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Compare Haiti 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
     
      Haiti HAITI   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    41.1
    43.8
    42.4
    134
    133
    133
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    46.0
    48.7
    47.3
    133
    134
    134
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    49.5
    52.3
    50.9
    140
    140
    141
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    53.1
    56.0
    54.5
    149
    147
    149
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    55.9
    59.2
    57.5
    142
    142
    142
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    33.2
    40.3
    36.3
    183
    183
    183
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    61.5
    65.5
    63.5
    147
    148
    148
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Haiti HAITI   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    61.5
    65.5
    147
    148
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    66.3
    69.9
    145
    145
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    67.2
    70.6
    138
    144
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    67.7
    71.0
    136
    144
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    68.4
    71.5
    135
    143
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    69.3
    72.1
    133
    139
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    70.2
    72.8
    128
    138
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    71.1
    73.5
    125
    138
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    72.0
    74.3
    118
    138
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    73.1
    75.2
    114
    138
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    74.2
    76.2
    112
    135
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    75.5
    77.2
    108
    133
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    76.9
    78.3
    109
    134
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    78.5
    79.7
    112
    132
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    80.5
    81.4
    108
    129
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    83.0
    83.6
    114
    128
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    85.8
    86.4
    113
    126
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    89.2
    89.6
    119
    128
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    93.0
    93.4
    120
    123
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.5
    120
    115
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    128
    116
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Haiti HAITI   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    180.06
    7
    		  
    115.44
    63
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.49
    77
    		  
    77.16
    112
    3. HIV/AIDS
    88.41
    26
    		  
    48.87
    36
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    81.44
    51
    		  
    17.47
    125
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    72.13
    13
    		  
    76.62
    11
    6. Diarrhoeal diseases
    47.79
    36
    		  
    4.32
    84
    7. Prostate Cancer
    39.31
    12
    		  
    52.12
    5
    8. Tuberculosis
    37.01
    29
    		  
    0.23
    157
    9. Hypertension
    35.59
    15
    		  
    38.48
    10
    10. Violence
    35.14
    10
    		  
    27.22
    16
    11. Anemia
    23.50
    3
    		  
    3.89
    32
    12. Low Birth Weight
    19.88
    32
    		  
    8.10
    82
    13. Cervical Cancer
    17.00
    39
    		  
    12.75
    59
    14. Birth Trauma
    16.11
    38
    		  
    2.91
    96
    15. Meningitis
    15.99
    35
    		  
    2.30
    81
    16. Other Injuries
    15.59
    61
    		  
    4.00
    161
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.69
    96
    		  
    12.68
    112
    18. Kidney Disease
    14.22
    86
    		  
    20.00
    37
    19. Liver Disease
    14.09
    95
    		  
    4.79
    156
    20. Breast Cancer
    12.54
    118
    		  
    20.06
    50
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    12.12
    42
    		  
    4.84
    100
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    11.58
    20
    		  
    9.37
    62
    23. Maternal Conditions
    11.33
    42
    		  
    1.50
    80
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    10.07
    56
    		  
    5.22
    118
    25. Malnutrition
    9.93
    47
    		  
    1.52
    97
    26. Fires
    8.37
    39
    		  
    1.88
    95
    27. Stomach Cancer
    8.06
    57
    		  
    8.40
    55
    28. Lung Cancers
    7.13
    113
    		  
    17.46
    63
    29. Lung Disease
    7.02
    159
    		  
    11.91
    137
    30. Liver Cancer
    6.85
    63
    		  
    4.75
    101
    31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.03
    104
    		  
    9.39
    70
    32. Falls
    5.76
    81
    		  
    2.18
    145
    33. Syphilis
    5.74
    3
    		  
    0.47
    72
    34. Asthma
    5.23
    81
    		  
    2.84
    102
    35. Alzheimers/Dementia
    5.21
    47
    		  
    4.83
    51
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.21
    47
    		  
    3.38
    71
    37. Skin Disease
    4.79
    38
    		  
    2.98
    61
    38. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.23
    82
    		  
    3.86
    89
    39. Malaria
    3.93
    49
    		  
    0.00
    172
    40. Alcohol
    3.91
    26
    		  
    0.77
    87
    41. Drownings
    3.74
    86
    		  
    1.42
    136
    42. Epilepsy
    3.41
    59
    		  
    2.88
    66
    43. Ovary Cancer
    3.01
    133
    		  
    4.21
    85
    44. Pancreas Cancer
    2.82
    93
    		  
    3.88
    79
    45. Suicide
    2.77
    154
    		  
    1.22
    167
    46. Pertussis
    2.75
    7
    		  
    0.36
    76
    47. Other Neoplasms
    2.50
    93
    		  
    2.71
    82
    48. Drug Use
    2.34
    47
    		  
    2.65
    38
    49. Leukemia
    2.22
    137
    		  
    4.77
    40
    50. Appendicitis
    2.14
    26
    		  
    0.40
    89
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Haiti HAITI   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    10,663
    13.34
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    7,676
    9.61
    		  
