JAMAICA VS NO MACEDONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NO MACEDONIA		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	7,299	1	2,415	+ 4,885
Coronary Heart Disease	2	5,844	3	1,726	+ 4,118
Inflammatory/Heart	3	5,619	24	133	+ 5,485
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,459	2	2,077	- 618
Lung Cancers	5	1,395	10	472	+ 922
Lung Disease	6	1,066	11	452	+ 615
Hypertension	7	830	8	651	+ 179
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	741	13	436	+ 305
Kidney Disease	9	682	6	793	- 111
Stomach Cancer	10	602	19	231	+ 371
Breast Cancer	11	511	14	413	+ 97
Pancreas Cancer	12	352	27	119	+ 234
Liver Cancer	13	344	29	101	+ 243
Prostate Cancer	14	343	5	883	- 541
Liver Disease	15	288	21	155	+ 133
Suicide	16	259	35	70	+ 189
Other Injuries	17	242	31	91	+ 151
Bladder Cancer	18	215	38	60	+ 155
Influenza and Pneumonia	19	207	15	393	- 186
Parkinson's Disease	20	186	25	132	+ 53
Skin Cancers	21	167	52	10	+ 157
Leukemia	22	151	26	129	+ 22
Uterin Cancer	23	143	28	106	+ 37
Road Traffic Accidents	24	142	12	444	- 302
Lymphomas	25	127	17	251	- 124
Ovary Cancer	26	124	30	97	+ 27
Falls	27	103	33	82	+ 21
Low Birth Weight	28	97	18	241	- 144
Oral Cancer	29	95	39	59	+ 36
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	94	9	587	- 494
Cervical Cancer	31	90	16	358	- 268
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	74	32	82	- 8
Asthma	33	70	36	65	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	34	60	34	74	- 14
Tuberculosis	35	42	54	8	+ 34
Violence	36	41	4	1,484	- 1,443
Congenital Anomalies	37	38	23	139	- 101
Epilepsy	38	31	41	46	- 15
Multiple Sclerosis	39	28	56	3	+ 25
Other Neoplasms	40	25	45	19	+ 6
Drownings	41	24	51	10	+ 13
Alcohol	42	18	55	7	+ 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	17	44	27	- 10
Endocrine Disorders	44	16	20	176	- 160
Poisonings	45	15	57	2	+ 13
Fires	46	14	46	16	- 1
Drug Use	47	12	48	13	- 1
Birth Trauma	48	9	37	65	- 56
Hepatitis B	49	9	59	1	+ 9
Pertussis	50	5	67	0	+ 5
Meningitis	51	5	47	16	- 11
Anemia	52	5	83	0	+ 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	4	81	0	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	54	3	43	35	- 32
Appendicitis	55	2	53	9	- 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	1	42	35	- 33
Skin Disease	57	1	22	145	- 144
Malnutrition	58	1	40	48	- 47
Encephalitis	59	1	49	13	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	50	11	- 11
HIV/AIDS	61	0	7	757	- 757
Syphilis	62	0	60	1	- 0
War	63	0	61	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	65	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	68	0	62	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	70	0	58	1	- 1
Ascariasis	71	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	77	0	- 0
Tetanus	75	0	63	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	70	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

No Macedonia

Jamaica

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.