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EGYPT VS JAMAICA
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Compare Egypt 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
     
      Egypt EGYPT   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    45.1
    46.9
    46.0
    112
    115
    115
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    49.5
    51.3
    50.4
    121
    121
    119
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    54.1
    55.9
    54.9
    124
    127
    127
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    60.8
    63.6
    62.2
    117
    123
    120
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    66.7
    70.9
    68.8
    92
    107
    100
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    67.9
    72.2
    70.0
    99
    113
    105
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    68.8
    73.2
    70.9
    99
    112
    107
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Egypt EGYPT   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    68.8
    73.2
    99
    112
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    70.6
    74.8
    102
    113
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    70.7
    75.0
    102
    113
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    70.9
    75.1
    103
    113
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    71.2
    75.2
    103
    113
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    71.6
    75.3
    104
    114
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    71.9
    75.5
    106
    115
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    72.1
    75.7
    108
    115
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    72.4
    75.9
    113
    117
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    72.9
    76.2
    117
    122
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    73.6
    76.6
    123
    125
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    74.7
    77.3
    130
    128
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    76.3
    78.5
    124
    127
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    78.1
    79.9
    121
    126
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    80.0
    81.4
    130
    131
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    82.7
    83.7
    125
    124
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    85.6
    86.4
    125
    123
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.8
    122
    111
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    93.1
    93.6
    117
    103
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    97.4
    97.6
    106
    102
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    101.9
    101.9
    93
    122
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Egypt EGYPT   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    186.36
    23
    		  
    77.16
    112
    2. Stroke
    122.58
    51
    		  
    115.44
    63
    3. Liver Disease
    67.54
    2
    		  
    4.79
    156
    4. Hypertension
    37.45
    13
    		  
    38.48
    10
    5. Inflammatory/Heart
    28.76
    4
    		  
    5.22
    118
    6. Liver Cancer
    27.26
    3
    		  
    4.75
    101
    7. Kidney Disease
    26.63
    12
    		  
    20.00
    37
    8. Lung Disease
    26.20
    47
    		  
    11.91
    137
    9. Breast Cancer
    21.45
    37
    		  
    20.06
    50
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.06
    109
    		  
    17.47
    125
    11. Endocrine Disorders
    20.37
    12
    		  
    4.84
    100
    12. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    15.59
    6
    		  
    3.86
    89
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.34
    94
    		  
    12.68
    112
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    12.55
    133
    		  
    76.62
    11
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    12.07
    14
    		  
    9.37
    62
    16. Low Birth Weight
    11.50
    63
    		  
    8.10
    82
    17. Lymphomas
    7.78
    15
    		  
    7.93
    9
    18. Bladder Cancer
    7.51
    2
    		  
    1.40
    119
    19. Lung Cancers
    7.22
    111
    		  
    17.46
    63
    20. Hepatitis B
    7.10
    2
    		  
    0.11
    142
    21. Prostate Cancer
    6.83
    143
    		  
    52.12
    5
    22. Leukemia
    5.55
    19
    		  
    4.77
    40
    23. Other Neoplasms
    5.26
    15
    		  
    2.71
    82
    24. Birth Trauma
    5.17
    76
    		  
    2.91
    96
    25. Other Injuries
    5.16
    149
    		  
    4.00
    161
    26. Ovary Cancer
    4.95
    69
    		  
    4.21
    85
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.20
    132
    		  
    9.39
    70
    28. Malnutrition
    4.17
    71
    		  
    1.52
    97
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.66
    82
    		  
    3.88
    79
    30. Asthma
    3.31
    98
    		  
    2.84
    102
    31. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.21
    93
    		  
    4.32
    84
    32. Violence
    2.97
    115
    		  
    27.22
    16
    33. Drug Use
    2.97
    34
    		  
    2.65
    38
    34. Stomach Cancer
    2.50
    153
    		  
    8.40
    55
    35. Drownings
    2.48
    105
    		  
    1.42
    136
    36. Poisonings
    2.43
    59
    		  
    1.04
    96
    37. Falls
    2.32
    140
    		  
    2.18
    145
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.22
    98
    		  
    2.41
    93
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.97
    125
    		  
    1.64
    139
    40. Suicide
    1.74
    163
    		  
    1.22
    167
    41. Meningitis
    1.74
    93
    		  
    2.30
    81
    42. Leishmaniasis
    1.62
    14
    		  
    0.00
    172
    43. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.59
    133
    		  
    4.83
    51
    44. Uterin Cancer
    1.23
    124
    		  
    4.15
    23
    45. Cervical Cancer
    1.12
    169
    		  
    12.75
    59
    46. Maternal Conditions
    1.12
    91
    		  
    1.50
    80
    47. Epilepsy
    0.89
    142
    		  
    2.88
    66
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.89
    150
    		  
    3.38
    71
    49. Skin Disease
    0.84
    119
    		  
    2.98
    61
    50. Fires
    0.59
    142
    		  
    1.88
    95
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Egypt EGYPT   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    107,232
    23.14
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    2. Stroke
    69,808
    15.06
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    3. Liver Disease
    41,355
    8.92
    		  
