VIET NAM VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	90,438	1	159,032	- 68,594
Diabetes Mellitus	2	77,793	4	33,860	+ 43,933
Coronary Heart Disease	3	64,643	2	91,939	- 27,296
Violence	4	55,592	36	1,785	+ 53,807
Prostate Cancer	5	33,087	35	1,911	+ 31,175
Kidney Disease	6	29,701	8	25,251	+ 4,449
HIV/AIDS	7	28,363	27	4,993	+ 23,371
Hypertension	8	24,372	12	19,880	+ 4,492
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	21,996	6	29,307	- 7,311
Lung Cancers	10	17,695	11	21,294	- 3,600
Lung Disease	11	16,926	3	35,875	- 18,949
Road Traffic Accidents	12	16,631	5	29,475	- 12,844
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	16,345	16	8,258	+ 8,087
Breast Cancer	14	15,478	22	6,187	+ 9,290
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	14,716	7	27,836	- 13,120
Cervical Cancer	16	13,405	31	2,391	+ 11,013
Lymphomas	17	9,397	30	2,964	+ 6,433
Low Birth Weight	18	9,012	19	7,132	+ 1,880
Stomach Cancer	19	8,635	14	15,134	- 6,499
Endocrine Disorders	20	6,603	34	2,082	+ 4,521
Liver Disease	21	5,797	10	23,900	- 18,102
Skin Disease	22	5,443	40	1,515	+ 3,928
Congenital Anomalies	23	5,196	21	7,064	- 1,867
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,993	24	5,357	- 364
Parkinson's Disease	25	4,962	25	5,338	- 376
Leukemia	26	4,826	28	4,899	- 73
Pancreas Cancer	27	4,441	44	929	+ 3,512
Uterin Cancer	28	3,974	42	1,159	+ 2,815
Liver Cancer	29	3,787	9	24,995	- 21,208
Ovary Cancer	30	3,632	47	864	+ 2,768
Other Injuries	31	3,401	23	5,539	- 2,138
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,086	43	957	+ 2,129
Falls	33	3,072	13	15,427	- 12,355
Oesophagus Cancer	34	2,763	33	2,265	+ 498
Suicide	35	2,627	18	7,249	- 4,622
Asthma	36	2,444	17	8,150	- 5,706
Birth Trauma	37	2,435	32	2,340	+ 95
Bladder Cancer	38	2,230	45	896	+ 1,334
Oral Cancer	39	2,200	20	7,088	- 4,888
Malnutrition	40	1,787	63	120	+ 1,667
Epilepsy	41	1,716	53	583	+ 1,133
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,296	29	4,390	- 3,093
Maternal Conditions	43	1,295	49	773	+ 522
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	997	38	1,708	- 711
Other Neoplasms	45	696	57	325	+ 371
Fires	46	584	52	595	- 11
Meningitis	47	582	51	624	- 43
Drug Use	48	490	41	1,366	- 876
Encephalitis	49	488	39	1,558	- 1,070
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	424	59	224	+ 200
Drownings	51	384	26	5,097	- 4,713
Skin Cancers	52	376	54	467	- 91
Appendicitis	53	339	60	201	+ 138
Tuberculosis	54	290	15	9,446	- 9,156
Alcohol	55	280	46	867	- 587
Multiple Sclerosis	56	127	61	135	- 9
Poisonings	57	87	48	832	- 745
Dengue	58	41	62	127	- 86
Hepatitis B	59	34	55	379	- 345
Syphilis	60	28	56	328	- 300
War	61	19	65	34	- 15
Chlamydia	62	13	70	1	+ 12
Tetanus	63	9	58	286	- 277
Hepatitis C	64	5	64	78	- 73
Upper Respiratory	65	5	66	34	- 29
Ascariasis	66	3	68	9	- 6
Pertussis	67	0	50	705	- 705
Diphtheria	68	0	69	3	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	71	1	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	37	1,780	- 1,780
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Jamaica

Viet Nam

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.