JAMAICA VS PHILIPPINES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PHILIPPINES		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,103	3	1,726	+ 1,377
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,240	15	393	+ 1,847
Stroke	3	1,771	1	2,415	- 644
Kidney Disease	4	940	6	793	+ 147
Hypertension	5	824	8	651	+ 173
Lung Disease	6	777	11	452	+ 325
Diabetes Mellitus	7	770	2	2,077	- 1,307
Tuberculosis	8	646	54	8	+ 638
Violence	9	354	4	1,484	- 1,130
Road Traffic Accidents	10	311	12	444	- 133
Asthma	11	272	36	65	+ 207
Endocrine Disorders	12	250	20	176	+ 73
Lung Cancers	13	246	10	472	- 227
Low Birth Weight	14	242	18	241	+ 1
Breast Cancer	15	234	14	413	- 179
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	192	13	436	- 244
Congenital Anomalies	17	192	23	139	+ 53
Birth Trauma	18	190	37	65	+ 125
Liver Cancer	19	183	29	101	+ 82
Liver Disease	20	169	21	155	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	21	164	32	82	+ 82
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	148	42	35	+ 113
Other Neoplasms	23	123	45	19	+ 104
Malnutrition	24	103	40	48	+ 55
Skin Disease	25	101	22	145	- 44
Prostate Cancer	26	99	5	883	- 784
Drownings	27	93	51	10	+ 82
Falls	28	92	33	82	+ 10
Leukemia	29	86	26	129	- 43
Inflammatory/Heart	30	85	24	133	- 49
Other Injuries	31	84	31	91	- 6
Anemia	32	82	83	0	+ 82
Cervical Cancer	33	73	16	358	- 284
Oral Cancer	34	70	39	59	+ 11
Suicide	35	56	35	70	- 15
Lymphomas	36	54	17	251	- 196
Pancreas Cancer	37	51	27	119	- 68
Maternal Conditions	38	49	43	35	+ 14
Alzheimers & Dementia	39	48	9	587	- 539
Ovary Cancer	40	48	30	97	- 49
Stomach Cancer	41	45	19	231	- 186
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	43	44	27	+ 17
Pertussis	43	42	67	0	+ 42
Syphilis	44	28	60	1	+ 27
Epilepsy	45	27	41	46	- 19
Dengue	46	25	58	1	+ 24
Meningitis	47	25	47	16	+ 9
Measles	48	21	77	0	+ 21
War	49	20	61	1	+ 19
Uterin Cancer	50	18	28	106	- 88
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	18	81	0	+ 18
Drug Use	52	17	48	13	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	53	16	34	74	- 58
Fires	54	14	46	16	- 1
Parkinson's Disease	55	14	25	132	- 118
Hepatitis B	56	14	59	1	+ 13
Osteoarthritis	57	14	82	0	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	58	14	38	60	- 46
Tetanus	59	12	63	0	+ 12
Alcohol	60	10	55	7	+ 2
Skin Cancers	61	9	52	10	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	8	50	11	- 4
Appendicitis	63	7	53	9	- 2
Schistosomiasis	64	6	74	0	+ 6
Poisonings	65	5	57	2	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	66	5	7	757	- 752
Encephalitis	67	4	49	13	- 9
Schizophrenia	68	3	85	0	+ 3
Malaria	69	2	72	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	70	1	65	0	+ 1
Leprosy	71	1	70	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	72	1	56	3	- 3
Oral conditions	73	1	80	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	74	1	69	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	75	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	76	0	66	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	78	0	62	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	+ 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	81	0	64	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	82	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	85	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

Philippines

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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.