CENTRAL AFRICA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	4,832	5	3,284	+ 1,549
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,157	15	1,141	+ 3,015
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,454	7	2,900	+ 554
Violence	4	2,970	17	1,009	+ 1,962
Prostate Cancer	5	1,768	38	156	+ 1,612
Kidney Disease	6	1,587	21	710	+ 877
HIV/AIDS	7	1,516	4	3,753	- 2,237
Hypertension	8	1,302	12	1,252	+ 50
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,175	33	204	+ 971
Lung Cancers	10	945	55	47	+ 899
Lung Disease	11	904	18	956	- 52
Road Traffic Accidents	12	889	10	1,790	- 901
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	873	45	116	+ 757
Breast Cancer	14	827	26	344	+ 483
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	786	1	5,231	- 4,445
Cervical Cancer	16	716	32	230	+ 486
Lymphomas	17	502	42	119	+ 383
Low Birth Weight	18	482	8	2,228	- 1,746
Stomach Cancer	19	461	49	65	+ 396
Endocrine Disorders	20	353	25	423	- 70
Liver Disease	21	310	14	1,153	- 844
Skin Disease	22	291	54	48	+ 243
Congenital Anomalies	23	278	19	776	- 498
Inflammatory/Heart	24	267	30	270	- 3
Parkinson's Disease	25	265	48	67	+ 198
Leukemia	26	258	47	88	+ 170
Pancreas Cancer	27	237	60	37	+ 201
Uterin Cancer	28	212	65	20	+ 193
Liver Cancer	29	202	44	117	+ 86
Ovary Cancer	30	194	50	64	+ 130
Other Injuries	31	182	23	621	- 439
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	165	27	317	- 152
Falls	33	164	36	181	- 17
Oesophagus Cancer	34	148	53	48	+ 99
Suicide	35	140	24	585	- 445
Asthma	36	131	20	761	- 630
Birth Trauma	37	130	9	2,192	- 2,062
Bladder Cancer	38	119	64	23	+ 96
Oral Cancer	39	118	46	91	+ 27
Malnutrition	40	96	22	691	- 595
Epilepsy	41	92	43	119	- 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	69	3	4,684	- 4,615
Maternal Conditions	43	69	13	1,174	- 1,105
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	53	35	194	- 141
Other Neoplasms	45	37	70	5	+ 32
Fires	46	31	39	142	- 111
Meningitis	47	31	16	1,015	- 984
Drug Use	48	26	57	44	- 18
Encephalitis	49	26	62	28	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	23	66	15	+ 8
Drownings	51	21	34	202	- 182
Skin Cancers	52	20	58	43	- 23
Appendicitis	53	18	51	62	- 44
Tuberculosis	54	16	2	4,704	- 4,688
Alcohol	55	15	52	62	- 47
Multiple Sclerosis	56	7	72	4	+ 3
Poisonings	57	5	40	134	- 129
Dengue	58	2	74	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	59	2	61	33	- 31
Syphilis	60	2	41	120	- 119
War	61	1	28	314	- 313
Chlamydia	62	1	73	2	- 1
Tetanus	63	0	29	280	- 280
Hepatitis C	64	0	69	6	- 5
Upper Respiratory	65	0	63	24	- 24
Ascariasis	66	0	71	5	- 5
Pertussis	67	0	31	265	- 265
Diphtheria	68	0	67	11	- 11
Otitis Media	69	0	68	6	- 6
Leprosy	70	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	56	46	- 46
Malaria	72	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Chagas disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	37	169	- 169
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	59	40	- 40
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Jamaica

Central Africa

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.