EGYPT VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	95,132	3	43,839	+ 51,293
Diabetes Mellitus	2	81,830	8	19,131	+ 62,699
Coronary Heart Disease	3	67,998	1	173,871	- 105,874
Violence	4	58,477	20	4,165	+ 54,312
Prostate Cancer	5	34,804	35	1,282	+ 33,522
Kidney Disease	6	31,242	6	21,087	+ 10,155
HIV/AIDS	7	29,835	53	397	+ 29,438
Hypertension	8	25,636	5	21,094	+ 4,542
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	23,138	16	6,975	+ 16,163
Lung Cancers	10	18,613	18	5,677	+ 12,935
Lung Disease	11	17,804	9	13,393	+ 4,411
Road Traffic Accidents	12	17,494	12	10,141	+ 7,353
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	17,193	24	3,083	+ 14,110
Breast Cancer	14	16,281	13	9,180	+ 7,101
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	15,480	7	20,695	- 5,215
Cervical Cancer	16	14,100	48	625	+ 13,475
Lymphomas	17	9,885	14	7,539	+ 2,346
Low Birth Weight	18	9,480	11	11,391	- 1,912
Stomach Cancer	19	9,083	32	1,844	+ 7,239
Endocrine Disorders	20	6,946	29	2,372	+ 4,574
Liver Disease	21	6,098	2	60,122	- 54,024
Skin Disease	22	5,726	55	219	+ 5,506
Congenital Anomalies	23	5,466	10	12,163	- 6,697
Inflammatory/Heart	24	5,252	27	2,489	+ 2,763
Parkinson's Disease	25	5,219	28	2,391	+ 2,828
Leukemia	26	5,077	22	3,763	+ 1,314
Pancreas Cancer	27	4,672	26	2,906	+ 1,766
Uterin Cancer	28	4,180	52	422	+ 3,758
Liver Cancer	29	3,983	4	24,512	- 20,529
Ovary Cancer	30	3,820	31	1,944	+ 1,877
Other Injuries	31	3,577	21	3,819	- 242
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,246	34	1,339	+ 1,907
Falls	33	3,231	30	2,019	+ 1,212
Oesophagus Cancer	34	2,906	41	951	+ 1,955
Suicide	35	2,763	25	3,022	- 259
Asthma	36	2,571	15	7,104	- 4,533
Birth Trauma	37	2,562	17	6,109	- 3,547
Bladder Cancer	38	2,346	19	5,133	- 2,787
Oral Cancer	39	2,315	45	793	+ 1,522
Malnutrition	40	1,880	46	759	+ 1,121
Epilepsy	41	1,805	50	451	+ 1,354
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	1,364	23	3,692	- 2,328
Maternal Conditions	43	1,363	44	795	+ 568
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,049	36	1,248	- 199
Other Neoplasms	45	732	61	116	+ 615
Fires	46	614	33	1,568	- 954
Meningitis	47	612	43	827	- 215
Drug Use	48	515	62	116	+ 399
Encephalitis	49	513	38	1,046	- 532
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	446	65	26	+ 420
Drownings	51	404	37	1,122	- 719
Skin Cancers	52	395	39	1,013	- 618
Appendicitis	53	357	59	142	+ 214
Tuberculosis	54	305	51	432	- 127
Alcohol	55	294	60	141	+ 153
Multiple Sclerosis	56	133	56	213	- 80
Poisonings	57	92	57	195	- 103
Dengue	58	43	69	5	+ 38
Hepatitis B	59	36	40	988	- 952
Syphilis	60	30	58	159	- 130
War	61	20	47	714	- 694
Chlamydia	62	14	71	1	+ 13
Tetanus	63	10	49	540	- 531
Hepatitis C	64	5	63	97	- 91
Upper Respiratory	65	5	68	5	+ 0
Ascariasis	66	3	67	6	- 3
Pertussis	67	0	42	906	- 906
Diphtheria	68	0	70	3	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	66	13	- 13
Malaria	72	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	220	- 220
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	64	43	- 43
Trichuriasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Jamaica

Egypt

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.