TANZANIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	57,689	7	16,894	+ 40,795
Diabetes Mellitus	2	49,623	15	6,247	+ 43,376
Coronary Heart Disease	3	41,235	9	13,215	+ 28,020
Violence	4	35,462	18	4,713	+ 30,749
Prostate Cancer	5	21,106	28	1,819	+ 19,286
Kidney Disease	6	18,946	19	4,547	+ 14,399
HIV/AIDS	7	18,093	1	27,402	- 9,309
Hypertension	8	15,546	17	5,209	+ 10,338
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	14,031	27	2,048	+ 11,983
Lung Cancers	10	11,287	61	159	+ 11,128
Lung Disease	11	10,797	22	3,051	+ 7,745
Road Traffic Accidents	12	10,609	5	18,054	- 7,445
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	10,426	33	1,567	+ 8,859
Breast Cancer	14	9,873	37	1,285	+ 8,588
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	9,387	2	26,028	- 16,641
Cervical Cancer	16	8,551	14	6,424	+ 2,127
Lymphomas	17	5,994	41	805	+ 5,189
Low Birth Weight	18	5,749	10	12,173	- 6,424
Stomach Cancer	19	5,508	39	1,190	+ 4,318
Endocrine Disorders	20	4,212	29	1,778	+ 2,434
Liver Disease	21	3,698	13	6,586	- 2,888
Skin Disease	22	3,472	52	359	+ 3,113
Congenital Anomalies	23	3,315	11	9,791	- 6,476
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,185	38	1,227	+ 1,957
Parkinson's Disease	25	3,165	45	513	+ 2,652
Leukemia	26	3,079	47	416	+ 2,663
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,833	62	158	+ 2,675
Uterin Cancer	28	2,535	57	218	+ 2,317
Liver Cancer	29	2,416	36	1,413	+ 1,002
Ovary Cancer	30	2,317	53	337	+ 1,980
Other Injuries	31	2,169	20	4,270	- 2,101
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,968	46	462	+ 1,506
Falls	33	1,959	34	1,533	+ 426
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,762	25	2,247	- 485
Suicide	35	1,676	24	2,474	- 799
Asthma	36	1,559	30	1,700	- 141
Birth Trauma	37	1,553	8	15,086	- 13,532
Bladder Cancer	38	1,423	44	667	+ 756
Oral Cancer	39	1,404	31	1,646	- 242
Malnutrition	40	1,140	16	5,574	- 4,434
Epilepsy	41	1,095	43	707	+ 388
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	827	6	17,587	- 16,760
Maternal Conditions	43	826	12	6,835	- 6,009
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	636	50	401	+ 236
Other Neoplasms	45	444	64	58	+ 386
Fires	46	372	35	1,424	- 1,052
Meningitis	47	371	21	3,188	- 2,817
Drug Use	48	312	48	404	- 92
Encephalitis	49	311	59	199	+ 113
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	270	63	81	+ 189
Drownings	51	245	32	1,642	- 1,397
Skin Cancers	52	240	42	744	- 505
Appendicitis	53	216	58	218	- 1
Tuberculosis	54	185	4	20,269	- 20,084
Alcohol	55	179	56	270	- 92
Multiple Sclerosis	56	81	68	27	+ 54
Poisonings	57	56	40	1,170	- 1,114
Dengue	58	26	73	2	+ 24
Hepatitis B	59	22	60	168	- 146
Syphilis	60	18	26	2,115	- 2,097
War	61	12	67	30	- 17
Chlamydia	62	9	71	9	- 0
Tetanus	63	6	49	402	- 396
Hepatitis C	64	3	66	40	- 37
Upper Respiratory	65	3	54	299	- 296
Ascariasis	66	2	65	56	- 54
Pertussis	67	0	23	2,774	- 2,774
Diphtheria	68	0	70	11	- 11
Otitis Media	69	0	69	17	- 17
Leprosy	70	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Chagas disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	371	- 371
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	72	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	55	295	- 295
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

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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.