VENEZUELA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	26,723	3	12,133	+ 14,590
Diabetes Mellitus	2	22,987	4	11,176	+ 11,810
Coronary Heart Disease	3	19,101	1	26,905	- 7,804
Violence	4	16,427	2	18,132	- 1,705
Prostate Cancer	5	9,777	13	2,848	+ 6,928
Kidney Disease	6	8,776	8	5,932	+ 2,844
HIV/AIDS	7	8,381	6	7,490	+ 891
Hypertension	8	7,202	9	5,195	+ 2,007
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	6,500	35	572	+ 5,928
Lung Cancers	10	5,228	11	3,900	+ 1,329
Lung Disease	11	5,001	10	5,150	- 148
Road Traffic Accidents	12	4,914	5	11,127	- 6,213
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	4,830	19	2,037	+ 2,792
Breast Cancer	14	4,573	15	2,563	+ 2,010
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	4,348	7	7,188	- 2,840
Cervical Cancer	16	3,961	20	1,986	+ 1,975
Lymphomas	17	2,777	23	1,248	+ 1,529
Low Birth Weight	18	2,663	12	3,088	- 425
Stomach Cancer	19	2,552	17	2,175	+ 377
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,951	30	760	+ 1,191
Liver Disease	21	1,713	16	2,340	- 627
Skin Disease	22	1,608	66	18	+ 1,591
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,535	14	2,846	- 1,310
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,475	33	599	+ 876
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,466	48	252	+ 1,215
Leukemia	26	1,426	27	1,007	+ 419
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,312	25	1,082	+ 230
Uterin Cancer	28	1,174	47	309	+ 865
Liver Cancer	29	1,119	26	1,029	+ 90
Ovary Cancer	30	1,073	36	563	+ 511
Other Injuries	31	1,005	21	1,693	- 688
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	912	40	418	+ 494
Falls	33	908	28	865	+ 42
Oesophagus Cancer	34	816	44	370	+ 447
Suicide	35	776	34	585	+ 191
Asthma	36	722	46	311	+ 411
Birth Trauma	37	720	24	1,087	- 368
Bladder Cancer	38	659	45	365	+ 294
Oral Cancer	39	650	38	544	+ 106
Malnutrition	40	528	32	629	- 101
Epilepsy	41	507	41	411	+ 97
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	383	22	1,359	- 976
Maternal Conditions	43	383	39	422	- 39
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	295	57	80	+ 215
Other Neoplasms	45	206	18	2,167	- 1,962
Fires	46	172	54	144	+ 28
Meningitis	47	172	49	251	- 79
Drug Use	48	145	50	225	- 81
Encephalitis	49	144	61	37	+ 107
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	125	52	180	- 55
Drownings	51	113	43	388	- 275
Skin Cancers	52	111	37	553	- 442
Appendicitis	53	100	56	98	+ 3
Tuberculosis	54	86	31	748	- 662
Alcohol	55	83	62	34	+ 48
Multiple Sclerosis	56	37	60	51	- 13
Poisonings	57	26	58	68	- 42
Dengue	58	12	59	65	- 53
Hepatitis B	59	10	63	30	- 19
Syphilis	60	8	67	15	- 7
War	61	6	51	185	- 179
Chlamydia	62	4	82	0	+ 4
Tetanus	63	3	68	8	- 5
Hepatitis C	64	1	65	21	- 20
Upper Respiratory	65	1	74	1	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	1	70	5	- 4
Pertussis	67	0	64	26	- 25
Diphtheria	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	70	0	71	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	71	0	73	3	- 3
Malaria	72	0	42	402	- 402
Chagas disease	73	0	29	826	- 826
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	53	151	- 151
Osteoarthritis	82	0	72	3	- 3
Anemia	83	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	69	6	- 6
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Jamaica

Venezuela

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.