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Jamaica
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Jamaica and Guyana health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Guyana
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Jamaica Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Guyana GUYANA
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Guyana GUYANA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
     
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    71
    75
    73
    1970
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
     
    57.8
    61.6
    59.7
    83
    85
    84
    1980
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
     
    58.2
    63.7
    60.9
    105
    94
    99
    1990
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
     
    59.1
    65.6
    62.3
    127
    115
    118
    2000
    69.8
    75.5
    72.6
    58
    59
    59
     
    62.7
    68.4
    65.4
    114
    116
    116
    2010
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
     
    63.4
    68.6
    65.9
    128
    126
    129
    2019
    74.4
    77.7
    76.0
    57
    82
    66
     
    62.5
    69.4
    65.7
    152
    135
    142
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Guyana GUYANA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.4
    77.7
    57
    82
    62.5
    69.4
    152
    135
    Age 5
    75.5
    78.6
    50
    78
    64.6
    71.2
    167
    147
    Age 10
    75.6
    78.7
    51
    77
    64.8
    71.3
    168
    151
    Age 15
    75.7
    78.8
    51
    77
    65.0
    71.5
    168
    154
    Age 20
    75.9
    78.9
    51
    78
    65.3
    71.9
    168
    152
    Age 25
    76.1
    79.1
    53
    77
    66.3
    72.2
    166
    152
    Age 30
    76.4
    79.3
    54
    76
    67.5
    72.9
    166
    149
    Age 35
    76.7
    79.6
    53
    74
    68.2
    73.2
    167
    153
    Age 40
    77.1
    80.0
    51
    73
    69.2
    73.8
    166
    152
    Age 45
    77.6
    80.4
    49
    71
    70.5
    74.7
    166
    152
    Age 50
    78.2
    81.0
    52
    69
    71.5
    75.6
    167
    153
    Age 55
    79.0
    81.8
    53
    64
    73.4
    76.8
    165
    152
    Age 60
    80.1
    82.6
    55
    61
    75.1
    78.1
    165
    151
    Age 65
    81.4
    83.8
    52
    58
    77.7
    79.8
    153
    148
    Age 70
    83.1
    85.2
    54
    54
    79.6
    81.4
    168
    156
    Age 75
    85.4
    86.9
    50
    50
    83.7
    84.4
    103
    122
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.1
    40
    42
    85.3
    85.7
    172
    171
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    20
    25
    91.0
    90.1
    26
    116
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Guyana GUYANA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    70.26
    104
    149.26
    24
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    61.66
    24
    82.60
    14
    3. Prostate Cancer
    53.37
    3
    41.13
    12
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    49.69
    162
    192.95
    31
    5. Violence
    47.92
    4
    25.46
    14
    6. Breast Cancer
    25.54
    24
    25.59
    23
    7. HIV/AIDS
    25.41
    38
    34.94
    29
    8. Kidney Disease
    23.98
    84
    32.95
    45
    9. Cervical Cancer
    22.18
    32
    24.77
    25
    10. Hypertension
    18.75
    89
    45.77
    18
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.09
    133
    3.28
    171
    12. Lung Cancers
    14.66
    78
    5.31
    135
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.23
    101
    22.39
    63
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.25
    39
    8.32
    96
    15. Lung Disease
    13.20
    151
    25.43
    78
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.23
    153
    42.19
    65
    17. Lymphomas
    7.87
    10
    4.43
    105
    18. Stomach Cancer
    7.00
    77
    4.88
    110
    19. Low Birth Weight
    6.72
    67
    7.54
    57
    20. Uterin Cancer
    6.42
    8
    3.50
    36
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.85
    38
    4.75
    77
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    5.56
    60
    24.94
    3
    23. Liver Disease
    4.80
    162
    26.93
    68
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.63
    124
    7.16
    50
    25. Skin Disease
    4.13
    19
    0.46
    144
    26. Leukemia
    4.13
    63
    2.77
    131
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.11
    112
    12.69
    18
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.69
    118
    1.31
    172
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.62
    94
    2.70
    123
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.14
    161
    4.07
    126
    31. Other Injuries
    2.77
    173
    22.64
    4
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.47
    92
    7.61
    26
    33. Falls
    2.34
    167
    1.52
    177
    34. Suicide
    2.28
    175
    40.85
    2
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.28
    95
    1.07
    152
    36. Asthma
    2.02
    115
    3.57
    100
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.87
