JAMAICA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		JAMAICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,800	15	393	+ 1,407
Tuberculosis	2	1,071	54	8	+ 1,063
Measles	3	1,034	77	0	+ 1,034
Malaria	4	1,023	72	0	+ 1,023
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	1,011	42	35	+ 976
Stroke	6	895	1	2,415	- 1,519
Coronary Heart Disease	7	849	3	1,726	- 877
Low Birth Weight	8	848	18	241	+ 608
Birth Trauma	9	809	37	65	+ 744
Road Traffic Accidents	10	740	12	444	+ 296
Congenital Anomalies	11	398	23	139	+ 259
Hypertension	12	385	8	651	- 266
Liver Disease	13	368	21	155	+ 213
Lung Disease	14	331	11	452	- 121
HIV/AIDS	15	325	7	757	- 432
Diabetes Mellitus	16	316	2	2,077	- 1,761
Meningitis	17	283	47	16	+ 268
Violence	18	272	4	1,484	- 1,212
Maternal Conditions	19	257	43	35	+ 223
Kidney Disease	20	222	6	793	- 571
Malnutrition	21	218	40	48	+ 170
Other Injuries	22	202	31	91	+ 112
Pertussis	23	194	67	0	+ 194
Asthma	24	189	36	65	+ 124
Endocrine Disorders	25	181	20	176	+ 4
Suicide	26	142	35	70	+ 72
Cervical Cancer	27	118	16	358	- 240
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	111	9	587	- 476
Inflammatory/Heart	29	99	24	133	- 34
Prostate Cancer	30	97	5	883	- 787
Liver Cancer	31	94	29	101	- 7
Syphilis	32	92	60	1	+ 91
Falls	33	85	33	82	+ 3
Drownings	34	85	51	10	+ 74
Breast Cancer	35	84	14	413	- 330
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	73	13	436	- 364
Stomach Cancer	37	63	19	231	- 167
Lymphomas	38	50	17	251	- 200
Fires	39	49	46	16	+ 34
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	47	32	82	- 35
Leukemia	41	46	26	129	- 83
Poisonings	42	42	57	2	+ 40
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	42	44	27	+ 16
Epilepsy	44	42	41	46	- 4
War	45	41	61	1	+ 40
Tetanus	46	29	63	0	+ 28
Lung Cancers	47	28	10	472	- 444
Schistosomiasis	48	26	74	0	+ 26
Parkinson's Disease	49	25	25	132	- 107
Pancreas Cancer	50	25	27	119	- 94
Oral Cancer	51	25	39	59	- 34
Leishmaniasis	52	21	71	0	+ 21
Oesophagus Cancer	53	19	34	74	- 54
Skin Disease	54	19	22	145	- 126
Skin Cancers	55	19	52	10	+ 9
Appendicitis	56	17	53	9	+ 8
Encephalitis	57	17	49	13	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	58	16	30	97	- 81
Drug Use	59	16	48	13	+ 3
Alcohol	60	16	55	7	+ 8
Hepatitis B	61	11	59	1	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	62	9	65	0	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	63	9	28	106	- 97
Trypanosomiasis	64	8	75	0	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	65	7	38	60	- 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	5	50	11	- 6
Other Neoplasms	67	2	45	19	- 16
Ascariasis	68	2	66	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	64	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	1	68	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	56	3	- 2
Otitis Media	72	1	69	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	0	62	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	58	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.