	- 1,166
Other Neoplasms	45	311	22	4,748	- 4,437
Fires	46	261	55	185	+ 76
Meningitis	47	260	59	129	+ 131
Drug Use	48	219	41	776	- 557
Encephalitis	49	218	70	4	+ 214
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	189	48	294	- 104
Drownings	51	172	45	446	- 274
Skin Cancers	52	168	32	1,803	- 1,635
Appendicitis	53	152	61	79	+ 72
Tuberculosis	54	130	50	270	- 141
Alcohol	55	125	46	333	- 208
Multiple Sclerosis	56	57	49	287	- 230
Poisonings	57	39	57	170	- 131
Dengue	58	18	77	0	+ 18
Hepatitis B	59	15	58	162	- 147
Syphilis	60	13	67	9	+ 4
War	61	8	68	6	+ 3
Chlamydia	62	6	82	0	+ 6
Tetanus	63	4	72	2	+ 2
Hepatitis C	64	2	42	652	- 650
Upper Respiratory	65	2	62	47	- 44
Ascariasis	66	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	73	2	- 2
Diphtheria	68	0	76	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	9	- 9
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	65	11	- 11
Malaria	72	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	71	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	69	4	- 4
Measles	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	63	44	- 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	82	0	53	212	- 212
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	56	181	- 181
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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.