SRI LANKA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	18,798	6	6,805	+ 11,993
Diabetes Mellitus	2	16,170	2	12,460	+ 3,709
Coronary Heart Disease	3	13,436	1	26,304	- 12,868
Violence	4	11,555	31	499	+ 11,056
Prostate Cancer	5	6,877	30	507	+ 6,370
Kidney Disease	6	6,173	5	6,858	- 685
HIV/AIDS	7	5,895	55	39	+ 5,856
Hypertension	8	5,066	20	1,055	+ 4,010
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	4,572	4	6,939	- 2,367
Lung Cancers	10	3,678	12	1,775	+ 1,903
Lung Disease	11	3,518	3	9,456	- 5,938
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,457	9	4,200	- 743
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,397	24	911	+ 2,486
Breast Cancer	14	3,217	15	1,383	+ 1,834
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	3,059	8	5,117	- 2,058
Cervical Cancer	16	2,786	26	762	+ 2,024
Lymphomas	17	1,953	21	1,027	+ 926
Low Birth Weight	18	1,873	29	536	+ 1,337
Stomach Cancer	19	1,795	16	1,321	+ 474
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,373	32	462	+ 910
Liver Disease	21	1,205	17	1,303	- 98
Skin Disease	22	1,131	36	293	+ 839
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,080	22	989	+ 91
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,038	35	425	+ 613
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,031	45	168	+ 864
Leukemia	26	1,003	18	1,155	- 152
Pancreas Cancer	27	923	43	214	+ 710
Uterin Cancer	28	826	42	218	+ 608
Liver Cancer	29	787	19	1,090	- 303
Ovary Cancer	30	755	37	281	+ 474
Other Injuries	31	707	14	1,529	- 822
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	641	56	38	+ 603
Falls	33	638	23	964	- 326
Oesophagus Cancer	34	574	13	1,544	- 970
Suicide	35	546	10	2,977	- 2,431
Asthma	36	508	7	6,471	- 5,963
Birth Trauma	37	506	44	193	+ 313
Bladder Cancer	38	464	34	432	+ 32
Oral Cancer	39	457	11	2,893	- 2,436
Malnutrition	40	372	54	43	+ 328
Epilepsy	41	357	39	269	+ 87
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	269	28	605	- 335
Maternal Conditions	43	269	48	96	+ 173
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	207	53	49	+ 158
Other Neoplasms	45	145	50	86	+ 59
Fires	46	121	41	239	- 117
Meningitis	47	121	46	146	- 25
Drug Use	48	102	40	257	- 155
Encephalitis	49	101	61	10	+ 91
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	88	60	11	+ 77
Drownings	51	80	27	731	- 651
Skin Cancers	52	78	52	58	+ 20
Appendicitis	53	70	64	5	+ 65
Tuberculosis	54	60	25	769	- 709
Alcohol	55	58	51	82	- 24
Multiple Sclerosis	56	26	69	2	+ 24
Poisonings	57	18	49	93	- 75
Dengue	58	8	47	131	- 123
Hepatitis B	59	7	62	6	+ 1
Syphilis	60	6	58	15	- 9
War	61	4	38	280	- 276
Chlamydia	62	3	84	0	+ 3
Tetanus	63	2	57	27	- 26
Hepatitis C	64	1	75	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	65	1	66	5	- 4
Ascariasis	66	1	72	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	59	15	- 14
Diphtheria	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	63	6	- 6
Leishmaniasis	71	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	68	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	82	0	67	3	- 3
Anemia	83	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	65	5	- 5
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Jamaica

Sri Lanka

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.