JAMAICA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,414	3	1,726	+ 1,688
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,292	9	587	+ 1,705
Stroke	3	1,248	1	2,415	- 1,166
Lung Cancers	4	1,122	10	472	+ 649
Lung Disease	5	925	11	452	+ 473
Hypertension	6	788	8	651	+ 137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	636	13	436	+ 199
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	621	15	393	+ 228
Falls	9	612	33	82	+ 530
Prostate Cancer	10	503	5	883	- 380
Breast Cancer	11	503	14	413	+ 89
Pancreas Cancer	12	474	27	119	+ 355
Kidney Disease	13	402	6	793	- 391
Suicide	14	398	35	70	+ 328
Lymphomas	15	361	17	251	+ 110
Inflammatory/Heart	16	327	24	133	+ 194
Diabetes Mellitus	17	326	2	2,077	- 1,751
Parkinson's Disease	18	273	25	132	+ 141
Liver Cancer	19	257	29	101	+ 155
Other Neoplasms	20	217	45	19	+ 199
Liver Disease	21	216	21	155	+ 61
Leukemia	22	214	26	129	+ 85
Bladder Cancer	23	213	38	60	+ 154
Stomach Cancer	24	196	19	231	- 35
Endocrine Disorders	25	189	20	176	+ 13
Oral Cancer	26	159	39	59	+ 101
Skin Cancers	27	157	52	10	+ 147
Oesophagus Cancer	28	156	34	74	+ 83
Ovary Cancer	29	146	30	97	+ 49
Other Injuries	30	131	31	91	+ 40
Congenital Anomalies	31	97	23	139	- 41
Alcohol	32	73	55	7	+ 65
Uterin Cancer	33	71	28	106	- 35
Road Traffic Accidents	34	62	12	444	- 383
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	59	42	35	+ 25
Drug Use	36	56	48	13	+ 43
Osteoarthritis	37	54	82	0	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	38	51	56	3	+ 48
Epilepsy	39	51	41	46	+ 5
Skin Disease	40	41	22	145	- 104
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	39	32	82	- 43
Cervical Cancer	42	33	16	358	- 324
Low Birth Weight	43	33	18	241	- 207
Anemia	44	32	83	0	+ 32
Schizophrenia	45	31	85	0	+ 31
Asthma	46	30	36	65	- 35
Malnutrition	47	27	40	48	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	25	44	27	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	22	50	11	+ 10
Drownings	50	16	51	10	+ 5
Violence	51	13	4	1,484	- 1,471
Birth Trauma	52	10	37	65	- 55
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	10	81	0	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	54	9	7	757	- 748
Fires	55	7	46	16	- 9
Tuberculosis	56	7	54	8	- 1
Meningitis	57	6	47	16	- 9
Hepatitis C	58	5	64	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	59	5	53	9	- 4
Poisonings	60	4	57	2	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	61	3	65	0	+ 3
Oral conditions	62	3	80	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	63	1	59	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	1	43	35	- 33
Syphilis	65	0	60	1	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	76	0	+ 0
War	67	0	61	1	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	49	13	- 13
Otitis Media	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Tetanus	70	0	63	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	73	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	68	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	62	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	58	1	- 1
Ascariasis	82	0	66	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAMAICA

Switzerland

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.