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Compare Canada 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
     
      Canada CANADA   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    68.3
    74.2
    71.1
    8
    5
    8
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    69.3
    76.3
    72.7
    11
    4
    6
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    71.6
    78.7
    75.1
    12
    6
    7
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    74.3
    80.7
    77.4
    6
    4
    3
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    76.6
    81.9
    79.2
    8
    8
    6
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    79.0
    83.4
    81.2
    10
    12
    11
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    80.2
    84.1
    82.2
    8
    11
    12
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Canada CANADA   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    80.2
    84.1
    8
    11
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    80.6
    84.5
    8
    10
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    80.6
    84.5
    8
    10
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    80.7
    84.5
    8
    10
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    80.8
    84.6
    8
    10
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    81.0
    84.7
    9
    10
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    81.2
    84.8
    9
    10
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    81.4
    84.9
    8
    10
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    81.6
    85.0
    7
    10
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    81.9
    85.2
    7
    9
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    82.2
    85.5
    7
    9
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    82.8
    85.9
    6
    9
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    83.5
    86.4
    6
    9
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    84.4
    87.1
    6
    9
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    85.5
    88.0
    6
    8
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    87.0
    89.1
    7
    7
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    88.9
    90.6
    10
    9
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.5
    23
    18
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    94.2
    95.1
    36
    22
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    98.0
    98.5
    46
    33
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    102.1
    102.4
    68
    49
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Canada CANADA   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    56.36
    145
    		  
    77.16
    112
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    35.50
    3
    		  
    4.83
    51
    3. Lung Cancers
    34.71
    13
    		  
    17.46
    63
    4. Stroke
    21.32
    171
    		  
    115.44
    63
    5. Breast Cancer
    18.53
    66
    		  
    20.06
    50
    6. Lung Disease
    17.49
    97
    		  
    11.91
    137
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.42
    38
    		  
    9.39
    70
    8. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    100
    		  
    52.12
    5
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.01
    140
    		  
    76.62
    11
    10. Suicide
    10.00
    70
    		  
    1.22
    167
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.66
    151
    		  
    17.47
    125
    12. Lymphomas
    7.68
    18
    		  
    7.93
    9
    13. Falls
    7.52
    63
    		  
    2.18
    145
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    7.30
    41
    		  
    3.88
    79
    15. Kidney Disease
    6.33
    141
    		  
    20.00
    37
    16. Liver Disease
    6.22
    144
    		  
    4.79
    156
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    5.87
    88
    		  
    4.84
    100
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.86
    151
    		  
    12.68
    112
    19. Ovary Cancer
    5.44
    53
    		  
    4.21
    85
    20. Other Injuries
    5.16
    148
    		  
    4.00
    161
    21. Leukemia
    4.99
    34
    		  
    4.77
    40
    22. Hypertension
    4.08
    163
    		  
    38.48
    10
    23. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    120
    		  
    4.75
    101
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.85
    40
    		  
    1.40
    119
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.81
    145
    		  
    9.37
    62
    26. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.76
    60
    		  
    2.41
    93
    27. Stomach Cancer
    3.64
    128
    		  
    8.40
    55
    28. Skin Cancers
    3.29
    17
    		  
    1.42
    99
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    3.09
    39
    		  
    2.29
    71
    30. Alcohol
    3.04
    37
    		  
    0.77
    87
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.95
    47
    		  
    4.15
    23
    32. Low Birth Weight
    2.86
    139
    		  
    8.10
    82
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.82
    155
    		  
    5.22
    118
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.53
    91
    		  
    2.71
    82
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.44
    102
    		  
    4.32
    84
    36. Drug Use
    2.29
    49
    		  
    2.65
    38
    37. Oral Cancer
    2.20
    114
    		  
    1.64
    139
    38. Cervical Cancer
    2.17
    149
    		  
    12.75
    59
    39. Violence
    1.88
    133
    		  
    27.22
    16
    40. Poisonings
    1.77
    68
    		  
    1.04
    96
    41. Hepatitis C
    1.12
    10
    		  
    0.12
    110
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.00
    134
    		  
    2.91
    96
    43. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.97
    11
    		  
    0.11
    138
    44. Epilepsy
    0.96
    137
    		  
    2.88
    66
    45. HIV/AIDS
    0.86
    118
    		  
    48.87
    36
    46. Drownings
    0.79
    154
    		  
    1.42
    136
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.74
    148
    		  
    3.86
    89
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.73
    159
    		  
    3.38
    71
    49. Fires
    0.69
    135
    		  
    1.88
    95
    50. Anemia
    0.66
    87
    		  
    3.89
    32
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Canada CANADA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    34,331
    16.80
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    23,541
    11.52
    		  
