BRAZIL VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	188,174	2	123,207	+ 64,967
Diabetes Mellitus	2	161,863	5	59,608	+ 102,255
Coronary Heart Disease	3	134,502	1	165,788	- 31,286
Violence	4	115,671	4	68,779	+ 46,891
Prostate Cancer	5	68,843	15	19,001	+ 49,843
Kidney Disease	6	61,798	7	37,690	+ 24,107
HIV/AIDS	7	59,015	22	12,558	+ 46,457
Hypertension	8	50,710	11	28,822	+ 21,888
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	45,768	10	30,717	+ 15,051
Lung Cancers	10	36,817	9	31,659	+ 5,158
Lung Disease	11	35,217	6	59,373	- 24,156
Road Traffic Accidents	12	34,604	8	33,871	+ 733
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	34,008	12	23,161	+ 10,847
Breast Cancer	14	32,204	14	20,759	+ 11,445
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	30,620	3	94,705	- 64,085
Cervical Cancer	16	27,891	29	9,511	+ 18,380
Lymphomas	17	19,553	27	10,376	+ 9,177
Low Birth Weight	18	18,751	33	6,881	+ 11,870
Stomach Cancer	19	17,967	17	17,992	- 25
Endocrine Disorders	20	13,740	19	16,927	- 3,187
Liver Disease	21	12,063	13	21,422	- 9,359
Skin Disease	22	11,325	31	7,179	+ 4,146
Congenital Anomalies	23	10,812	23	12,317	- 1,505
Inflammatory/Heart	24	10,389	18	17,508	- 7,119
Parkinson's Disease	25	10,324	41	4,770	+ 5,554
Leukemia	26	10,042	30	8,531	+ 1,511
Pancreas Cancer	27	9,241	24	11,999	- 2,758
Uterin Cancer	28	8,268	47	2,780	+ 5,488
Liver Cancer	29	7,879	25	11,514	- 3,635
Ovary Cancer	30	7,557	43	4,355	+ 3,202
Other Injuries	31	7,076	21	13,807	- 6,731
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	6,421	44	4,258	+ 2,163
Falls	33	6,391	16	18,847	- 12,455
Oesophagus Cancer	34	5,749	26	10,466	- 4,717
Suicide	35	5,466	20	14,540	- 9,074
Asthma	36	5,085	48	2,595	+ 2,490
Birth Trauma	37	5,067	45	3,777	+ 1,290
Bladder Cancer	38	4,641	36	5,306	- 665
Oral Cancer	39	4,578	28	9,951	- 5,373
Malnutrition	40	3,719	34	6,695	- 2,977
Epilepsy	41	3,570	46	3,263	+ 307
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	2,697	35	5,659	- 2,962
Maternal Conditions	43	2,695	53	1,507	+ 1,189
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	2,075	51	2,193	- 118
Other Neoplasms	45	1,447	42	4,665	- 3,218
Fires	46	1,214	58	1,028	+ 187
Meningitis	47	1,210	54	1,359	- 148
Drug Use	48	1,019	49	2,467	- 1,448
Encephalitis	49	1,016	72	65	+ 951
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	882	61	596	+ 285
Drownings	51	798	39	4,937	- 4,139
Skin Cancers	52	782	38	5,032	- 4,250
Appendicitis	53	705	57	1,067	- 362
Tuberculosis	54	604	40	4,895	- 4,291
Alcohol	55	583	32	7,121	- 6,538
Multiple Sclerosis	56	263	64	356	- 93
Poisonings	57	182	66	317	- 135
Dengue	58	85	76	14	+ 71
Hepatitis B	59	72	59	775	- 703
Syphilis	60	59	68	223	- 164
War	61	39	56	1,090	- 1,050
Chlamydia	62	28	80	5	+ 23
Tetanus	63	19	71	88	- 69
Hepatitis C	64	10	52	1,955	- 1,944
Upper Respiratory	65	10	67	260	- 250
Ascariasis	66	5	78	7	- 2
Pertussis	67	1	75	30	- 29
Diphtheria	68	0	79	7	- 6
Otitis Media	69	0	70	94	- 93
Leprosy	70	0	69	173	- 173
Leishmaniasis	71	0	63	432	- 432
Malaria	72	0	74	44	- 44
Chagas disease	73	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	593	- 593
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	83	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	10	- 10
Measles	77	0	81	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	73	62	- 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	82	0	65	330	- 330
Anemia	83	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	85	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Jamaica

Brazil

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.