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GUINEA-BISSAU VS JAMAICA
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Compare Guinea-Bissau 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
     
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    32.6
    35.6
    34.1
    169
    166
    167
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    34.6
    37.6
    36.1
    172
    171
    171
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    37.1
    40.2
    38.6
    174
    173
    174
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    40.9
    44.2
    42.5
    179
    177
    178
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    43.5
    47.0
    45.2
    174
    173
    173
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    55.4
    58.0
    56.7
    166
    166
    166
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    52.5
    55.3
    53.9
    177
    178
    177
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    52.5
    55.3
    177
    178
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    60.6
    62.5
    176
    178
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    61.6
    63.7
    175
    178
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    62.1
    64.3
    177
    178
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    62.9
    65.1
    177
    178
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    63.8
    66.0
    176
    177
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    64.8
    67.2
    176
    177
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    66.0
    68.6
    177
    177
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    67.5
    70.2
    177
    177
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    68.8
    71.6
    179
    178
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    70.9
    72.7
    175
    180
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    72.7
    73.9
    174
    180
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    74.4
    75.3
    176
    180
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    76.3
    77.0
    176
    180
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    78.5
    79.0
    180
    181
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    81.2
    81.5
    180
    181
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    84.4
    84.6
    179
    181
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    88.1
    88.3
    179
    181
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    92.2
    92.4
    178
    180
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    96.8
    96.9
    178
    178
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    101.5
    101.6
    173
    172
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    210.98
    8
    		  
    17.47
    125
    2. HIV/AIDS
    169.13
    19
    		  
    48.87
    36
    3. Stroke
    151.76
    21
    		  
    115.44
    63
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    108.36
    65
    		  
    77.16
    112
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    70.43
    14
    		  
    4.32
    84
    6. Malaria
    62.71
    7
    		  
    0.00
    172
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    47.39
    32
    		  
    76.62
    11
    8. Tuberculosis
    46.45
    24
    		  
    0.23
    157
    9. Meningitis
    44.58
    4
    		  
    2.30
    81
    10. Malnutrition
    39.35
    21
    		  
    1.52
    97
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    34.37
    11
    		  
    12.68
    112
    12. Birth Trauma
    32.06
    3
    		  
    2.91
    96
    13. Liver Disease
    31.15
    24
    		  
    4.79
    156
    14. Low Birth Weight
    28.62
    13
    		  
    8.10
    82
    15. Maternal Conditions
    25.48
    17
    		  
    1.50
    80
    16. Prostate Cancer
    24.04
    41
    		  
    52.12
    5
    17. Cervical Cancer
    23.60
    18
    		  
    12.75
    59
    18. Lung Disease
    23.05
    57
    		  
    11.91
    137
    19. Other Injuries
    22.61
    33
    		  
    4.00
    161
    20. Hypertension
    22.09
    37
    		  
    38.48
    10
    21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    19.48
    6
    		  
    3.38
    71
    22. Kidney Disease
    18.02
    54
    		  
    20.00
    37
    23. Falls
    16.95
    13
    		  
    2.18
    145
    24. Anemia
    15.74
    8
    		  
    3.89
    32
    25. Breast Cancer
    14.68
    98
    		  
    20.06
    50
    26. Epilepsy
    13.90
    10
    		  
    2.88
    66
    27. Liver Cancer
    13.60
    19
    		  
    4.75
    101
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    12.52
    39
    		  
    4.84
    100
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    12.14
    12
    		  
    9.37
    62
    30. Asthma
    11.43
    31
    		  
    2.84
    102
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.76
    48
    		  
    5.22
    118
    32. Fires
    10.16
    32
    		  
    1.88
    95
    33. Appendicitis
    9.93
    6
    		  
    0.40
    89
    34. Violence
    8.84
    60
    		  
    27.22
    16
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.23
    34
    		  
    3.86
    89
    36. Drownings
    6.24
    47
    		  
    1.42
    136
    37. Skin Disease
    5.57
    29
    		  
    2.98
    61
    38. Other Neoplasms
    4.63
    20
    		  
    2.71
    82
    39. Hepatitis B
    4.56
    13
    		  
    0.11
    142
    40. Suicide
    4.37
    133
    		  
    1.22
    167
    41. Schistosomiasis
    4.04
    21
    		  
    0.00
    172
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    3.69
    20
    		  
    2.29
    71
    43. Stomach Cancer
    3.51
    131
    		  
    8.40
    55
    44. Syphilis
    3.31
    17
    		  
    0.47
    72
    45. Tetanus
    3.11
    8
    		  
    0.11
    91
    46. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.00
    88
    		  
    4.83
    51
    47. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.94
    155
    		  
