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Compare Barbados and Jamaica health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Barbados BARBADOS   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    62.2
    67.0
    64.5
    42
    42
    40
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    66.2
    71.2
    68.7
    33
    41
    39
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    69.6
    74.7
    72.1
    24
    31
    28
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    72.0
    77.1
    74.5
    26
    29
    29
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    72.2
    78.5
    75.3
    41
    37
    37
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    72.3
    77.1
    74.7
    57
    69
    59
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    73.1
    77.9
    75.5
    59
    74
    64
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Barbados BARBADOS   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    77.9
    59
    74
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    74.1
    78.8
    57
    73
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    74.2
    78.9
    57
    72
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    74.3
    78.9
    57
    73
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    74.5
    79.0
    59
    74
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    74.7
    79.2
    61
    74
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    75.0
    79.3
    65
    74
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    75.2
    79.5
    68
    74
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    75.4
    79.7
    72
    73
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    75.7
    79.9
    77
    75
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    76.2
    80.3
    78
    76
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    76.9
    80.8
    79
    79
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    78.0
    81.4
    80
    80
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    79.3
    82.2
    85
    83
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    81.1
    83.5
    91
    86
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    83.3
    85.1
    95
    90
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.4
    107
    92
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    89.2
    90.2
    112
    95
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    93.0
    93.7
    124
    99
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.7
    128
    99
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    101.7
    102.0
    137
    97
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Barbados BARBADOS   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    64.73
    3
    		  
    52.12
    5
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.29
    151
    		  
    77.16
    112
    3. Stroke
    45.97
    134
    		  
    115.44
    63
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    44.94
    35
    		  
    76.62
    11
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    27.28
    92
    		  
    17.47
    125
    6. Breast Cancer
    27.11
    6
    		  
    20.06
    50
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.94
    19
    		  
    9.39
    70
    8. Hypertension
    11.81
    123
    		  
    38.48
    10
    9. HIV/AIDS
    11.21
    69
    		  
    48.87
    36
    10. Kidney Disease
    10.97
    109
    		  
    20.00
    37
    11. Endocrine Disorders
    10.35
    50
    		  
    4.84
    100
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    9.60
    58
    		  
    9.37
    62
    13. Skin Disease
    8.21
    15
    		  
    2.98
    61
    14. Lymphomas
    7.97
    8
    		  
    7.93
    9
    15. Uterin Cancer
    7.96
    3
    		  
    4.15
    23
    16. Cervical Cancer
    7.62
    91
    		  
    12.75
    59
    17. Violence
    7.60
    70
    		  
    27.22
    16
    18. Stomach Cancer
    7.28
    63
    		  
    8.40
    55
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.58
    144
    		  
    12.68
    112
    20. Liver Disease
    6.34
    143
    		  
    4.79
    156
    21. Lung Cancers
    6.30
    121
    		  
    17.46
    63
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    6.27
    48
    		  
    3.88
    79
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.57
    111
    		  
    5.22
    118
    24. Oral Cancer
    4.99
    41
    		  
    1.64
    139
    25. Other Injuries
    4.69
    155
    		  
    4.00
    161
    26. Ovary Cancer
    4.68
    74
    		  
    4.21
    85
    27. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.48
    54
    		  
    4.83
    51
    28. Low Birth Weight
    4.43
    120
    		  
    8.10
    82
    29. Birth Trauma
    4.43
    79
    		  
    2.91
    96
    30. Leukemia
    4.22
    66
    		  
    4.77
    40
    31. Liver Cancer
    3.55
    137
    		  
    4.75
    101
    32. Lung Disease
    3.47
    169
    		  
    11.91
    137
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.21
    71
    		  
    2.41
    93
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    3.21
    34
    		  
    2.29
    71
    35. Asthma
    2.72
    103
    		  
    2.84
    102
    36. Dengue
    2.28
    4
    		  
    0.60
    20
    37. Drownings
    2.24
    114
    		  
    1.42
    136
    38. Bladder Cancer
    2.15
    85
    		  
    1.40
    119
    39. Suicide
    2.10
    160
    		  
    1.22
    167
    40. Anemia
    1.92
    58
    		  
    3.89
    32
    41. Fires
    1.76
    100
    		  
    1.88
    95
    42. Alcohol
    1.70
    58
    		  
    0.77
    87
    43. Epilepsy
    1.54
    108
    		  
    2.88
    66
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    127
    		  
    4.32
    84
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.36
    129
    		  
    3.38
    71
    46. Meningitis
    1.13
    105
    		  
    2.30
    81
    47. Skin Cancers
    1.10
    123
    		  
    1.42
    99
    48. Other Neoplasms
    0.79
    159
    		  
    2.71
    82
    49. Falls
    0.79
    172
    		  
    2.18
    145
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.70
    100
    		  
    1.50
    80
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Barbados BARBADOS   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    197
    12.93
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    2. Stroke
    170
    11.15
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    166
    10.86
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    4. Prostate Cancer
    100
    6.57
    		  
