JAMAICA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,036	3	1,726	+ 2,310
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,911	9	587	+ 2,324
Stroke	3	1,609	1	2,415	- 806
Lung Disease	4	1,158	11	452	+ 706
Lung Cancers	5	992	10	472	+ 520
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	813	13	436	+ 377
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	709	15	393	+ 316
Prostate Cancer	8	699	5	883	- 184
Pancreas Cancer	9	493	27	119	+ 374
Hypertension	10	490	8	651	- 161
Diabetes Mellitus	11	489	2	2,077	- 1,588
Kidney Disease	12	434	6	793	- 359
Breast Cancer	13	422	14	413	+ 9
Suicide	14	394	35	70	+ 324
Other Injuries	15	366	31	91	+ 275
Lymphomas	16	362	17	251	+ 111
Falls	17	296	33	82	+ 214
Other Neoplasms	18	276	45	19	+ 258
Parkinson's Disease	19	251	25	132	+ 119
Leukemia	20	220	26	129	+ 91
Bladder Cancer	21	203	38	60	+ 143
Liver Cancer	22	200	29	101	+ 99
Liver Disease	23	193	21	155	+ 38
Endocrine Disorders	24	187	20	176	+ 11
Skin Cancers	25	173	52	10	+ 163
Stomach Cancer	26	163	19	231	- 67
Ovary Cancer	27	147	30	97	+ 50
Inflammatory/Heart	28	146	24	133	+ 13
Oesophagus Cancer	29	143	34	74	+ 70
Drug Use	30	113	48	13	+ 100
Oral Cancer	31	101	39	59	+ 42
Alcohol	32	96	55	7	+ 88
Uterin Cancer	33	92	28	106	- 14
Road Traffic Accidents	34	84	12	444	- 360
Congenital Anomalies	35	82	23	139	- 57
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	77	42	35	+ 43
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	74	32	82	- 8
Cervical Cancer	38	61	16	358	- 297
Skin Disease	39	59	22	145	- 87
Anemia	40	47	83	0	+ 47
Multiple Sclerosis	41	45	56	3	+ 42
Asthma	42	42	36	65	- 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	34	50	11	+ 23
Epilepsy	44	32	41	46	- 14
Malnutrition	45	31	40	48	- 17
Drownings	46	31	51	10	+ 20
Violence	47	30	4	1,484	- 1,454
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	29	44	27	+ 3
Fires	49	17	46	16	+ 2
Schizophrenia	50	17	85	0	+ 17
Low Birth Weight	51	13	18	241	- 227
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	12	81	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	53	12	64	0	+ 12
Meningitis	54	9	47	16	- 6
Birth Trauma	55	9	37	65	- 56
Tuberculosis	56	6	54	8	- 1
Osteoarthritis	57	6	82	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	58	5	65	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	5	53	9	- 4
Poisonings	60	5	57	2	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	61	3	7	757	- 754
Hepatitis B	62	3	59	1	+ 2
Oral conditions	63	2	80	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	43	35	- 33
War	65	0	61	1	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Tetanus	68	0	63	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	71	0	49	13	- 13
Syphilis	72	0	60	1	- 1
Chlamydia	73	0	62	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	58	1	- 1
Ascariasis	81	0	66	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	70	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.