    495
    2.77
    3. HIV/AIDS
    7,419
    9.28
    		  
    1,296
    7.25
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    5,643
    7.06
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4,573
    5.72
    		  
    119
    0.66
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    4,417
    5.53
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    7. Violence
    3,412
    4.27
    		  
    749
    4.18
    8. Low Birth Weight
    2,795
    3.50
    		  
    223
    1.25
    9. Tuberculosis
    2,543
    3.18
    		  
    6
    0.03
    10. Birth Trauma
    2,266
    2.84
    		  
    80
    0.45
    11. Anemia
    2,143
    2.68
    		  
    109
    0.61
    12. Hypertension
    2,127
    2.66
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    13. Meningitis
    1,763
    2.21
    		  
    64
    0.36
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    1,535
    1.92
    		  
    261
    1.46
    15. Other Injuries
    1,479
    1.85
    		  
    112
    0.63
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,401
    1.75
    		  
    348
    1.95
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    1,059
    1.33
    		  
    134
    0.75
    18. Malnutrition
    1,057
    1.32
    		  
    42
    0.24
    19. Maternal Conditions
    1,044
    1.31
    		  
    41
    0.23
    20. Prostate Cancer
    979
    1.23
    		  
    649
    3.63
    21. Kidney Disease
    971
    1.22
    		  
    550
    3.08
    22. Liver Disease
    931
    1.17
    		  
    128
    0.71
    23. Fires
    855
    1.07
    		  
    53
    0.30
    24. Syphilis
    753
    0.94
    		  
    14
    0.08
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    751
    0.94
    		  
    144
    0.81
    26. Cervical Cancer
    561
    0.70
    		  
    177
    0.99
    27. Stomach Cancer
    505
    0.63
    		  
    227
    1.27
    28. Liver Cancer
    440
    0.55
    		  
    129
    0.72
    29. Lung Cancers
    435
    0.54
    		  
    456
    2.55
    30. Breast Cancer
    434
    0.54
    		  
    279
    1.56
    31. Falls
    420
    0.52
    		  
    62
    0.34
    32. Drownings
    417
    0.52
    		  
    40
    0.22
    33. Lung Disease
    410
    0.51
    		  
    336
    1.88
    34. Malaria
    393
    0.49
    		  
    0
    0.00
    35. Pertussis
    384
    0.48
    		  
    10
    0.06
    36. Asthma
    365
    0.46
    		  
    80
    0.45
    37. Skin Disease
    362
    0.45
    		  
    83
    0.46
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    357
    0.45
    		  
    254
    1.42
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    341
    0.43
    		  
    92
    0.52
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    312
    0.39
    		  
    106
    0.59
    41. Alzheimers/Dementia
    310
    0.39
    		  
    141
    0.79
    42. Epilepsy
    309
    0.39
    		  
    79
    0.44
    43. Alcohol
    275
    0.34
    		  
    20
    0.11
    44. Suicide
    235
    0.29
    		  
    33
    0.18
    45. Drug Use
    205
    0.26
    		  
    73
    0.41
    46. Poisonings
    197
    0.25
    		  
    29
    0.16
    47. Pancreas Cancer
    166
    0.21
    		  
    103
    0.57
    48. Leukemia
    166
    0.21
    		  
    128
    0.71
    49. Appendicitis
    164
    0.20
    		  
    11
    0.06
    50. Other Neoplasms
    141
    0.18
    		  
    72
    0.40
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Haiti HAITI   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    39.31
    12
    		  
    52.12
    5
    2. Cervical Cancer
    17.00
    39
    		  
    12.75
    59
    3. Breast Cancer
    12.54
    118
    		  
    20.06
    50
    4. Stomach Cancer
    8.06
    57
    		  
    8.40
    55
    5. Lung Cancers
    7.13
    113
    		  
    17.46
    63
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.85
    63
    		  
    4.75
    101
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.03
    104
    		  
    9.39
    70
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.01
    133
    		  
    4.21
    85
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    2.82
    93
    		  
    3.88
    79
    10. Leukemia
    2.22
    137
    		  
    4.77
    40
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.86
    108
    		  
    2.41
    93
    12. Lymphomas
    1.51
    166
    		  
    7.93
    9
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.49
    111
    		  
    4.15
    23
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.45
    152
    		  
    1.64
    139
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.37
    103
    		  
    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.