JAMAICA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,883	9	587	+ 2,296
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,796	3	1,726	+ 1,070
Lung Cancers	3	1,744	10	472	+ 1,272
Stroke	4	1,542	1	2,415	- 872
Lung Disease	5	1,520	11	452	+ 1,068
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	926	13	436	+ 490
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	786	15	393	+ 393
Falls	8	656	33	82	+ 574
Breast Cancer	9	562	14	413	+ 148
Prostate Cancer	10	519	5	883	- 365
Pancreas Cancer	11	476	27	119	+ 357
Kidney Disease	12	402	6	793	- 391
Lymphomas	13	399	17	251	+ 148
Diabetes Mellitus	14	379	2	2,077	- 1,698
Oesophagus Cancer	15	341	34	74	+ 267
Parkinson's Disease	16	337	25	132	+ 204
Suicide	17	322	35	70	+ 252
Other Neoplasms	18	291	45	19	+ 272
Other Injuries	19	262	31	91	+ 171
Leukemia	20	251	26	129	+ 122
Bladder Cancer	21	234	38	60	+ 174
Stomach Cancer	22	216	19	231	- 14
Inflammatory/Heart	23	191	24	133	+ 57
Liver Cancer	24	185	29	101	+ 84
Ovary Cancer	25	169	30	97	+ 73
Endocrine Disorders	26	168	20	176	- 9
Skin Cancers	27	163	52	10	+ 153
Liver Disease	28	149	21	155	- 6
Hypertension	29	130	8	651	- 521
Oral Cancer	30	122	39	59	+ 63
Road Traffic Accidents	31	108	12	444	- 336
Alcohol	32	97	55	7	+ 90
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	93	42	35	+ 58
Uterin Cancer	34	90	28	106	- 16
Congenital Anomalies	35	86	23	139	- 52
Skin Disease	36	47	22	145	- 98
Multiple Sclerosis	37	47	56	3	+ 43
Epilepsy	38	46	41	46	+ 0
Cervical Cancer	39	42	16	358	- 316
Anemia	40	40	83	0	+ 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	38	44	27	+ 11
Drug Use	42	37	48	13	+ 24
Osteoarthritis	43	35	82	0	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	34	50	11	+ 23
Low Birth Weight	45	27	18	241	- 214
Asthma	46	26	36	65	- 39
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	21	32	82	- 62
Violence	48	17	4	1,484	- 1,467
Drownings	49	16	51	10	+ 5
Schizophrenia	50	15	85	0	+ 15
Meningitis	51	12	47	16	- 3
Birth Trauma	52	12	37	65	- 53
Fires	53	8	46	16	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	7	81	0	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	55	5	7	757	- 752
Tuberculosis	56	5	54	8	- 3
Upper Respiratory	57	4	65	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	58	4	53	9	- 5
Oral conditions	59	3	80	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	60	3	64	0	+ 3
Poisonings	61	3	57	2	+ 0
Hepatitis B	62	2	59	1	+ 1
Malnutrition	63	2	40	48	- 46
Otitis Media	64	2	69	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	65	1	43	35	- 33
War	66	0	61	1	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	68	0	49	13	- 13
Syphilis	69	0	60	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	63	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	62	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	58	1	- 1
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

Netherlands

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.