JAMAICA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,889	3	1,726	+ 2,163
Stroke	2	2,888	1	2,415	+ 473
Diabetes Mellitus	3	1,813	2	2,077	- 264
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	1,081	15	393	+ 688
Prostate Cancer	5	982	5	883	+ 99
Hypertension	6	972	8	651	+ 321
Violence	7	911	4	1,484	- 573
Lung Disease	8	705	11	452	+ 253
Kidney Disease	9	612	6	793	- 181
Breast Cancer	10	579	14	413	+ 166
HIV/AIDS	11	533	7	757	- 224
Endocrine Disorders	12	388	20	176	+ 212
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	335	13	436	- 102
Skin Disease	14	327	22	145	+ 182
Other Injuries	15	325	31	91	+ 235
Inflammatory/Heart	16	284	24	133	+ 151
Congenital Anomalies	17	262	23	139	+ 124
Stomach Cancer	18	261	19	231	+ 31
Uterin Cancer	19	243	28	106	+ 137
Pancreas Cancer	20	239	27	119	+ 120
Cervical Cancer	21	238	16	358	- 120
Road Traffic Accidents	22	230	12	444	- 214
Liver Cancer	23	225	29	101	+ 124
Lung Cancers	24	224	10	472	- 248
Drownings	25	215	51	10	+ 205
Lymphomas	26	209	17	251	- 42
Oral Cancer	27	176	39	59	+ 117
Falls	28	174	33	82	+ 92
Leukemia	29	168	26	129	+ 40
Liver Disease	30	168	21	155	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	162	32	82	+ 79
Anemia	32	157	83	0	+ 157
Ovary Cancer	33	129	30	97	+ 32
Low Birth Weight	34	118	18	241	- 123
Asthma	35	104	36	65	+ 39
Oesophagus Cancer	36	103	34	74	+ 29
Malnutrition	37	91	40	48	+ 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	87	44	27	+ 60
Fires	39	81	46	16	+ 65
Other Neoplasms	40	57	45	19	+ 38
Epilepsy	41	56	41	46	+ 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	56	9	587	- 531
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	55	42	35	+ 21
Parkinson's Disease	44	53	25	132	- 80
Bladder Cancer	45	53	38	60	- 7
Tuberculosis	46	51	54	8	+ 43
Alcohol	47	45	55	7	+ 38
Birth Trauma	48	37	37	65	- 28
Skin Cancers	49	36	52	10	+ 26
Drug Use	50	34	48	13	+ 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	33	81	0	+ 33
Suicide	52	30	35	70	- 40
Maternal Conditions	53	28	43	35	- 7
Otitis Media	54	21	69	0	+ 21
Appendicitis	55	12	53	9	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	11	50	11	- 1
Osteoarthritis	57	10	82	0	+ 10
War	58	2	61	1	+ 1
Syphilis	59	0	60	1	- 1
Poisonings	60	0	57	2	- 2
Oral conditions	61	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	85	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	56	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	86	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	62	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	67	0	65	0	- 0
Leprosy	68	0	70	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	59	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	70	0	64	0	- 0
Meningitis	71	0	47	16	- 16
Encephalitis	72	0	49	13	- 13
Ascariasis	73	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	58	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	67	0	- 0
Tetanus	80	0	63	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	75	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.