JAMAICA VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	2,452	11	452	+ 2,000
Coronary Heart Disease	2	1,785	3	1,726	+ 59
Tuberculosis	3	1,500	54	8	+ 1,492
Stroke	4	1,171	1	2,415	- 1,243
Liver Disease	5	579	21	155	+ 424
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	566	15	393	+ 173
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	551	42	35	+ 516
Asthma	8	538	36	65	+ 473
Road Traffic Accidents	9	422	12	444	- 22
Kidney Disease	10	389	6	793	- 404
Low Birth Weight	11	347	18	241	+ 106
Lung Cancers	12	325	10	472	- 147
Falls	13	301	33	82	+ 219
Diabetes Mellitus	14	266	2	2,077	- 1,811
Birth Trauma	15	243	37	65	+ 178
Suicide	16	233	35	70	+ 163
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	210	44	27	+ 184
Hypertension	18	190	8	651	- 461
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	183	9	587	- 404
Cervical Cancer	20	179	16	358	- 179
Congenital Anomalies	21	177	23	139	+ 38
Other Injuries	22	150	31	91	+ 59
Drownings	23	137	51	10	+ 126
Oral Cancer	24	126	39	59	+ 67
Stomach Cancer	25	125	19	231	- 105
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	106	13	436	- 330
Breast Cancer	27	94	14	413	- 319
Maternal Conditions	28	89	43	35	+ 54
Encephalitis	29	80	49	13	+ 67
Epilepsy	30	79	41	46	+ 33
Malnutrition	31	77	40	48	+ 29
Lymphomas	32	70	17	251	- 181
Parkinson's Disease	33	69	25	132	- 64
HIV/AIDS	34	67	7	757	- 690
Violence	35	64	4	1,484	- 1,420
Leukemia	36	61	26	129	- 68
Ovary Cancer	37	53	30	97	- 44
Oesophagus Cancer	38	45	34	74	- 29
Poisonings	39	43	57	2	+ 41
Pertussis	40	41	67	0	+ 41
Pancreas Cancer	41	40	27	119	- 78
Skin Cancers	42	36	52	10	+ 26
Meningitis	43	34	47	16	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	44	29	38	60	- 30
Endocrine Disorders	45	23	20	176	- 153
Liver Cancer	46	23	29	101	- 78
Appendicitis	47	20	53	9	+ 11
Inflammatory/Heart	48	20	24	133	- 114
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	17	32	82	- 65
Fires	50	17	46	16	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	16	50	11	+ 4
Alcohol	52	15	55	7	+ 8
Tetanus	53	12	63	0	+ 12
Syphilis	54	12	60	1	+ 11
Dengue	55	11	58	1	+ 10
Hepatitis B	56	11	59	1	+ 10
Drug Use	57	8	48	13	- 5
Prostate Cancer	58	8	5	883	- 876
Measles	59	5	77	0	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	60	5	28	106	- 101
Other Neoplasms	61	5	45	19	- 14
Leishmaniasis	62	4	71	0	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	63	3	56	3	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	3	64	0	+ 2
War	65	2	61	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	65	0	+ 2
Skin Disease	67	2	22	145	- 144
Chlamydia	68	0	62	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Malaria	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

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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.