SWITZERLAND VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	JAMAICA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,577	3	3,918	+ 3,659
Diabetes Mellitus	2	6,518	17	1,022	+ 5,496
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,416	1	10,713	- 5,297
Violence	4	4,658	51	42	+ 4,615
Prostate Cancer	5	2,772	10	1,579	+ 1,193
Kidney Disease	6	2,488	13	1,261	+ 1,227
HIV/AIDS	7	2,376	54	29	+ 2,347
Hypertension	8	2,042	6	2,471	- 429
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,843	2	7,192	- 5,349
Lung Cancers	10	1,482	4	3,520	- 2,037
Lung Disease	11	1,418	5	2,902	- 1,484
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,393	34	193	+ 1,200
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,369	7	1,995	- 625
Breast Cancer	14	1,297	11	1,577	- 280
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	1,233	8	1,949	- 716
Cervical Cancer	16	1,123	42	105	+ 1,018
Lymphomas	17	787	15	1,131	- 344
Low Birth Weight	18	755	43	105	+ 650
Stomach Cancer	19	723	24	614	+ 110
Endocrine Disorders	20	553	25	593	- 40
Liver Disease	21	486	21	677	- 192
Skin Disease	22	456	40	129	+ 327
Congenital Anomalies	23	435	31	305	+ 130
Inflammatory/Heart	24	418	16	1,027	- 609
Parkinson's Disease	25	416	18	857	- 441
Leukemia	26	404	22	671	- 267
Pancreas Cancer	27	372	12	1,486	- 1,114
Uterin Cancer	28	333	33	224	+ 109
Liver Cancer	29	317	19	805	- 488
Ovary Cancer	30	304	29	457	- 153
Other Injuries	31	285	30	410	- 125
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	259	41	122	+ 136
Falls	33	257	9	1,919	- 1,662
Oesophagus Cancer	34	231	28	491	- 259
Suicide	35	220	14	1,249	- 1,029
Asthma	36	205	46	95	+ 110
Birth Trauma	37	204	52	32	+ 172
Bladder Cancer	38	187	23	669	- 483
Oral Cancer	39	184	26	500	- 316
Malnutrition	40	150	47	84	+ 66
Epilepsy	41	144	39	159	- 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	109	35	186	- 77
Maternal Conditions	43	109	64	4	+ 104
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	84	48	78	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	45	58	20	681	- 623
Fires	46	49	55	21	+ 28
Meningitis	47	49	57	20	+ 29
Drug Use	48	41	36	176	- 135
Encephalitis	49	41	68	1	+ 40
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	36	49	68	- 32
Drownings	51	32	50	49	- 17
Skin Cancers	52	31	27	493	- 462
Appendicitis	53	28	59	15	+ 14
Tuberculosis	54	24	56	21	+ 3
Alcohol	55	23	32	229	- 205
Multiple Sclerosis	56	11	38	160	- 149
Poisonings	57	7	60	13	- 6
Dengue	58	3	81	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	59	3	63	5	- 2
Syphilis	60	2	65	2	+ 1
War	61	2	67	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	62	1	79	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	1	70	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	58	15	- 15
Upper Respiratory	65	0	61	11	- 10
Ascariasis	66	0	82	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	66	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	62	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	82	0	37	170	- 170
Anemia	83	0	44	102	- 102
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	45	96	- 96
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Jamaica

Switzerland

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.