COLOMBIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	42,405	3	16,573	+ 25,832
Diabetes Mellitus	2	36,476	11	5,028	+ 31,447
Coronary Heart Disease	3	30,310	1	43,066	- 12,756
Violence	4	26,066	2	19,268	+ 6,798
Prostate Cancer	5	15,514	14	3,584	+ 11,929
Kidney Disease	6	13,926	7	6,834	+ 7,092
HIV/AIDS	7	13,299	17	2,683	+ 10,616
Hypertension	8	11,427	8	6,400	+ 5,028
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	10,314	22	2,157	+ 8,157
Lung Cancers	10	8,297	10	5,250	+ 3,046
Lung Disease	11	7,936	4	15,928	- 7,992
Road Traffic Accidents	12	7,798	6	7,765	+ 33
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	7,664	12	4,371	+ 3,293
Breast Cancer	14	7,257	13	3,669	+ 3,588
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	6,900	5	10,773	- 3,873
Cervical Cancer	16	6,285	20	2,266	+ 4,019
Lymphomas	17	4,406	18	2,603	+ 1,803
Low Birth Weight	18	4,225	23	2,095	+ 2,130
Stomach Cancer	19	4,049	9	6,112	- 2,063
Endocrine Disorders	20	3,096	30	1,367	+ 1,729
Liver Disease	21	2,718	19	2,426	+ 292
Skin Disease	22	2,552	34	1,102	+ 1,450
Congenital Anomalies	23	2,437	16	2,963	- 526
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,341	31	1,329	+ 1,012
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,327	47	383	+ 1,944
Leukemia	26	2,263	21	2,208	+ 55
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,083	25	2,022	+ 60
Uterin Cancer	28	1,863	45	423	+ 1,440
Liver Cancer	29	1,776	24	2,065	- 289
Ovary Cancer	30	1,703	33	1,122	+ 581
Other Injuries	31	1,595	28	1,592	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,447	39	698	+ 748
Falls	33	1,440	29	1,518	- 77
Oesophagus Cancer	34	1,295	36	835	+ 460
Suicide	35	1,232	26	1,965	- 733
Asthma	36	1,146	54	191	+ 954
Birth Trauma	37	1,142	41	648	+ 493
Bladder Cancer	38	1,046	42	609	+ 437
Oral Cancer	39	1,032	37	807	+ 225
Malnutrition	40	838	27	1,878	- 1,040
Epilepsy	41	805	43	597	+ 207
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	608	38	747	- 140
Maternal Conditions	43	607	46	394	+ 214
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	468	63	38	+ 430
Other Neoplasms	45	326	15	3,205	- 2,878
Fires	46	274	56	127	+ 147
Meningitis	47	273	50	244	+ 29
Drug Use	48	230	44	492	- 262
Encephalitis	49	229	64	38	+ 191
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	199	51	242	- 43
Drownings	51	180	40	689	- 509
Skin Cancers	52	176	35	1,028	- 852
Appendicitis	53	159	52	213	- 54
Tuberculosis	54	136	32	1,272	- 1,136
Alcohol	55	131	68	23	+ 108
Multiple Sclerosis	56	59	60	62	- 3
Poisonings	57	41	61	61	- 20
Dengue	58	19	55	133	- 114
Hepatitis B	59	16	62	50	- 34
Syphilis	60	13	65	30	- 17
War	61	9	49	260	- 251
Chlamydia	62	6	81	0	+ 6
Tetanus	63	4	71	14	- 10
Hepatitis C	64	2	59	65	- 63
Upper Respiratory	65	2	66	27	- 24
Ascariasis	66	1	76	5	- 4
Pertussis	67	0	69	18	- 18
Diphtheria	68	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	70	0	72	8	- 8
Leishmaniasis	71	0	74	7	- 7
Malaria	72	0	67	26	- 26
Chagas disease	73	0	53	203	- 203
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	82	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	75	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	82	0	58	67	- 67
Anemia	83	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Jamaica

Colombia

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.