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Compare Guyana 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
     
      Guyana GUYANA   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    71
    75
    73
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    57.8
    61.6
    59.7
    83
    85
    84
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    58.2
    63.7
    60.9
    105
    94
    99
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    59.1
    65.6
    62.3
    127
    115
    118
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    59.8
    66.1
    62.9
    129
    121
    123
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    63.4
    68.6
    65.9
    128
    126
    129
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    63.9
    68.5
    66.2
    135
    133
    133
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guyana GUYANA   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    63.9
    68.5
    135
    133
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    66.9
    71.0
    138
    136
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    67.3
    71.2
    137
    137
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    67.6
    71.4
    138
    139
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    68.0
    71.6
    139
    139
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    68.6
    72.0
    139
    143
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    69.3
    72.5
    140
    144
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    70.3
    73.1
    138
    144
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    71.2
    73.6
    133
    147
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    72.0
    74.2
    136
    151
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    73.0
    74.8
    142
    155
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    74.0
    75.7
    155
    164
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    75.5
    76.7
    154
    167
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    77.3
    78.3
    160
    170
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    79.5
    80.2
    157
    169
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    82.1
    82.6
    159
    168
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    85.2
    85.5
    160
    164
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    88.7
    89.0
    164
    167
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    92.7
    92.9
    165
    166
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.1
    157
    168
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.7
    134
    163
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guyana GUYANA   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    217.39
    14
    		  
    77.16
    112
    2. Stroke
    186.87
    4
    		  
    115.44
    63
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    128.59
    3
    		  
    76.62
    11
    4. Prostate Cancer
    108.33
    1
    		  
    52.12
    5
    5. Hypertension
    56.26
    3
    		  
    38.48
    10
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    43.77
    72
    		  
    17.47
    125
    7. Suicide
    43.22
    1
    		  
    1.22
    167
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    39.80
    4
    		  
    12.68
    112
    9. Liver Disease
    38.89
    12
    		  
    4.79
    156
    10. Tuberculosis
    26.78
    44
    		  
    0.23
    157
    11. Cervical Cancer
    26.51
    15
    		  
    12.75
    59
    12. Violence
    25.73
    17
    		  
    27.22
    16
    13. Breast Cancer
    24.46
    14
    		  
    20.06
    50
    14. Kidney Disease
    21.95
    21
    		  
    20.00
    37
    15. Other Injuries
    16.07
    59
    		  
    4.00
    161
    16. Malaria
    15.59
    39
    		  
    0.00
    172
    17. HIV/AIDS
    12.90
    66
    		  
    48.87
    36
    18. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.50
    33
    		  
    5.22
    118
    19. Anemia
    11.83
    16
    		  
    3.89
    32
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    11.16
    46
    		  
    4.84
    100
    21. Low Birth Weight
    10.81
    67
    		  
    8.10
    82
    22. Drownings
    10.23
    16
    		  
    1.42
    136
    23. Lung Disease
    9.96
    149
    		  
    11.91
    137
    24. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9.62
    66
    		  
    4.32
    84
    25. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.30
    71
    		  
    9.39
    70
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    8.48
    91
    		  
    9.37
    62
    27. Uterin Cancer
    8.29
    2
    		  
    4.15
    23
    28. Falls
    7.76
    57
    		  
    2.18
    145
    29. Liver Cancer
    7.21
    58
    		  
    4.75
    101
    30. Ovary Cancer
    6.85
    25
    		  
    4.21
    85
    31. Birth Trauma
    6.72
    69
    		  
    2.91
    96
    32. Alcohol
    5.95
    12
    		  
    0.77
    87
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.87
    43
    		  
    3.38
    71
    34. Stomach Cancer
    5.55
    92
    		  
    8.40
    55
    35. Maternal Conditions
    5.50
    50
    		  
    1.50
    80
    36. Epilepsy
    5.00
    51
    		  
    2.88
    66
    37. Lung Cancers
    4.94
    130
    		  
    17.46
    63
    38. Lymphomas
    4.31
    94
    		  
    7.93
    9
    39. Malnutrition
    4.30
    69
    		  
    1.52
    97
    40. Fires
    4.20
    64
    		  
    1.88
    95
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.07
    86
    		  
    3.86
    89
    42. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.02
    62
    		  
    4.83
    51
    43. Asthma
    4.02
    89
    		  
    2.84
    102
    44. Meningitis
    3.92
    65
    		  
    2.30
    81
    45. Other Neoplasms
    3.66
    50
    		  
    2.71
    82
    46. Pancreas Cancer
    3.50
    86
    		  
    3.88
    79
    47. Drug Use
    3.47
    26
    		  
    2.65
    38
    48. Oral Cancer
    3.07
    81
    		  
    1.64
    139
    49. Leukemia
    2.94
    116
    		  
    4.77
    40
    50. Dengue
    2.80
    3
    		  
    0.60
    20
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Guyana GUYANA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    888
    15.71
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    2. Stroke
    751
    13.29
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    552
    9.76
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    4. Suicide
    277
    4.90
    		  