    649
    3.63
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    97
    6.33
    		  
    495
    2.77
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    66
    4.32
    		  
    254
    1.42
    7. Breast Cancer
    53
    3.46
    		  
    279
    1.56
    8. Hypertension
    44
    2.89
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    9. Kidney Disease
    39
    2.56
    		  
    550
    3.08
    10. HIV/AIDS
    36
    2.38
    		  
    1,296
    7.25
    11. Endocrine Disorders
    31
    2.05
    		  
    134
    0.75
    12. Skin Disease
    30
    2.00
    		  
    83
    0.46
    13. Lymphomas
    30
    1.96
    		  
    209
    1.17
    14. Stomach Cancer
    28
    1.81
    		  
    227
    1.27
    15. Violence
    24
    1.56
    		  
    749
    4.18
    16. Lung Cancers
    24
    1.55
    		  
    456
    2.55
    17. Liver Disease
    24
    1.55
    		  
    128
    0.71
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    23
    1.50
    		  
    103
    0.57
    19. Road Traffic Accidents
    22
    1.44
    		  
    348
    1.95
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    21
    1.40
    		  
    261
    1.46
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    18
    1.21
    		  
    144
    0.81
    22. Oral Cancer
    18
    1.20
    		  
    44
    0.25
    23. Other Injuries
    17
    1.12
    		  
    112
    0.63
    24. Alzheimers/Dementia
    17
    1.09
    		  
    141
    0.79
    25. Uterin Cancer
    16
    1.02
    		  
    62
    0.35
    26. Cervical Cancer
    14
    0.95
    		  
    177
    0.99
    27. Leukemia
    14
    0.91
    		  
    128
    0.71
    28. Lung Disease
    14
    0.89
    		  
    336
    1.88
    29. Liver Cancer
    12
    0.81
    		  
    129
    0.72
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    0.76
    		  
    66
    0.37
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    12
    0.76
    		  
    63
    0.35
    32. Ovary Cancer
    10
    0.63
    		  
    60
    0.34
    33. Asthma
    10
    0.62
    		  
    80
    0.45
    34. Birth Trauma
    9
    0.62
    		  
    80
    0.45
    35. Low Birth Weight
    9
    0.60
    		  
    223
    1.25
    36. Suicide
    7
    0.49
    		  
    33
    0.18
    37. Anemia
    7
    0.49
    		  
    109
    0.61
    38. Drownings
    7
    0.46
    		  
    40
    0.22
    39. Bladder Cancer
    7
    0.46
    		  
    40
    0.22
    40. Dengue
    7
    0.44
    		  
    18
    0.10
    41. Alcohol
    6
    0.38
    		  
    20
    0.11
    42. Fires
    6
    0.37
    		  
    53
    0.30
    43. Epilepsy
    5
    0.34
    		  
    79
    0.44
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5
    0.32
    		  
    92
    0.52
    45. Skin Cancers
    5
    0.31
    		  
    39
    0.22
    46. Meningitis
    5
    0.29
    		  
    64
    0.36
    47. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5
    0.29
    		  
    119
    0.66
    48. Falls
    4
    0.28
    		  
    62
    0.34
    49. Other Neoplasms
    3
    0.17
    		  
    72
    0.40
    50. Malnutrition
    2
    0.16
    		  
    42
    0.24
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Barbados BARBADOS   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    64.73
    3
    		  
    52.12
    5
    2. Breast Cancer
    27.11
    6
    		  
    20.06
    50
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    17.94
    19
    		  
    9.39
    70
    4. Lymphomas
    7.97
    8
    		  
    7.93
    9
    5. Uterin Cancer
    7.96
    3
    		  
    4.15
    23
    6. Cervical Cancer
    7.62
    91
    		  
    12.75
    59
    7. Stomach Cancer
    7.28
    63
    		  
    8.40
    55
    8. Lung Cancers
    6.30
    121
    		  
    17.46
    63
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    6.27
    48
    		  
    3.88
    79
    10. Oral Cancer
    4.99
    41
    		  
    1.64
    139
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.68
    74
    		  
    4.21
    85
    12. Leukemia
    4.22
    66
    		  
    4.77
    40
    13. Liver Cancer
    3.55
    137
    		  
    4.75
    101
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.21
    71
    		  
    2.41
    93
    15. Bladder Cancer
    2.15
    85
    		  
    1.40
    119
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.10
    123
    		  
    1.42
    99
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.