    141
    2.74
    94
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.82
    96
    5.24
    62
    39. Bladder Cancer
    1.77
    108
    1.11
    150
    40. Epilepsy
    1.48
    101
    3.18
    26
    41. Malnutrition
    1.43
    90
    5.24
    53
    42. Maternal Conditions
    1.15
    81
    3.59
    53
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.06
    133
    6.60
    74
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.85
    127
    1.69
    81
    45. Other Neoplasms
    0.57
    80
    5.49
    10
    46. Meningitis
    0.49
    116
    1.91
    62
    47. Fires
    0.47
    145
    2.65
    61
    48. Encephalitis
    0.43
    90
    0.71
    51
    49. Drug Use
    0.40
    169
    2.12
    43
    50. Drownings
    0.34
    182
    18.48
    1
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Guyana GUYANA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    2,415
    13.82
    1,022
    14.22
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,077
    11.88
    579
    8.06
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,726
    9.88
    1,335
    18.58
    4. Violence
    1,484
    8.49
    194
    2.70
    5. Prostate Cancer
    883
    5.05
    123
    1.71
    6. Kidney Disease
    793
    4.54
    233
    3.24
    7. HIV/AIDS
    757
    4.33
    256
    3.56
    8. Hypertension
    651
    3.73
    320
    4.45
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    587
    3.36
    23
    0.32
    10. Lung Cancers
    472
    2.70
    38
    0.53
    11. Lung Disease
    452
    2.59
    174
    2.42
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    444
    2.54
    175
    2.44
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    436
    2.49
    59
    0.82
    14. Breast Cancer
    413
    2.36
    96
    1.34
    15. Influenza and Pneumonia
    393
    2.25
    302
    4.20
    16. Cervical Cancer
    358
    2.05
    91
    1.27
    17. Lymphomas
    251
    1.44
    32
    0.45
    18. Low Birth Weight
    241
    1.38
    89
    1.24
    19. Stomach Cancer
    231
    1.32
    34
    0.47
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    176
    1.01
    174
    2.42
    21. Liver Disease
    155
    0.89
    197
    2.74
    22. Skin Disease
    145
    0.83
    3
    0.04
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    139
    0.80
    69
    0.96
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    133
    0.76
    92
    1.28
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    132
    0.76
    9
    0.13
    26. Leukemia
    129
    0.74
    21
    0.29
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    119
    0.68
    19
    0.26
    28. Uterin Cancer
    106
    0.61
    13
    0.18
    29. Liver Cancer
    101
    0.58
    29
    0.40
    30. Ovary Cancer
    97
    0.56
    18
    0.25
    31. Other Injuries
    91
    0.52
    167
    2.32
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    82
    0.47
    54
    0.75
    33. Falls
    82
    0.47
    11
    0.15
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    74
    0.42
    8
    0.11
    35. Suicide
    70
    0.40
    315
    4.38
    36. Birth Trauma
    65
    0.37
    64
    0.89
    37. Asthma
    65
    0.37
    25
    0.35
    38. Bladder Cancer
    60
    0.34
    8
    0.11
    39. Oral Cancer
    59
    0.34
    20
    0.28
    40. Malnutrition
    48
    0.27
    37
    0.51
    41. Epilepsy
    46
    0.26
    24
    0.33
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    35
    0.20
    48
    0.67
    43. Maternal Conditions
    35
    0.20
    28
    0.39
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    27
    0.15
    13
    0.18
    45. Other Neoplasms
    19
    0.11
    40
    0.56
    46. Meningitis
    16
    0.09
    17
    0.24
    47. Fires
    16
    0.09
    19
    0.26
    48. Encephalitis
    13
    0.07
    7
    0.10
    49. Drug Use
    13
    0.07
    16
    0.22
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    11
    0.06
    1
    0.01
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Guyana GUYANA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    53.37
    3
    41.13
    12
    2. Breast Cancer
    25.54
    24
    25.59
    23
    3. Cervical Cancer
    22.18
    32
    24.77
    25
    4. Lung Cancers
    14.66
    78
    5.31
    135
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.25
    39
    8.32
    96
    6. Lymphomas
    7.87
    10
    4.43
    105
    7. Stomach Cancer
    7.00
    77
    4.88
    110
    8. Uterin Cancer
    6.42
    8
    3.50
    36
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.85
    38
    4.75
    77
    10. Leukemia
    4.13
    63
    2.77
    131
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.62
    94
    2.70
    123
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.14
    161
    4.07
    126
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.28
    95
    1.07
    152
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.87
    141
    2.74
    94
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.77
    108
    1.11
    150
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.29
    168
    0.71
    152
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.