UNITED KINGDOM VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	58,542	4	37,626	+ 20,915
Diabetes Mellitus	2	50,356	17	5,842	+ 44,514
Coronary Heart Disease	3	41,844	2	71,728	- 29,884
Violence	4	35,986	46	868	+ 35,118
Prostate Cancer	5	21,418	8	13,289	+ 8,128
Kidney Disease	6	19,226	18	5,471	+ 13,755
HIV/AIDS	7	18,360	55	188	+ 18,172
Hypertension	8	15,776	23	5,208	+ 10,568
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	14,239	1	98,135	- 83,896
Lung Cancers	10	11,454	5	35,715	- 24,261
Lung Disease	11	10,956	6	32,896	- 21,940
Road Traffic Accidents	12	10,765	33	2,169	+ 8,596
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	10,580	7	18,446	- 7,866
Breast Cancer	14	10,019	9	12,718	- 2,700
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	9,526	3	40,540	- 31,014
Cervical Cancer	16	8,677	43	1,099	+ 7,578
Lymphomas	17	6,083	10	9,350	- 3,267
Low Birth Weight	18	5,833	40	1,313	+ 4,520
Stomach Cancer	19	5,590	24	4,999	+ 591
Endocrine Disorders	20	4,274	28	3,297	+ 978
Liver Disease	21	3,753	14	7,666	- 3,913
Skin Disease	22	3,523	34	2,134	+ 1,390
Congenital Anomalies	23	3,364	35	2,127	+ 1,237
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,232	29	3,126	+ 106
Parkinson's Disease	25	3,212	13	8,573	- 5,361
Leukemia	26	3,124	22	5,211	- 2,087
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,875	11	8,995	- 6,120
Uterin Cancer	28	2,572	32	2,346	+ 226
Liver Cancer	29	2,451	21	5,237	- 2,785
Ovary Cancer	30	2,351	25	4,019	- 1,668
Other Injuries	31	2,201	19	5,464	- 3,263
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,997	36	2,090	- 92
Falls	33	1,988	15	7,618	- 5,630
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,788	12	8,727	- 6,938
Suicide	35	1,701	20	5,325	- 3,624
Asthma	36	1,582	41	1,302	+ 280
Birth Trauma	37	1,576	54	190	+ 1,387
Bladder Cancer	38	1,444	16	6,133	- 4,690
Oral Cancer	39	1,424	30	3,109	- 1,684
Malnutrition	40	1,157	58	116	+ 1,041
Epilepsy	41	1,111	42	1,193	- 83
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	839	38	1,599	- 760
Maternal Conditions	43	839	64	47	+ 792
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	646	45	876	- 230
Other Neoplasms	45	450	26	3,986	- 3,536
Fires	46	378	48	334	+ 43
Meningitis	47	377	52	232	+ 144
Drug Use	48	317	31	2,824	- 2,507
Encephalitis	49	316	68	6	+ 310
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	274	44	1,014	- 739
Drownings	51	248	49	301	- 52
Skin Cancers	52	243	27	3,727	- 3,484
Appendicitis	53	219	59	105	+ 114
Tuberculosis	54	188	47	351	- 163
Alcohol	55	181	39	1,555	- 1,373
Multiple Sclerosis	56	82	37	1,856	- 1,774
Poisonings	57	57	53	221	- 164
Dengue	58	26	73	0	+ 26
Hepatitis B	59	22	65	40	- 18
Syphilis	60	18	62	49	- 30
War	61	12	67	10	+ 3
Chlamydia	62	9	79	0	+ 9
Tetanus	63	6	72	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	64	3	51	267	- 264
Upper Respiratory	65	3	63	48	- 45
Ascariasis	66	2	80	0	+ 2
Pertussis	67	0	69	3	- 3
Diphtheria	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	66	16	- 16
Leprosy	70	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	84	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	54	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	82	0	57	167	- 167
Anemia	83	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Jamaica

United Kingdom

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.