    141
    0.79
    3. Lung Cancers
    20,187
    9.88
    		  
    456
    2.55
    4. Stroke
    13,465
    6.59
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    5. Lung Disease
    11,105
    5.43
    		  
    336
    1.88
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9,070
    4.44
    		  
    254
    1.42
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    6,630
    3.24
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,638
    2.76
    		  
    495
    2.77
    9. Breast Cancer
    5,405
    2.64
    		  
    279
    1.56
    10. Falls
    4,678
    2.29
    		  
    62
    0.34
    11. Lymphomas
    4,520
    2.21
    		  
    209
    1.17
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    4,243
    2.08
    		  
    103
    0.57
    13. Prostate Cancer
    4,178
    2.04
    		  
    649
    3.63
    14. Kidney Disease
    4,012
    1.96
    		  
    550
    3.08
    15. Suicide
    3,983
    1.95
    		  
    33
    0.18
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    3,246
    1.59
    		  
    134
    0.75
    17. Liver Disease
    3,117
    1.53
    		  
    128
    0.71
    18. Leukemia
    2,851
    1.40
    		  
    128
    0.71
    19. Other Injuries
    2,636
    1.29
    		  
    112
    0.63
    20. Hypertension
    2,572
    1.26
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    21. Bladder Cancer
    2,386
    1.17
    		  
    40
    0.22
    22. Liver Cancer
    2,286
    1.12
    		  
    129
    0.72
    23. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,239
    1.10
    		  
    348
    1.95
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,107
    1.03
    		  
    63
    0.35
    25. Stomach Cancer
    2,091
    1.02
    		  
    227
    1.27
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    2,038
    1.00
    		  
    66
    0.37
    27. Skin Cancers
    1,787
    0.87
    		  
    39
    0.22
    28. Ovary Cancer
    1,615
    0.79
    		  
    60
    0.34
    29. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,562
    0.76
    		  
    119
    0.66
    30. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,523
    0.75
    		  
    144
    0.81
    31. Other Neoplasms
    1,490
    0.73
    		  
    72
    0.40
    32. Alcohol
    1,373
    0.67
    		  
    20
    0.11
    33. Oral Cancer
    1,224
    0.60
    		  
    44
    0.25
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    1,050
    0.51
    		  
    261
    1.46
    35. Uterin Cancer
    920
    0.45
    		  
    62
    0.35
    36. Drug Use
    893
    0.44
    		  
    73
    0.41
    37. Poisonings
    692
    0.34
    		  
    29
    0.16
    38. Low Birth Weight
    630
    0.31
    		  
    223
    1.25
    39. Violence
    626
    0.31
    		  
    749
    4.18
    40. Cervical Cancer
    558
    0.27
    		  
    177
    0.99
    41. Hepatitis C
    520
    0.25
    		  
    4
    0.02
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    507
    0.25
    		  
    4
    0.02
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    451
    0.22
    		  
    106
    0.59
    44. Anemia
    433
    0.21
    		  
    109
    0.61
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    422
    0.21
    		  
    92
    0.52
    46. HIV/AIDS
    372
    0.18
    		  
    1,296
    7.25
    47. Epilepsy
    371
    0.18
    		  
    79
    0.44
    48. Skin Disease
    355
    0.17
    		  
    83
    0.46
    49. Drownings
    293
    0.14
    		  
    40
    0.22
    50. Fires
    286
    0.14
    		  
    53
    0.30
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Canada CANADA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    34.71
    13
    		  
    17.46
    63
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.53
    66
    		  
    20.06
    50
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.42
    38
    		  
    9.39
    70
    4. Prostate Cancer
    14.80
    100
    		  
    52.12
    5
    5. Lymphomas
    7.68
    18
    		  
    7.93
    9
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.30
    41
    		  
    3.88
    79
    7. Ovary Cancer
    5.44
    53
    		  
    4.21
    85
    8. Leukemia
    4.99
    34
    		  
    4.77
    40
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.03
    120
    		  
    4.75
    101
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.85
    40
    		  
    1.40
    119
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.76
    60
    		  
    2.41
    93
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.64
    128
    		  
    8.40
    55
    13. Skin Cancers
    3.29
    17
    		  
    1.42
    99
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.95
    47
    		  
    4.15
    23
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.20
    114
    		  
    1.64
    139
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.17
    149
    		  
    12.75
    59
     
     
     
    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.