ZIMBABWE VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	14,666	5	5,126	+ 9,540
Diabetes Mellitus	2	12,615	9	3,344	+ 9,271
Coronary Heart Disease	3	10,483	3	8,493	+ 1,990
Violence	4	9,015	18	1,916	+ 7,099
Prostate Cancer	5	5,366	32	628	+ 4,738
Kidney Disease	6	4,816	12	2,214	+ 2,603
HIV/AIDS	7	4,600	1	19,988	- 15,389
Hypertension	8	3,952	24	1,146	+ 2,806
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	3,567	31	768	+ 2,799
Lung Cancers	10	2,869	43	286	+ 2,584
Lung Disease	11	2,745	23	1,163	+ 1,581
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,697	4	6,037	- 3,340
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	2,651	40	505	+ 2,145
Breast Cancer	14	2,510	28	839	+ 1,671
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	2,386	2	10,779	- 8,393
Cervical Cancer	16	2,174	14	2,023	+ 151
Lymphomas	17	1,524	26	960	+ 564
Low Birth Weight	18	1,461	7	4,038	- 2,576
Stomach Cancer	19	1,400	33	559	+ 842
Endocrine Disorders	20	1,071	34	553	+ 517
Liver Disease	21	940	17	1,941	- 1,001
Skin Disease	22	883	52	173	+ 710
Congenital Anomalies	23	843	11	2,217	- 1,375
Inflammatory/Heart	24	810	25	1,047	- 238
Parkinson's Disease	25	805	46	226	+ 579
Leukemia	26	783	45	244	+ 539
Pancreas Cancer	27	720	47	217	+ 504
Uterin Cancer	28	644	50	182	+ 462
Liver Cancer	29	614	38	510	+ 104
Ovary Cancer	30	589	51	173	+ 416
Other Injuries	31	551	20	1,656	- 1,104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	500	35	548	- 48
Falls	33	498	41	465	+ 33
Oesophagus Cancer	34	448	29	801	- 353
Suicide	35	426	13	2,069	- 1,642
Asthma	36	396	21	1,531	- 1,134
Birth Trauma	37	395	8	3,405	- 3,011
Bladder Cancer	38	362	54	125	+ 237
Oral Cancer	39	357	49	208	+ 149
Malnutrition	40	290	10	2,396	- 2,106
Epilepsy	41	278	39	508	- 230
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	210	6	4,595	- 4,384
Maternal Conditions	43	210	19	1,749	- 1,539
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	162	36	542	- 380
Other Neoplasms	45	113	62	37	+ 76
Fires	46	95	30	793	- 698
Meningitis	47	94	22	1,325	- 1,231
Drug Use	48	79	48	213	- 133
Encephalitis	49	79	56	117	- 38
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	69	64	26	+ 42
Drownings	51	62	27	956	- 894
Skin Cancers	52	61	44	264	- 203
Appendicitis	53	55	58	66	- 11
Tuberculosis	54	47	16	1,999	- 1,952
Alcohol	55	45	61	48	- 3
Multiple Sclerosis	56	21	67	14	+ 6
Poisonings	57	14	37	515	- 501
Dengue	58	7	73	0	+ 6
Hepatitis B	59	6	60	57	- 51
Syphilis	60	5	55	124	- 120
War	61	3	65	26	- 23
Chlamydia	62	2	69	3	- 1
Tetanus	63	1	57	102	- 100
Hepatitis C	64	1	66	14	- 13
Upper Respiratory	65	1	59	65	- 64
Ascariasis	66	0	70	2	- 2
Pertussis	67	0	42	419	- 419
Diphtheria	68	0	72	2	- 2
Otitis Media	69	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	53	172	- 172
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	71	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	63	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Jamaica

Zimbabwe

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.