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Compare Cyprus 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
     
      Cyprus CYPRUS   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    67.0
    70.6
    68.8
    17
    30
    26
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    69.5
    72.5
    71.0
    8
    34
    20
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    72.6
    76.7
    74.6
    3
    16
    8
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    74.1
    78.6
    76.3
    7
    18
    14
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    75.7
    80.7
    78.1
    13
    18
    14
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    77.4
    81.7
    79.5
    22
    28
    27
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    78.3
    82.7
    80.5
    24
    28
    29
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cyprus CYPRUS   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.3
    82.7
    24
    28
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    78.6
    82.9
    25
    29
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    78.6
    82.9
    25
    29
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    78.6
    82.9
    25
    29
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    78.7
    82.9
    26
    29
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    78.7
    83.0
    30
    29
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    78.8
    83.1
    30
    30
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    79.0
    83.1
    30
    30
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    79.1
    83.2
    32
    30
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    79.4
    83.3
    32
    31
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    79.7
    83.5
    33
    34
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    80.1
    83.7
    36
    34
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    80.8
    84.1
    38
    36
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    81.7
    84.7
    45
    43
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    83.0
    85.6
    54
    50
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    84.7
    86.9
    61
    53
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.8
    68
    56
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    90.0
    91.3
    80
    63
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    93.5
    94.4
    86
    66
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    97.5
    98.1
    93
    64
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    101.9
    102.2
    99
    66
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cyprus CYPRUS   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    60.92
    138
    		  
    77.16
    112
    2. Stroke
    26.01
    166
    		  
    115.44
    63
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    24.14
    93
    		  
    76.62
    11
    4. Lung Cancers
    19.67
    59
    		  
    17.46
    63
    5. Breast Cancer
    19.47
    57
    		  
    20.06
    50
    6. Hypertension
    15.93
    98
    		  
    38.48
    10
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.07
    103
    		  
    52.12
    5
    8. Alzheimers/Dementia
    10.40
    28
    		  
    4.83
    51
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.07
    129
    		  
    12.68
    112
    10. Kidney Disease
    8.49
    124
    		  
    20.00
    37
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.96
    80
    		  
    9.39
    70
    12. Other Injuries
    6.53
    132
    		  
    4.00
    161
    13. Lung Disease
    6.27
    162
    		  
    11.91
    137
    14. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6.10
    166
    		  
    17.47
    125
    15. Lymphomas
    5.80
    57
    		  
    7.93
    9
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    5.45
    93
    		  
    4.84
    100
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    4.88
    64
    		  
    3.88
    79
    18. Leukemia
    4.73
    41
    		  
    4.77
    40
    19. Suicide
    4.65
    127
    		  
    1.22
    167
    20. Stomach Cancer
    4.65
    106
    		  
    8.40
    55
    21. Liver Disease
    4.32
    159
    		  
    4.79
    156
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.13
    89
    		  
    4.21
    85
    23. Other Neoplasms
    4.06
    38
    		  
    2.71
    82
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.62
    47
    		  
    1.40
    119
    25. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    48
    		  
    4.15
    23
    26. Liver Cancer
    2.93
    153
    		  
    4.75
    101
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    2.87
    158
    		  
    9.37
    62
    28. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.63
    160
    		  
    5.22
    118
    29. Skin Disease
    2.53
    65
    		  
    2.98
    61
    30. Falls
    2.11
    149
    		  
    2.18
    145
    31. Cervical Cancer
    2.09
    152
    		  
    12.75
    59
    32. Drownings
    1.97
    123
    		  
    1.42
    136
    33. Skin Cancers
    1.65
    80
    		  
    1.42
    99
    34. Anemia
    1.57
    62
    		  
    3.89
    32
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    1.46
    103
    		  
    2.29
    71
    36. Asthma
    1.29
    128
    		  
    2.84
    102
    37. Drug Use
    1.23
    82
    		  
    2.65
    38
    38. Low Birth Weight
    1.23
    164
    		  
    8.10
    82
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.23
    131
    		  
    4.32
    84
    40. Oral Cancer
    1.14
    162
    		  
    1.64
    139
    41. Violence
    0.97
    150
    		  
    27.22
    16
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.94
    139
    		  
    3.86
    89
    43. Alcohol
    0.73
    89
    		  
    0.77
    87
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.64
    160
    		  
    2.41
    93
    45. Epilepsy
    0.63
    162
    		  
    2.88
    66
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.50
    161
    		  
    2.91
    96
    47. Poisonings
    0.37
    156
    		  
    1.04
    96
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.35
    170
    		  
    3.38
    71
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.31
    124
    		  
    0.50
    92
    50. Fires
    0.22
    166
    		  
    1.88
    95
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Cyprus CYPRUS   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    970
    20.57
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    2. Stroke
    435
    9.22
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    406
    8.62
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    4. Lung Cancers
    302
    6.40
    		  
