USA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	292,425	4	158,520	+ 133,905
Diabetes Mellitus	2	251,538	10	61,418	+ 190,120
Coronary Heart Disease	3	209,018	1	504,904	- 295,886
Violence	4	179,754	27	18,976	+ 160,778
Prostate Cancer	5	106,984	20	35,612	+ 71,372
Kidney Disease	6	96,035	6	85,861	+ 10,174
HIV/AIDS	7	91,710	42	5,660	+ 86,050
Hypertension	8	78,804	8	65,960	+ 12,844
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	71,124	2	287,198	- 216,075
Lung Cancers	10	57,214	5	155,533	- 98,319
Lung Disease	11	54,727	3	195,387	- 140,660
Road Traffic Accidents	12	53,775	17	41,694	+ 12,081
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	52,849	9	61,827	- 8,978
Breast Cancer	14	50,045	13	48,671	+ 1,375
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	47,584	11	60,317	- 12,734
Cervical Cancer	16	43,342	38	6,984	+ 36,358
Lymphomas	17	30,385	19	40,281	- 9,896
Low Birth Weight	18	29,139	39	6,924	+ 22,215
Stomach Cancer	19	27,921	33	13,077	+ 14,844
Endocrine Disorders	20	21,352	14	46,985	- 25,633
Liver Disease	21	18,746	16	43,402	- 24,657
Skin Disease	22	17,600	43	5,409	+ 12,191
Congenital Anomalies	23	16,802	34	11,762	+ 5,041
Inflammatory/Heart	24	16,144	22	32,529	- 16,385
Parkinson's Disease	25	16,044	21	34,491	- 18,447
Leukemia	26	15,605	24	26,966	- 11,360
Pancreas Cancer	27	14,361	15	44,293	- 29,931
Uterin Cancer	28	12,849	36	10,063	+ 2,786
Liver Cancer	29	12,245	23	27,064	- 14,820
Ovary Cancer	30	11,744	31	14,591	- 2,848
Other Injuries	31	10,996	25	25,997	- 15,001
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	9,978	48	3,461	+ 6,516
Falls	33	9,932	18	40,418	- 30,486
Oesophagus Cancer	34	8,934	28	17,829	- 8,896
Suicide	35	8,494	12	53,099	- 44,604
Asthma	36	7,902	46	3,818	+ 4,083
Birth Trauma	37	7,874	54	1,233	+ 6,641
Bladder Cancer	38	7,212	26	19,622	- 12,410
Oral Cancer	39	7,115	35	11,555	- 4,440
Malnutrition	40	5,779	40	6,762	- 983
Epilepsy	41	5,548	50	3,162	+ 2,386
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	4,192	37	9,955	- 5,763
Maternal Conditions	43	4,189	56	779	+ 3,410
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	3,225	47	3,646	- 421
Other Neoplasms	45	2,249	29	17,743	- 15,494
Fires	46	1,887	49	3,183	- 1,296
Meningitis	47	1,881	60	606	+ 1,275
Drug Use	48	1,583	7	74,435	- 72,852
Encephalitis	49	1,578	68	25	+ 1,553
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,370	52	2,461	- 1,090
Drownings	51	1,241	45	4,070	- 2,829
Skin Cancers	52	1,215	32	14,311	- 13,096
Appendicitis	53	1,096	63	424	+ 672
Tuberculosis	54	938	62	546	+ 392
Alcohol	55	905	30	14,659	- 13,754
Multiple Sclerosis	56	409	44	5,059	- 4,650
Poisonings	57	282	53	1,674	- 1,392
Dengue	58	132	76	0	+ 132
Hepatitis B	59	112	59	608	- 496
Syphilis	60	92	66	49	+ 42
War	61	61	55	1,198	- 1,136
Chlamydia	62	43	84	0	+ 43
Tetanus	63	30	71	2	+ 27
Hepatitis C	64	16	41	5,684	- 5,668
Upper Respiratory	65	16	65	229	- 213
Ascariasis	66	8	82	0	+ 8
Pertussis	67	1	69	16	- 14
Diphtheria	68	1	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	70	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	70	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	286	- 286
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	82	0	61	579	- 579
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.