ZAMBIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	17,786	3	7,948	+ 9,838
Diabetes Mellitus	2	15,299	14	2,395	+ 12,904
Coronary Heart Disease	3	12,713	10	4,432	+ 8,281
Violence	4	10,933	23	1,153	+ 9,780
Prostate Cancer	5	6,507	30	561	+ 5,946
Kidney Disease	6	5,841	18	1,760	+ 4,081
HIV/AIDS	7	5,578	1	17,234	- 11,656
Hypertension	8	4,793	13	2,616	+ 2,177
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	4,326	29	590	+ 3,736
Lung Cancers	10	3,480	41	226	+ 3,254
Lung Disease	11	3,329	21	1,273	+ 2,056
Road Traffic Accidents	12	3,271	11	3,654	- 383
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,214	43	203	+ 3,012
Breast Cancer	14	3,044	35	366	+ 2,678
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	2,894	2	9,517	- 6,623
Cervical Cancer	16	2,636	17	1,799	+ 838
Lymphomas	17	1,848	31	548	+ 1,300
Low Birth Weight	18	1,772	8	4,857	- 3,085
Stomach Cancer	19	1,698	42	206	+ 1,492
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,299	37	354	+ 945
Liver Disease	21	1,140	9	4,501	- 3,361
Skin Disease	22	1,070	52	126	+ 945
Congenital Anomalies	23	1,022	12	3,146	- 2,124
Inflammatory/Heart	24	982	33	501	+ 481
Parkinson's Disease	25	976	47	164	+ 812
Leukemia	26	949	39	261	+ 688
Pancreas Cancer	27	873	62	42	+ 831
Uterin Cancer	28	781	64	30	+ 752
Liver Cancer	29	745	46	177	+ 568
Ovary Cancer	30	714	57	82	+ 632
Other Injuries	31	669	19	1,729	- 1,060
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	607	40	246	+ 361
Falls	33	604	28	596	+ 8
Oesophagus Cancer	34	543	36	359	+ 185
Suicide	35	517	20	1,303	- 786
Asthma	36	481	26	741	- 260
Birth Trauma	37	479	7	5,062	- 4,583
Bladder Cancer	38	439	50	132	+ 307
Oral Cancer	39	433	48	155	+ 278
Malnutrition	40	352	15	2,303	- 1,951
Epilepsy	41	337	38	332	+ 5
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	255	5	6,275	- 6,020
Maternal Conditions	43	255	22	1,188	- 933
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	196	45	190	+ 6
Other Neoplasms	45	137	65	20	+ 117
Fires	46	115	32	546	- 431
Meningitis	47	114	16	1,976	- 1,862
Drug Use	48	96	53	122	- 26
Encephalitis	49	96	59	70	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	83	63	30	+ 53
Drownings	51	75	27	689	- 613
Skin Cancers	52	74	54	108	- 34
Appendicitis	53	67	56	84	- 17
Tuberculosis	54	57	6	5,941	- 5,884
Alcohol	55	55	49	140	- 85
Multiple Sclerosis	56	25	67	13	+ 11
Poisonings	57	17	34	456	- 439
Dengue	58	8	74	1	+ 7
Hepatitis B	59	7	55	104	- 97
Syphilis	60	6	24	885	- 879
War	61	4	69	6	- 3
Chlamydia	62	3	71	3	- 1
Tetanus	63	2	44	190	- 188
Hepatitis C	64	1	66	18	- 17
Upper Respiratory	65	1	60	68	- 67
Ascariasis	66	0	68	9	- 8
Pertussis	67	0	25	743	- 743
Diphtheria	68	0	73	3	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	70	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	58	72	- 72
Malaria	72	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	51	128	- 128
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	72	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	61	48	- 48
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	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	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Jamaica

Zambia

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.