    456
    2.55
    5. Hypertension
    272
    5.78
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    6. Alzheimers/Dementia
    178
    3.77
    		  
    141
    0.79
    7. Breast Cancer
    152
    3.22
    		  
    279
    1.56
    8. Kidney Disease
    142
    3.02
    		  
    550
    3.08
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    125
    2.64
    		  
    254
    1.42
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    120
    2.55
    		  
    348
    1.95
    11. Prostate Cancer
    107
    2.27
    		  
    649
    3.63
    12. Lung Disease
    105
    2.23
    		  
    336
    1.88
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    100
    2.12
    		  
    495
    2.77
    14. Other Injuries
    99
    2.10
    		  
    112
    0.63
    15. Lymphomas
    90
    1.91
    		  
    209
    1.17
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    87
    1.85
    		  
    134
    0.75
    17. Leukemia
    76
    1.61
    		  
    128
    0.71
    18. Pancreas Cancer
    74
    1.57
    		  
    103
    0.57
    19. Stomach Cancer
    73
    1.54
    		  
    227
    1.27
    20. Liver Disease
    64
    1.37
    		  
    128
    0.71
    21. Other Neoplasms
    64
    1.36
    		  
    72
    0.40
    22. Bladder Cancer
    60
    1.26
    		  
    40
    0.22
    23. Suicide
    58
    1.23
    		  
    33
    0.18
    24. Liver Cancer
    47
    1.00
    		  
    129
    0.72
    25. Skin Disease
    42
    0.89
    		  
    83
    0.46
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    38
    0.81
    		  
    144
    0.81
    27. Ovary Cancer
    34
    0.72
    		  
    60
    0.34
    28. Falls
    32
    0.68
    		  
    62
    0.34
    29. Drownings
    28
    0.60
    		  
    40
    0.22
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    28
    0.59
    		  
    261
    1.46
    31. Anemia
    27
    0.57
    		  
    109
    0.61
    32. Skin Cancers
    25
    0.53
    		  
    39
    0.22
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    24
    0.52
    		  
    66
    0.37
    34. Uterin Cancer
    24
    0.50
    		  
    62
    0.35
    35. Asthma
    22
    0.48
    		  
    80
    0.45
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    22
    0.46
    		  
    119
    0.66
    37. Oral Cancer
    17
    0.37
    		  
    44
    0.25
    38. Cervical Cancer
    16
    0.34
    		  
    177
    0.99
    39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    16
    0.33
    		  
    106
    0.59
    40. Drug Use
    15
    0.32
    		  
    73
    0.41
    41. Violence
    13
    0.29
    		  
    749
    4.18
    42. Alcohol
    10
    0.21
    		  
    20
    0.11
    43. Oesophagus Cancer
    10
    0.20
    		  
    63
    0.35
    44. Low Birth Weight
    9
    0.20
    		  
    223
    1.25
    45. Epilepsy
    8
    0.17
    		  
    79
    0.44
    46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7
    0.14
    		  
    92
    0.52
    47. Poisonings
    5
    0.11
    		  
    29
    0.16
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    5
    0.11
    		  
    14
    0.08
    49. Birth Trauma
    4
    0.08
    		  
    80
    0.45
    50. Hepatitis B
    3
    0.07
    		  
    3
    0.02
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Cyprus CYPRUS   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.67
    59
    		  
    17.46
    63
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.47
    57
    		  
    20.06
    50
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.07
    103
    		  
    52.12
    5
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.96
    80
    		  
    9.39
    70
    5. Lymphomas
    5.80
    57
    		  
    7.93
    9
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    4.88
    64
    		  
    3.88
    79
    7. Leukemia
    4.73
    41
    		  
    4.77
    40
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.65
    106
    		  
    8.40
    55
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.13
    89
    		  
    4.21
    85
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.62
    47
    		  
    1.40
    119
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.94
    48
    		  
    4.15
    23
    12. Liver Cancer
    2.93
    153
    		  
    4.75
    101
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.09
    152
    		  
    12.75
    59
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.65
    80
    		  
    1.42
    99
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.14
    162
    		  
    1.64
    139
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.64
    160
    		  
    2.41
    93
     
     
     
    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.