JAMAICA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,841	3	1,726	+ 3,115
Stroke	2	1,994	1	2,415	- 420
Hypertension	3	662	8	651	+ 11
Kidney Disease	4	603	6	793	- 190
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	588	9	587	+ 0
Road Traffic Accidents	6	452	12	444	+ 8
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	448	15	393	+ 55
Lung Cancers	8	433	10	472	- 39
Diabetes Mellitus	9	415	2	2,077	- 1,662
Lung Disease	10	411	11	452	- 41
Liver Disease	11	308	21	155	+ 153
Congenital Anomalies	12	230	23	139	+ 91
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	228	13	436	- 209
Low Birth Weight	14	216	18	241	- 24
Breast Cancer	15	183	14	413	- 230
Asthma	16	156	36	65	+ 91
Bladder Cancer	17	153	38	60	+ 94
Lymphomas	18	144	17	251	- 106
Stomach Cancer	19	137	19	231	- 94
Parkinson's Disease	20	110	25	132	- 23
Falls	21	104	33	82	+ 22
Birth Trauma	22	102	37	65	+ 37
Prostate Cancer	23	98	5	883	- 786
Violence	24	96	4	1,484	- 1,388
Leukemia	25	90	26	129	- 39
Suicide	26	90	35	70	+ 20
Other Injuries	27	87	31	91	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	28	85	27	119	- 34
Liver Cancer	29	84	29	101	- 17
Inflammatory/Heart	30	70	24	133	- 63
Endocrine Disorders	31	67	20	176	- 109
HIV/AIDS	32	61	7	757	- 696
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	56	32	82	- 27
Drug Use	34	55	48	13	+ 42
Oral Cancer	35	54	39	59	- 4
Skin Cancers	36	50	52	10	+ 40
Fires	37	47	46	16	+ 32
Cervical Cancer	38	47	16	358	- 311
Ovary Cancer	39	45	30	97	- 52
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	43	42	35	+ 9
Tuberculosis	41	32	54	8	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	29	44	27	+ 2
Drownings	43	29	51	10	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	44	26	34	74	- 48
Epilepsy	45	24	41	46	- 22
Meningitis	46	20	47	16	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	47	20	43	35	- 15
Poisonings	48	19	57	2	+ 17
Hepatitis B	49	16	59	1	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	50	11	28	106	- 95
Skin Disease	51	10	22	145	- 136
Pertussis	52	9	67	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	53	9	49	13	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	54	8	56	3	+ 4
Alcohol	55	7	55	7	- 0
Tetanus	56	6	63	0	+ 6
War	57	6	61	1	+ 5
Appendicitis	58	6	53	9	- 3
Other Neoplasms	59	6	45	19	- 13
Malnutrition	60	6	40	48	- 42
Syphilis	61	4	60	1	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	2	50	11	- 9
Schistosomiasis	63	2	74	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	64	1	71	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	64	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	65	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	62	0	- 0
Diphtheria	69	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	70	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	58	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	84	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.