USA VS JORDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JORDAN		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	148,618	1	504,904	- 356,286
Stroke	2	89,006	4	158,520	- 69,514
Road Traffic Accidents	3	52,547	17	41,694	+ 10,853
Diabetes Mellitus	4	51,530	10	61,418	- 9,889
Hypertension	5	46,873	8	65,960	- 19,087
Kidney Disease	6	45,720	6	85,861	- 40,141
Lung Cancers	7	32,397	5	155,533	- 123,135
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	28,690	11	60,317	- 31,628
Congenital Anomalies	9	28,592	34	11,762	+ 16,830
Low Birth Weight	10	26,230	39	6,924	+ 19,306
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	21,617	2	287,198	- 265,581
Breast Cancer	12	20,991	13	48,671	- 27,680
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	18,864	9	61,827	- 42,963
Liver Disease	14	15,103	16	43,402	- 28,300
Lung Disease	15	13,589	3	195,387	- 181,798
Leukemia	16	11,312	24	26,966	- 15,653
Stomach Cancer	17	11,173	33	13,077	- 1,904
Lymphomas	18	9,896	19	40,281	- 30,385
Other Injuries	19	8,989	25	25,997	- 17,008
Birth Trauma	20	8,289	54	1,233	+ 7,056
Violence	21	8,232	27	18,976	- 10,744
Pancreas Cancer	22	7,510	15	44,293	- 36,783
Bladder Cancer	23	6,508	26	19,622	- 13,114
Falls	24	5,831	18	40,418	- 34,587
Liver Cancer	25	5,687	23	27,064	- 21,377
Endocrine Disorders	26	5,514	14	46,985	- 41,471
Parkinson's Disease	27	5,176	21	34,491	- 29,315
Suicide	28	5,057	12	53,099	- 48,042
Fires	29	4,675	49	3,183	+ 1,492
Diarrhoeal diseases	30	4,656	37	9,955	- 5,298
Oral Cancer	31	4,370	35	11,555	- 7,185
Ovary Cancer	32	4,261	31	14,591	- 10,331
Prostate Cancer	33	4,009	20	35,612	- 31,603
Drug Use	34	3,512	7	74,435	- 70,923
Asthma	35	3,504	46	3,818	- 314
Drownings	36	3,275	45	4,070	- 795
Meningitis	37	2,397	60	606	+ 1,792
Inflammatory/Heart	38	2,274	22	32,529	- 30,255
Uterin Cancer	39	2,273	36	10,063	- 7,790
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,038	48	3,461	- 1,423
Cervical Cancer	41	1,948	38	6,984	- 5,036
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,932	28	17,829	- 15,897
Pertussis	43	1,671	69	16	+ 1,656
Maternal Conditions	44	1,607	56	779	+ 828
Syphilis	45	1,584	66	49	+ 1,535
Epilepsy	46	1,499	50	3,162	- 1,663
Poisonings	47	1,429	53	1,674	- 245
Skin Disease	48	1,293	43	5,409	- 4,116
Skin Cancers	49	1,157	32	14,311	- 13,154
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	685	47	3,646	- 2,961
Malnutrition	51	457	40	6,762	- 6,305
Encephalitis	52	417	68	25	+ 392
Tuberculosis	53	371	62	546	- 175
Multiple Sclerosis	54	362	44	5,059	- 4,697
Alcohol	55	323	30	14,659	- 14,337
Tetanus	56	322	71	2	+ 320
Other Neoplasms	57	282	29	17,743	- 17,461
Appendicitis	58	239	63	424	- 185
War	59	190	55	1,198	- 1,008
Hepatitis B	60	128	59	608	- 480
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	120	52	2,461	- 2,340
Schistosomiasis	62	80	72	1	+ 79
HIV/AIDS	63	61	42	5,660	- 5,599
Hepatitis C	64	41	41	5,684	- 5,643
Measles	65	22	80	0	+ 22
Leishmaniasis	66	8	79	0	+ 8
Diphtheria	67	6	75	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	68	5	82	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	69	5	65	229	- 224
Chlamydia	70	3	84	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	0	67	34	- 34
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	76	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	82	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.