TURKMENISTAN VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		TURKMENISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,912	2	4,771	+ 141
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,225	10	694	+ 3,532
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,511	1	9,941	- 6,430
Violence	4	3,019	28	169	+ 2,850
Prostate Cancer	5	1,797	45	60	+ 1,738
Kidney Disease	6	1,613	12	633	+ 980
HIV/AIDS	7	1,541	3	3,008	- 1,467
Hypertension	8	1,324	14	478	+ 846
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,195	16	441	+ 754
Lung Cancers	10	961	17	417	+ 544
Lung Disease	11	919	23	318	+ 601
Road Traffic Accidents	12	903	8	800	+ 103
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	888	27	177	+ 711
Breast Cancer	14	841	18	417	+ 423
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	799	6	1,137	- 337
Cervical Cancer	16	728	25	250	+ 478
Lymphomas	17	510	33	131	+ 379
Low Birth Weight	18	489	5	1,161	- 672
Stomach Cancer	19	469	15	443	+ 26
Endocrine Disorders	20	359	31	141	+ 218
Liver Disease	21	315	4	2,018	- 1,703
Skin Disease	22	296	54	10	+ 286
Congenital Anomalies	23	282	9	768	- 486
Inflammatory/Heart	24	271	11	663	- 392
Parkinson's Disease	25	270	39	96	+ 173
Leukemia	26	262	32	135	+ 127
Pancreas Cancer	27	241	34	125	+ 116
Uterin Cancer	28	216	46	58	+ 158
Liver Cancer	29	206	24	279	- 73
Ovary Cancer	30	197	40	93	+ 104
Other Injuries	31	185	22	336	- 151
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	168	37	103	+ 65
Falls	33	167	36	103	+ 63
Oesophagus Cancer	34	150	19	392	- 242
Suicide	35	143	21	337	- 194
Asthma	36	133	49	44	+ 88
Birth Trauma	37	132	7	912	- 779
Bladder Cancer	38	121	43	69	+ 52
Oral Cancer	39	120	26	181	- 62
Malnutrition	40	97	56	8	+ 89
Epilepsy	41	93	38	99	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	70	20	350	- 280
Maternal Conditions	43	70	59	4	+ 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	54	41	91	- 37
Other Neoplasms	45	38	57	7	+ 31
Fires	46	32	35	122	- 90
Meningitis	47	32	44	63	- 31
Drug Use	48	27	48	46	- 19
Encephalitis	49	27	42	73	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	23	60	4	+ 19
Drownings	51	21	29	153	- 133
Skin Cancers	52	20	47	54	- 34
Appendicitis	53	18	58	7	+ 12
Tuberculosis	54	16	13	595	- 579
Alcohol	55	15	30	143	- 128
Multiple Sclerosis	56	7	55	10	- 3
Poisonings	57	5	50	37	- 32
Dengue	58	2	68	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	59	2	51	35	- 33
Syphilis	60	2	67	0	+ 1
War	61	1	64	2	- 1
Chlamydia	62	1	65	0	+ 0
Tetanus	63	0	53	15	- 15
Hepatitis C	64	0	63	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	65	0	52	25	- 25
Ascariasis	66	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	61	3	- 3
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	62	3	- 3
Malaria	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKMENISTAN

Jamaica

Turkmenistan

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.