SWEDEN VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	9,056	3	6,035	+ 3,021
Diabetes Mellitus	2	7,790	11	1,834	+ 5,955
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,473	1	15,136	- 8,663
Violence	4	5,567	47	113	+ 5,454
Prostate Cancer	5	3,313	8	2,622	+ 691
Kidney Disease	6	2,974	12	1,629	+ 1,345
HIV/AIDS	7	2,840	61	13	+ 2,827
Hypertension	8	2,440	10	1,838	+ 602
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	2,203	2	10,917	- 8,714
Lung Cancers	10	1,772	5	3,722	- 1,950
Lung Disease	11	1,695	4	4,344	- 2,650
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,665	34	315	+ 1,350
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,637	6	3,049	- 1,413
Breast Cancer	14	1,550	13	1,582	- 33
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,474	7	2,659	- 1,185
Cervical Cancer	16	1,342	38	228	+ 1,115
Lymphomas	17	941	16	1,357	- 416
Low Birth Weight	18	902	51	50	+ 852
Stomach Cancer	19	865	26	612	+ 252
Endocrine Disorders	20	661	24	702	- 41
Liver Disease	21	581	23	723	- 143
Skin Disease	22	545	39	220	+ 325
Congenital Anomalies	23	520	35	308	+ 213
Inflammatory/Heart	24	500	28	547	- 47
Parkinson's Disease	25	497	19	943	- 446
Leukemia	26	483	20	825	- 342
Pancreas Cancer	27	445	9	1,849	- 1,404
Uterin Cancer	28	398	33	345	+ 53
Liver Cancer	29	379	22	752	- 373
Ovary Cancer	30	364	27	553	- 189
Other Injuries	31	341	15	1,374	- 1,033
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	309	37	277	+ 32
Falls	33	308	17	1,109	- 801
Oesophagus Cancer	34	277	29	538	- 261
Suicide	35	263	14	1,479	- 1,216
Asthma	36	245	42	158	+ 86
Birth Trauma	37	244	55	34	+ 210
Bladder Cancer	38	223	21	760	- 537
Oral Cancer	39	220	31	379	- 159
Malnutrition	40	179	45	117	+ 62
Epilepsy	41	172	44	121	+ 51
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	130	36	289	- 160
Maternal Conditions	43	130	64	5	+ 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	100	48	110	- 10
Other Neoplasms	45	70	18	1,036	- 966
Fires	46	58	49	65	- 6
Meningitis	47	58	54	35	+ 23
Drug Use	48	49	30	423	- 374
Encephalitis	49	49	71	0	+ 49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	42	43	129	- 86
Drownings	51	38	46	114	- 76
Skin Cancers	52	38	25	650	- 613
Appendicitis	53	34	59	18	+ 16
Tuberculosis	54	29	56	24	+ 5
Alcohol	55	28	32	359	- 331
Multiple Sclerosis	56	13	41	170	- 158
Poisonings	57	9	60	18	- 9
Dengue	58	4	80	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	59	3	62	9	- 6
Syphilis	60	3	72	0	+ 3
War	61	2	65	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	62	1	73	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	1	68	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	0	53	44	- 44
Upper Respiratory	65	0	58	20	- 19
Ascariasis	66	0	81	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	63	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	82	0	57	24	- 24
Anemia	83	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	50	63	- 63
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Jamaica

Sweden

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.