    9.39
    70
    48. Ovary Cancer
    2.88
    137
    		  
    4.21
    85
    49. Poisonings
    2.77
    51
    		  
    1.04
    96
    50. Measles
    2.67
    25
    		  
    0.07
    77
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,464
    13.30
    		  
    495
    2.77
    2. HIV/AIDS
    2,255
    12.17
    		  
    1,296
    7.25
    3. Malaria
    1,580
    8.53
    		  
    0
    0.00
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,228
    6.63
    		  
    119
    0.66
    5. Stroke
    1,050
    5.67
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    6. Birth Trauma
    959
    5.17
    		  
    80
    0.45
    7. Low Birth Weight
    856
    4.62
    		  
    223
    1.25
    8. Coronary Heart Disease
    770
    4.16
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    9. Meningitis
    691
    3.73
    		  
    64
    0.36
    10. Malnutrition
    508
    2.74
    		  
    42
    0.24
    11. Tuberculosis
    480
    2.59
    		  
    6
    0.03
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    471
    2.54
    		  
    348
    1.95
    13. Maternal Conditions
    362
    1.95
    		  
    41
    0.23
    14. Diabetes Mellitus
    360
    1.94
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    336
    1.81
    		  
    261
    1.46
    16. Other Injuries
    329
    1.78
    		  
    112
    0.63
    17. Liver Disease
    301
    1.62
    		  
    128
    0.71
    18. Epilepsy
    216
    1.17
    		  
    79
    0.44
    19. Falls
    205
    1.10
    		  
    62
    0.34
    20. Fires
    192
    1.04
    		  
    53
    0.30
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    179
    0.97
    		  
    134
    0.75
    22. Kidney Disease
    172
    0.93
    		  
    550
    3.08
    23. Anemia
    169
    0.91
    		  
    109
    0.61
    24. Lung Disease
    166
    0.89
    		  
    336
    1.88
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    158
    0.85
    		  
    92
    0.52
    26. Hypertension
    153
    0.82
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    27. Violence
    138
    0.75
    		  
    749
    4.18
    28. Liver Cancer
    121
    0.65
    		  
    129
    0.72
    29. Drownings
    110
    0.59
    		  
    40
    0.22
    30. Asthma
    107
    0.58
    		  
    80
    0.45
    31. Appendicitis
    101
    0.54
    		  
    11
    0.06
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    100
    0.54
    		  
    144
    0.81
    33. Cervical Cancer
    99
    0.53
    		  
    177
    0.99
    34. Tetanus
    94
    0.50
    		  
    4
    0.02
    35. Syphilis
    87
    0.47
    		  
    14
    0.08
    36. Measles
    80
    0.43
    		  
    2
    0.01
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    76
    0.41
    		  
    106
    0.59
    38. Breast Cancer
    70
    0.38
    		  
    279
    1.56
    39. Pertussis
    59
    0.32
    		  
    10
    0.06
    40. Prostate Cancer
    59
    0.32
    		  
    649
    3.63
    41. Skin Disease
    52
    0.28
    		  
    83
    0.46
    42. Suicide
    51
    0.28
    		  
    33
    0.18
    43. Poisonings
    50
    0.27
    		  
    29
    0.16
    44. Hepatitis B
    45
    0.24
    		  
    3
    0.02
    45. Other Neoplasms
    41
    0.22
    		  
    72
    0.40
    46. Schistosomiasis
    35
    0.19
    		  
    0
    0.00
    47. Encephalitis
    32
    0.17
    		  
    3
    0.02
    48. Stomach Cancer
    30
    0.16
    		  
    227
    1.27
    49. Lymphomas
    28
    0.15
    		  
    209
    1.17
    50. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    27
    0.15
    		  
    254
    1.42
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guinea-Bissau GUINEA-BISSAU   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    24.04
    41
    		  
    52.12
    5
    2. Cervical Cancer
    23.60
    18
    		  
    12.75
    59
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.68
    98
    		  
    20.06
    50
    4. Liver Cancer
    13.60
    19
    		  
    4.75
    101
    5. Stomach Cancer
    3.51
    131
    		  
    8.40
    55
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.94
    155
    		  
    9.39
    70
    7. Ovary Cancer
    2.88
    137
    		  
    4.21
    85
    8. Lymphomas
    2.45
    138
    		  
    7.93
    9
    9. Oral Cancer
    1.86
    131
    		  
    1.64
    139
    10. Lung Cancers
    1.86
    152
    		  
    17.46
    63
    11. Bladder Cancer
    1.69
    100
    		  
    1.40
    119
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.60
    86
    		  
    1.42
    99
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.33
    120
    		  
    4.15
    23
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    1.30
    136
    		  
    3.88
    79
    15. Leukemia
    0.77
    166
    		  
    4.77
    40
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.46
    170
    		  
    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.