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Compare Ghana 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
     
      Ghana GHANA   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    44.4
    47.3
    45.8
    118
    114
    117
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    47.8
    50.7
    49.2
    124
    124
    125
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    51.6
    54.5
    53.0
    132
    134
    133
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    55.7
    58.1
    56.9
    138
    142
    141
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    57.9
    59.1
    58.5
    136
    144
    138
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    59.6
    62.2
    60.9
    147
    149
    150
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    61.0
    63.9
    62.4
    149
    155
    153
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ghana GHANA   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    61.0
    63.9
    149
    155
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    65.3
    67.7
    153
    157
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    66.1
    68.5
    151
    156
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    66.6
    69.0
    151
    157
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    67.3
    69.5
    145
    156
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    68.2
    70.2
    143
    157
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    69.0
    70.9
    144
    157
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    69.9
    71.7
    143
    158
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    70.8
    72.5
    144
    158
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    71.7
    73.4
    142
    162
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    72.8
    74.3
    151
    166
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    74.0
    75.3
    154
    171
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    75.4
    76.4
    159
    173
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    77.1
    77.8
    166
    175
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    79.1
    79.6
    172
    175
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    81.6
    81.9
    175
    175
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    84.6
    84.8
    175
    178
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    88.2
    88.4
    176
    177
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    92.3
    92.5
    175
    175
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    96.8
    97.0
    175
    175
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.6
    174
    175
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ghana GHANA   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    149.38
    24
    		  
    115.44
    63
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    127.53
    31
    		  
    17.47
    125
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    96.73
    75
    		  
    77.16
    112
    4. Malaria
    61.63
    11
    		  
    0.00
    172
    5. HIV/AIDS
    49.90
    34
    		  
    48.87
    36
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    36.81
    60
    		  
    76.62
    11
    7. Liver Disease
    33.79
    19
    		  
    4.79
    156
    8. Malnutrition
    32.09
    29
    		  
    1.52
    97
    9. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.83
    45
    		  
    4.32
    84
    10. Meningitis
    27.58
    19
    		  
    2.30
    81
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    24.60
    38
    		  
    12.68
    112
    12. Hypertension
    20.93
    50
    		  
    38.48
    10
    13. Cervical Cancer
    20.71
    27
    		  
    12.75
    59
    14. Low Birth Weight
    19.23
    36
    		  
    8.10
    82
    15. Birth Trauma
    17.73
    33
    		  
    2.91
    96
    16. Prostate Cancer
    15.84
    94
    		  
    52.12
    5
    17. Kidney Disease
    15.74
    74
    		  
    20.00
    37
    18. Lung Disease
    15.53
    111
    		  
    11.91
    137
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    14.41
    28
    		  
    4.84
    100
    20. Falls
    14.32
    21
    		  
    2.18
    145
    21. Anemia
    13.93
    12
    		  
    3.89
    32
    22. Other Injuries
    13.87
    71
    		  
    4.00
    161
    23. Maternal Conditions
    13.59
    39
    		  
    1.50
    80
    24. Liver Cancer
    12.61
    23
    		  
    4.75
    101
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.21
    36
    		  
    5.22
    118
    26. Breast Cancer
    12.01
    121
    		  
    20.06
    50
    27. Epilepsy
    11.36
    18
    		  
    2.88
    66
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    10.66
    34
    		  
    9.37
    62
    29. Tuberculosis
    10.65
    68
    		  
    0.23
    157
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    9.55
    24
    		  
    3.38
    71
    31. Asthma
    7.53
    68
    		  
    2.84
    102
    32. Violence
    5.53
    86
    		  
    27.22
    16
    33. Appendicitis
    5.14
    19
    		  
    0.40
    89
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.03
    74
    		  
    3.86
    89
    35. Fires
    4.98
    53
    		  
    1.88
    95
    36. Drownings
    4.80
    72
    		  
    1.42
    136
    37. Hepatitis B
    4.52
    14
    		  
    0.11
    142
    38. Lymphomas
    3.76
    112
    		  
    7.93
    9
    39. Skin Disease
    3.62
    53
    		  
    2.98
    61
    40. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.56
    71
    		  
    4.83
    51
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.54
    147
    		  
    9.39
    70
    42. Ovary Cancer
    3.33
    123
    		  
    4.21
    85
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    3.16
    38
    		  
    2.29
    71
    44. Suicide
    2.97
    152
    		  
    1.22
    167
    45. Stomach Cancer
    2.91
    143
    		  
    8.40
    55
    46. Oral Cancer
    2.50
    98
    		  
    1.64
    139
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2.35
    23
    		  
    0.50
    92
    48. Schistosomiasis
    2.30
    41
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Lung Cancers
    2.27
    143
    		  
