THAILAND VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	59,792	2	50,273	+ 9,519
Diabetes Mellitus	2	51,432	10	18,776	+ 32,656
Coronary Heart Disease	3	42,738	1	51,305	- 8,568
Violence	4	36,754	31	2,965	+ 33,789
Prostate Cancer	5	21,875	30	3,013	+ 18,862
Kidney Disease	6	19,636	4	26,822	- 7,186
HIV/AIDS	7	18,752	12	13,922	+ 4,830
Hypertension	8	16,113	34	2,179	+ 13,934
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	14,543	6	22,851	- 8,308
Lung Cancers	10	11,698	8	22,296	- 10,598
Lung Disease	11	11,190	9	19,474	- 8,284
Road Traffic Accidents	12	10,995	7	22,428	- 11,433
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	10,806	13	9,908	+ 898
Breast Cancer	14	10,233	17	6,053	+ 4,180
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	9,729	3	31,289	- 21,560
Cervical Cancer	16	8,862	19	5,110	+ 3,752
Lymphomas	17	6,213	22	4,539	+ 1,674
Low Birth Weight	18	5,958	40	1,548	+ 4,411
Stomach Cancer	19	5,709	27	3,451	+ 2,258
Endocrine Disorders	20	4,366	37	1,888	+ 2,478
Liver Disease	21	3,833	11	17,596	- 13,763
Skin Disease	22	3,599	28	3,375	+ 223
Congenital Anomalies	23	3,436	35	2,107	+ 1,328
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,301	32	2,879	+ 422
Parkinson's Disease	25	3,281	23	4,292	- 1,012
Leukemia	26	3,191	26	3,902	- 711
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,936	33	2,383	+ 553
Uterin Cancer	28	2,627	44	864	+ 1,763
Liver Cancer	29	2,504	5	23,883	- 21,379
Ovary Cancer	30	2,401	36	2,003	+ 398
Other Injuries	31	2,248	21	4,869	- 2,621
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,040	39	1,679	+ 362
Falls	33	2,031	18	5,409	- 3,378
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,827	29	3,156	- 1,329
Suicide	35	1,737	16	6,147	- 4,410
Asthma	36	1,616	24	4,182	- 2,566
Birth Trauma	37	1,610	50	533	+ 1,076
Bladder Cancer	38	1,475	38	1,798	- 324
Oral Cancer	39	1,455	20	4,961	- 3,506
Malnutrition	40	1,182	42	962	+ 220
Epilepsy	41	1,134	47	689	+ 446
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	857	15	6,863	- 6,006
Maternal Conditions	43	856	52	227	+ 629
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	659	51	436	+ 224
Other Neoplasms	45	460	54	192	+ 268
Fires	46	386	48	617	- 232
Meningitis	47	385	43	931	- 546
Drug Use	48	324	45	794	- 470
Encephalitis	49	323	46	722	- 399
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	280	53	194	+ 86
Drownings	51	254	25	3,956	- 3,702
Skin Cancers	52	248	41	1,133	- 884
Appendicitis	53	224	59	114	+ 110
Tuberculosis	54	192	14	9,551	- 9,359
Alcohol	55	185	49	548	- 363
Multiple Sclerosis	56	84	61	86	- 2
Poisonings	57	58	57	132	- 74
Dengue	58	27	55	172	- 145
Hepatitis B	59	23	56	153	- 130
Syphilis	60	19	64	36	- 17
War	61	13	60	87	- 75
Chlamydia	62	9	70	3	+ 5
Tetanus	63	6	58	116	- 110
Hepatitis C	64	3	67	7	- 4
Upper Respiratory	65	3	65	18	- 14
Ascariasis	66	2	69	4	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	62	77	- 77
Diphtheria	68	0	71	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	68	7	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	72	1	- 1
Malaria	72	0	66	13	- 13
Chagas disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	63	56	- 56
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

Jamaica

Thailand

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.