    128
    0.71
    4. Hypertension
    21,326
    4.60
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    5. Inflammatory/Heart
    17,513
    3.78
    		  
    144
    0.81
    6. Liver Cancer
    16,810
    3.63
    		  
    129
    0.72
    7. Kidney Disease
    15,820
    3.41
    		  
    550
    3.08
    8. Lung Disease
    14,860
    3.21
    		  
    336
    1.88
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14,086
    3.04
    		  
    495
    2.77
    10. Endocrine Disorders
    12,441
    2.68
    		  
    134
    0.75
    11. Low Birth Weight
    11,859
    2.56
    		  
    223
    1.25
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    11,085
    2.39
    		  
    261
    1.46
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    10,959
    2.36
    		  
    348
    1.95
    14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    9,168
    1.98
    		  
    106
    0.59
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    7,204
    1.55
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    16. Breast Cancer
    7,139
    1.54
    		  
    279
    1.56
    17. Birth Trauma
    5,337
    1.15
    		  
    80
    0.45
    18. Lymphomas
    4,835
    1.04
    		  
    209
    1.17
    19. Lung Cancers
    4,429
    0.96
    		  
    456
    2.55
    20. Bladder Cancer
    4,360
    0.94
    		  
    40
    0.22
    21. Hepatitis B
    4,344
    0.94
    		  
    3
    0.02
    22. Leukemia
    3,928
    0.85
    		  
    128
    0.71
    23. Other Injuries
    3,693
    0.80
    		  
    112
    0.63
    24. Other Neoplasms
    3,315
    0.72
    		  
    72
    0.40
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2,761
    0.60
    		  
    119
    0.66
    26. Malnutrition
    2,676
    0.58
    		  
    42
    0.24
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,627
    0.57
    		  
    254
    1.42
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    2,264
    0.49
    		  
    103
    0.57
    29. Violence
    2,252
    0.49
    		  
    749
    4.18
    30. Drownings
    2,016
    0.43
    		  
    40
    0.22
    31. Drug Use
    1,972
    0.43
    		  
    73
    0.41
    32. Asthma
    1,924
    0.42
    		  
    80
    0.45
    33. Poisonings
    1,656
    0.36
    		  
    29
    0.16
    34. Ovary Cancer
    1,640
    0.35
    		  
    60
    0.34
    35. Falls
    1,581
    0.34
    		  
    62
    0.34
    36. Stomach Cancer
    1,553
    0.34
    		  
    227
    1.27
    37. Prostate Cancer
    1,513
    0.33
    		  
    649
    3.63
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,334
    0.29
    		  
    63
    0.35
    39. Leishmaniasis
    1,296
    0.28
    		  
    0
    0.00
    40. Suicide
    1,264
    0.27
    		  
    33
    0.18
    41. Oral Cancer
    1,224
    0.26
    		  
    44
    0.25
    42. Meningitis
    1,170
    0.25
    		  
    64
    0.36
    43. Maternal Conditions
    882
    0.19
    		  
    41
    0.23
    44. Alzheimers/Dementia
    863
    0.19
    		  
    141
    0.79
    45. Epilepsy
    648
    0.14
    		  
    79
    0.44
    46. Tetanus
    580
    0.13
    		  
    4
    0.02
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    526
    0.11
    		  
    92
    0.52
    48. Skin Disease
    490
    0.11
    		  
    83
    0.46
    49. Fires
    421
    0.09
    		  
    53
    0.30
    50. Uterin Cancer
    397
    0.09
    		  
    62
    0.35
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Egypt EGYPT   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Liver Cancer
    27.26
    3
    		  
    4.75
    101
    2. Breast Cancer
    21.45
    37
    		  
    20.06
    50
    3. Lymphomas
    7.78
    15
    		  
    7.93
    9
    4. Bladder Cancer
    7.51
    2
    		  
    1.40
    119
    5. Lung Cancers
    7.22
    111
    		  
    17.46
    63
    6. Prostate Cancer
    6.83
    143
    		  
    52.12
    5
    7. Leukemia
    5.55
    19
    		  
    4.77
    40
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.95
    69
    		  
    4.21
    85
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.20
    132
    		  
    9.39
    70
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.66
    82
    		  
    3.88
    79
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.50
    153
    		  
    8.40
    55
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.22
    98
    		  
    2.41
    93
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.97
    125
    		  
    1.64
    139
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.23
    124
    		  
    4.15
    23
    15. Cervical Cancer
    1.12
    169
    		  
    12.75
    59
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.20
    169
    		  
    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.