    17.46
    63
    50. Other Neoplasms
    2.22
    111
    		  
    2.71
    82
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Ghana GHANA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22,387
    11.96
    		  
    495
    2.77
    2. Stroke
    18,258
    9.75
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    3. Malaria
    17,422
    9.30
    		  
    0
    0.00
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    12,125
    6.48
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    5. HIV/AIDS
    10,343
    5.52
    		  
    1,296
    7.25
    6. Low Birth Weight
    7,876
    4.21
    		  
    223
    1.25
    7. Diarrhoeal diseases
    7,589
    4.05
    		  
    119
    0.66
    8. Birth Trauma
    7,261
    3.88
    		  
    80
    0.45
    9. Meningitis
    6,310
    3.37
    		  
    64
    0.36
    10. Malnutrition
    6,182
    3.30
    		  
    42
    0.24
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    5,540
    2.96
    		  
    348
    1.95
    12. Liver Disease
    5,477
    2.92
    		  
    128
    0.71
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,832
    2.58
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    4,130
    2.21
    		  
    261
    1.46
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    3,127
    1.67
    		  
    134
    0.75
    16. Maternal Conditions
    3,117
    1.66
    		  
    41
    0.23
    17. Other Injuries
    3,068
    1.64
    		  
    112
    0.63
    18. Epilepsy
    2,651
    1.42
    		  
    79
    0.44
    19. Falls
    2,626
    1.40
    		  
    62
    0.34
    20. Hypertension
    2,539
    1.36
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    21. Kidney Disease
    2,469
    1.32
    		  
    550
    3.08
    22. Anemia
    2,439
    1.30
    		  
    109
    0.61
    23. Lung Disease
    1,930
    1.03
    		  
    336
    1.88
    24. Liver Cancer
    1,855
    0.99
    		  
    129
    0.72
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,833
    0.98
    		  
    144
    0.81
    26. Tuberculosis
    1,735
    0.93
    		  
    6
    0.03
    27. Cervical Cancer
    1,549
    0.83
    		  
    177
    0.99
    28. Violence
    1,456
    0.78
    		  
    749
    4.18
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,350
    0.72
    		  
    92
    0.52
    30. Fires
    1,333
    0.71
    		  
    53
    0.30
    31. Drownings
    1,248
    0.67
    		  
    40
    0.22
    32. Asthma
    1,169
    0.62
    		  
    80
    0.45
    33. Breast Cancer
    1,013
    0.54
    		  
    279
    1.56
    34. Appendicitis
    843
    0.45
    		  
    11
    0.06
    35. Pertussis
    803
    0.43
    		  
    10
    0.06
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    779
    0.42
    		  
    106
    0.59
    37. Measles
    771
    0.41
    		  
    2
    0.01
    38. Hepatitis B
    755
    0.40
    		  
    3
    0.02
    39. Prostate Cancer
    680
    0.36
    		  
    649
    3.63
    40. Suicide
    577
    0.31
    		  
    33
    0.18
    41. Lymphomas
    558
    0.30
    		  
    209
    1.17
    42. Poisonings
    549
    0.29
    		  
    29
    0.16
    43. Skin Disease
    549
    0.29
    		  
    83
    0.46
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    447
    0.24
    		  
    254
    1.42
    45. Alzheimers/Dementia
    435
    0.23
    		  
    141
    0.79
    46. Stomach Cancer
    433
    0.23
    		  
    227
    1.27
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    356
    0.19
    		  
    66
    0.37
    48. Schistosomiasis
    355
    0.19
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Other Neoplasms
    351
    0.19
    		  
    72
    0.40
    50. Oral Cancer
    333
    0.18
    		  
    44
    0.25
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Ghana GHANA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    20.71
    27
    		  
    12.75
    59
    2. Prostate Cancer
    15.84
    94
    		  
    52.12
    5
    3. Liver Cancer
    12.61
    23
    		  
    4.75
    101
    4. Breast Cancer
    12.01
    121
    		  
    20.06
    50
    5. Lymphomas
    3.76
    112
    		  
    7.93
    9
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.54
    147
    		  
    9.39
    70
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.33
    123
    		  
    4.21
    85
    8. Stomach Cancer
    2.91
    143
    		  
    8.40
    55
    9. Oral Cancer
    2.50
    98
    		  
    1.64
    139
    10. Lung Cancers
    2.27
    143
    		  
    17.46
    63
    11. Bladder Cancer
    1.54
    108
    		  
    1.40
    119
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    1.32
    135
    		  
    3.88
    79
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.21
    118
    		  
    1.42
    99
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.19
    128
    		  
    4.15
    23
    15. Leukemia
    1.05
    161
    		  
    4.77
    40
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.48
    168
    		  
    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.