SYRIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	20,408	2	8,088	+ 12,320
Diabetes Mellitus	2	17,555	15	1,534	+ 16,021
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,587	1	28,203	- 13,616
Violence	4	12,545	25	444	+ 12,101
Prostate Cancer	5	7,466	28	404	+ 7,062
Kidney Disease	6	6,702	6	2,329	+ 4,373
HIV/AIDS	7	6,400	58	15	+ 6,386
Hypertension	8	5,500	23	707	+ 4,792
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	4,964	14	1,551	+ 3,413
Lung Cancers	10	3,993	9	2,048	+ 1,945
Lung Disease	11	3,819	13	1,601	+ 2,218
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,753	5	2,550	+ 1,203
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,688	16	1,224	+ 2,465
Breast Cancer	14	3,493	10	1,953	+ 1,540
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	3,321	4	2,958	+ 362
Cervical Cancer	16	3,025	42	188	+ 2,837
Lymphomas	17	2,121	18	827	+ 1,294
Low Birth Weight	18	2,034	12	1,652	+ 382
Stomach Cancer	19	1,949	22	725	+ 1,224
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,490	26	418	+ 1,072
Liver Disease	21	1,308	11	1,720	- 412
Skin Disease	22	1,228	61	8	+ 1,220
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,173	8	2,077	- 905
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,127	32	337	+ 789
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,120	30	367	+ 753
Leukemia	26	1,089	19	796	+ 293
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,002	27	411	+ 591
Uterin Cancer	28	897	44	146	+ 751
Liver Cancer	29	855	31	366	+ 488
Ovary Cancer	30	820	34	328	+ 492
Other Injuries	31	767	24	521	+ 246
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	696	49	79	+ 617
Falls	33	693	29	383	+ 310
Oesophagus Cancer	34	623	47	97	+ 526
Suicide	35	593	33	333	+ 260
Asthma	36	551	17	1,052	- 501
Birth Trauma	37	550	21	744	- 195
Bladder Cancer	38	503	20	757	- 254
Oral Cancer	39	497	36	289	+ 207
Malnutrition	40	403	51	73	+ 331
Epilepsy	41	387	48	92	+ 295
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	293	7	2,156	- 1,863
Maternal Conditions	43	292	45	105	+ 188
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	225	41	197	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	45	157	57	21	+ 136
Fires	46	132	43	179	- 47
Meningitis	47	131	35	295	- 164
Drug Use	48	110	39	249	- 139
Encephalitis	49	110	50	77	+ 33
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	96	62	7	+ 89
Drownings	51	87	40	215	- 128
Skin Cancers	52	85	38	276	- 192
Appendicitis	53	76	54	36	+ 40
Tuberculosis	54	65	56	23	+ 42
Alcohol	55	63	53	51	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	56	29	59	14	+ 14
Poisonings	57	20	46	98	- 78
Dengue	58	9	72	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	59	8	63	5	+ 3
Syphilis	60	6	55	31	- 24
War	61	4	3	7,760	- 7,756
Chlamydia	62	3	69	1	+ 2
Tetanus	63	2	52	57	- 55
Hepatitis C	64	1	68	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	1	66	3	- 2
Ascariasis	66	1	67	1	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	37	289	- 289
Diphtheria	68	0	64	5	- 5
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	65	5	- 5
Malaria	72	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	60	11	- 11
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

Jamaica

Syria

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.