JAMAICA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,087	3	1,726	+ 1,361
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,529	9	587	+ 1,941
Stroke	3	1,732	1	2,415	- 682
Lung Cancers	4	1,322	10	472	+ 849
Lung Disease	5	1,130	11	452	+ 678
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,013	13	436	+ 576
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	819	15	393	+ 426
Kidney Disease	8	581	6	793	- 212
Hypertension	9	544	8	651	- 106
Diabetes Mellitus	10	464	2	2,077	- 1,613
Breast Cancer	11	422	14	413	+ 9
Pancreas Cancer	12	403	27	119	+ 285
Prostate Cancer	13	383	5	883	- 500
Stomach Cancer	14	346	19	231	+ 116
Other Injuries	15	331	31	91	+ 240
Lymphomas	16	319	17	251	+ 68
Bladder Cancer	17	312	38	60	+ 252
Liver Cancer	18	304	29	101	+ 203
Inflammatory/Heart	19	298	24	133	+ 164
Parkinson's Disease	20	295	25	132	+ 163
Endocrine Disorders	21	290	20	176	+ 114
Other Neoplasms	22	284	45	19	+ 265
Liver Disease	23	253	21	155	+ 98
Leukemia	24	225	26	129	+ 96
Suicide	25	216	35	70	+ 145
Falls	26	194	33	82	+ 112
Oral Cancer	27	154	39	59	+ 96
Ovary Cancer	28	121	30	97	+ 24
Oesophagus Cancer	29	120	34	74	+ 46
Skin Disease	30	110	22	145	- 35
Road Traffic Accidents	31	109	12	444	- 335
Skin Cancers	32	108	52	10	+ 98
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	96	44	27	+ 70
Uterin Cancer	34	96	28	106	- 10
Asthma	35	68	36	65	+ 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	64	42	35	+ 29
Anemia	37	55	83	0	+ 55
Congenital Anomalies	38	52	23	139	- 87
Cervical Cancer	39	51	16	358	- 307
Epilepsy	40	49	41	46	+ 3
Drug Use	41	46	48	13	+ 33
Hepatitis C	42	39	64	0	+ 39
HIV/AIDS	43	32	7	757	- 725
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	28	32	82	- 54
Drownings	45	27	51	10	+ 16
Alcohol	46	20	55	7	+ 12
Malnutrition	47	18	40	48	- 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	18	50	11	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	49	17	56	3	+ 14
Tuberculosis	50	16	54	8	+ 8
Violence	51	16	4	1,484	- 1,469
Low Birth Weight	52	15	18	241	- 226
Osteoarthritis	53	13	82	0	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	12	81	0	+ 12
Fires	55	11	46	16	- 5
Schizophrenia	56	11	85	0	+ 11
Poisonings	57	10	57	2	+ 8
Hepatitis B	58	10	59	1	+ 9
Meningitis	59	8	47	16	- 8
Birth Trauma	60	7	37	65	- 58
Appendicitis	61	5	53	9	- 4
Upper Respiratory	62	3	65	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	63	3	80	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	64	1	43	35	- 34
Leishmaniasis	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	69	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	60	1	- 0
War	68	0	61	1	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	49	13	- 13
Chagas disease	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	63	0	- 0
Pertussis	73	0	67	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	68	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	58	1	- 1
Ascariasis	78	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	62	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	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.