JAMAICA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,788	3	1,726	+ 1,062
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,659	9	587	+ 1,071
Stroke	3	1,301	1	2,415	- 1,114
Lung Cancers	4	1,025	10	472	+ 553
Lung Disease	5	993	11	452	+ 541
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	818	13	436	+ 381
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	503	15	393	+ 110
Diabetes Mellitus	8	420	2	2,077	- 1,657
Prostate Cancer	9	404	5	883	- 479
Breast Cancer	10	403	14	413	- 10
Falls	11	343	33	82	+ 261
Skin Cancers	12	335	52	10	+ 325
Lymphomas	13	333	17	251	+ 82
Pancreas Cancer	14	297	27	119	+ 178
Suicide	15	289	35	70	+ 219
Road Traffic Accidents	16	251	12	444	- 193
Kidney Disease	17	236	6	793	- 557
Leukemia	18	214	26	129	+ 85
Parkinson's Disease	19	193	25	132	+ 61
Hypertension	20	179	8	651	- 472
Endocrine Disorders	21	178	20	176	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	22	177	19	231	- 54
Inflammatory/Heart	23	171	24	133	+ 38
Liver Cancer	24	157	29	101	+ 56
Oesophagus Cancer	25	153	34	74	+ 79
Bladder Cancer	26	146	38	60	+ 86
Other Neoplasms	27	134	45	19	+ 115
Other Injuries	28	119	31	91	+ 29
Ovary Cancer	29	113	30	97	+ 16
Congenital Anomalies	30	96	23	139	- 43
Oral Cancer	31	90	39	59	+ 31
Liver Disease	32	86	21	155	- 69
Uterin Cancer	33	79	28	106	- 27
Skin Disease	34	65	22	145	- 81
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	62	44	27	+ 35
Asthma	36	50	36	65	- 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	44	42	35	+ 10
Low Birth Weight	38	43	18	241	- 198
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	38	32	82	- 44
Drug Use	40	38	48	13	+ 25
Cervical Cancer	41	33	16	358	- 325
Violence	42	31	4	1,484	- 1,453
Epilepsy	43	30	41	46	- 16
Drownings	44	30	51	10	+ 19
Alcohol	45	28	55	7	+ 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	26	50	11	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	47	24	56	3	+ 20
Hepatitis C	48	16	64	0	+ 16
Osteoarthritis	49	13	82	0	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	12	81	0	+ 12
Anemia	51	10	83	0	+ 10
Tuberculosis	52	9	54	8	+ 2
Fires	53	9	46	16	- 6
Birth Trauma	54	8	37	65	- 57
Malnutrition	55	8	40	48	- 40
Hepatitis B	56	8	59	1	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	57	6	7	757	- 752
Poisonings	58	5	57	2	+ 3
Meningitis	59	5	47	16	- 11
Schizophrenia	60	4	85	0	+ 4
Oral conditions	61	4	80	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	62	3	53	9	- 6
Maternal Conditions	63	3	43	35	- 32
Upper Respiratory	64	2	65	0	+ 2
Pertussis	65	0	67	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	66	0	49	13	- 13
Otitis Media	67	0	69	0	+ 0
War	68	0	61	1	- 0
Tetanus	69	0	63	0	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	60	1	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	62	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	58	1	- 1
Ascariasis	76	0	66	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	77	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

New Zealand

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.