UNITED KINGDOM VS JORDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JORDAN		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,752	2	71,728	- 41,975
Stroke	2	17,818	4	37,626	- 19,808
Road Traffic Accidents	3	10,520	33	2,169	+ 8,351
Diabetes Mellitus	4	10,316	17	5,842	+ 4,474
Hypertension	5	9,384	23	5,208	+ 4,176
Kidney Disease	6	9,153	18	5,471	+ 3,682
Lung Cancers	7	6,486	5	35,715	- 29,229
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	5,744	3	40,540	- 34,797
Congenital Anomalies	9	5,724	35	2,127	+ 3,597
Low Birth Weight	10	5,251	40	1,313	+ 3,938
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	4,328	1	98,135	- 93,807
Breast Cancer	12	4,202	9	12,718	- 8,516
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	3,777	7	18,446	- 14,670
Liver Disease	14	3,024	14	7,666	- 4,642
Lung Disease	15	2,720	6	32,896	- 30,175
Leukemia	16	2,265	22	5,211	- 2,946
Stomach Cancer	17	2,237	24	4,999	- 2,762
Lymphomas	18	1,981	10	9,350	- 7,369
Other Injuries	19	1,800	19	5,464	- 3,664
Birth Trauma	20	1,659	54	190	+ 1,470
Violence	21	1,648	46	868	+ 780
Pancreas Cancer	22	1,503	11	8,995	- 7,492
Bladder Cancer	23	1,303	16	6,133	- 4,831
Falls	24	1,167	15	7,618	- 6,451
Liver Cancer	25	1,139	21	5,237	- 4,098
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,104	28	3,297	- 2,193
Parkinson's Disease	27	1,036	13	8,573	- 7,536
Suicide	28	1,012	20	5,325	- 4,313
Fires	29	936	48	334	+ 601
Diarrhoeal diseases	30	932	38	1,599	- 667
Oral Cancer	31	875	30	3,109	- 2,234
Ovary Cancer	32	853	25	4,019	- 3,166
Prostate Cancer	33	803	8	13,289	- 12,487
Drug Use	34	703	31	2,824	- 2,121
Asthma	35	701	41	1,302	- 601
Drownings	36	656	49	301	+ 355
Meningitis	37	480	52	232	+ 248
Inflammatory/Heart	38	455	29	3,126	- 2,671
Uterin Cancer	39	455	32	2,346	- 1,891
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	408	36	2,090	- 1,682
Cervical Cancer	41	390	43	1,099	- 709
Oesophagus Cancer	42	387	12	8,727	- 8,340
Pertussis	43	335	69	3	+ 332
Maternal Conditions	44	322	64	47	+ 275
Syphilis	45	317	62	49	+ 268
Epilepsy	46	300	42	1,193	- 893
Poisonings	47	286	53	221	+ 66
Skin Disease	48	259	34	2,134	- 1,875
Skin Cancers	49	232	27	3,727	- 3,496
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	137	45	876	- 739
Malnutrition	51	92	58	116	- 24
Encephalitis	52	83	68	6	+ 78
Tuberculosis	53	74	47	351	- 277
Multiple Sclerosis	54	72	37	1,856	- 1,783
Alcohol	55	65	39	1,555	- 1,490
Tetanus	56	64	72	0	+ 64
Other Neoplasms	57	56	26	3,986	- 3,929
Appendicitis	58	48	59	105	- 57
War	59	38	67	10	+ 28
Hepatitis B	60	26	65	40	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	24	44	1,014	- 990
Schistosomiasis	62	16	78	0	+ 16
HIV/AIDS	63	12	55	188	- 176
Hepatitis C	64	8	51	267	- 259
Measles	65	4	75	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	66	2	70	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	67	1	74	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	68	1	80	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	69	1	63	48	- 47
Chlamydia	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	66	16	- 16
Dengue	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	60	101	- 101
Anemia	82	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.