    33
    0.18
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    275
    4.86
    		  
    348
    1.95
    6. Hypertension
    227
    4.03
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    204
    3.60
    		  
    495
    2.77
    8. Liver Disease
    202
    3.57
    		  
    128
    0.71
    9. Violence
    183
    3.24
    		  
    749
    4.18
    10. Malaria
    123
    2.17
    		  
    0
    0.00
    11. Tuberculosis
    117
    2.07
    		  
    6
    0.03
    12. Low Birth Weight
    111
    1.97
    		  
    223
    1.25
    13. Kidney Disease
    107
    1.90
    		  
    550
    3.08
    14. Prostate Cancer
    102
    1.81
    		  
    649
    3.63
    15. Other Injuries
    101
    1.79
    		  
    112
    0.63
    16. HIV/AIDS
    95
    1.68
    		  
    1,296
    7.25
    17. Drownings
    75
    1.32
    		  
    40
    0.22
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    73
    1.30
    		  
    261
    1.46
    19. Cervical Cancer
    71
    1.26
    		  
    177
    0.99
    20. Birth Trauma
    69
    1.22
    		  
    80
    0.45
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    68
    1.21
    		  
    134
    0.75
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    67
    1.18
    		  
    144
    0.81
    23. Anemia
    67
    1.18
    		  
    109
    0.61
    24. Breast Cancer
    65
    1.15
    		  
    279
    1.56
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    64
    1.13
    		  
    119
    0.66
    26. Maternal Conditions
    41
    0.72
    		  
    41
    0.23
    27. Lung Disease
    38
    0.68
    		  
    336
    1.88
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    38
    0.67
    		  
    254
    1.42
    29. Falls
    37
    0.65
    		  
    62
    0.34
    30. Alcohol
    35
    0.62
    		  
    20
    0.11
    31. Epilepsy
    33
    0.58
    		  
    79
    0.44
    32. Liver Cancer
    32
    0.57
    		  
    129
    0.72
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    28
    0.50
    		  
    92
    0.52
    34. Meningitis
    27
    0.48
    		  
    64
    0.36
    35. Malnutrition
    26
    0.46
    		  
    42
    0.24
    36. Lymphomas
    25
    0.45
    		  
    209
    1.17
    37. Stomach Cancer
    23
    0.41
    		  
    227
    1.27
    38. Fires
    23
    0.41
    		  
    53
    0.30
    39. Lung Cancers
    22
    0.38
    		  
    456
    2.55
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    21
    0.37
    		  
    106
    0.59
    41. Drug Use
    20
    0.36
    		  
    73
    0.41
    42. Dengue
    20
    0.36
    		  
    18
    0.10
    43. Asthma
    20
    0.36
    		  
    80
    0.45
    44. Other Neoplasms
    20
    0.35
    		  
    72
    0.40
    45. Uterin Cancer
    19
    0.34
    		  
    62
    0.35
    46. Ovary Cancer
    19
    0.34
    		  
    60
    0.34
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    16
    0.28
    		  
    103
    0.57
    48. Leukemia
    15
    0.26
    		  
    128
    0.71
    49. Alzheimers/Dementia
    14
    0.25
    		  
    141
    0.79
    50. Oral Cancer
    14
    0.24
    		  
    44
    0.25
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Guyana GUYANA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    108.33
    1
    		  
    52.12
    5
    2. Cervical Cancer
    26.51
    15
    		  
    12.75
    59
    3. Breast Cancer
    24.46
    14
    		  
    20.06
    50
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.30
    71
    		  
    9.39
    70
    5. Uterin Cancer
    8.29
    2
    		  
    4.15
    23
    6. Liver Cancer
    7.21
    58
    		  
    4.75
    101
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.85
    25
    		  
    4.21
    85
    8. Stomach Cancer
    5.55
    92
    		  
    8.40
    55
    9. Lung Cancers
    4.94
    130
    		  
    17.46
    63
    10. Lymphomas
    4.31
    94
    		  
    7.93
    9
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.50
    86
    		  
    3.88
    79
    12. Oral Cancer
    3.07
    81
    		  
    1.64
    139
    13. Leukemia
    2.94
    116
    		  
    4.77
    40
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.55
    86
    		  
    2.41
    93
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.89
    66
    		  
    1.42
    99
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.80
    154
    		  
    1.40
    119
     
     
     
    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.