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Compare Jamaica and Laos 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
     
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Laos LAOS
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    		  
    42.2
    45.5
    43.8
    128
    125
    126
    1970
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    		  
    44.7
    47.6
    46.1
    140
    139
    139
    1980
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    		  
    47.8
    50.3
    49.1
    148
    148
    146
    1990
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    		  
    53.4
    55.8
    54.6
    147
    148
    148
    2000
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    		  
    59.7
    62.1
    60.9
    131
    134
    133
    2010
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    		  
    62.0
    65.1
    63.6
    136
    137
    136
    2015
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    65.7
    133
    138
    139
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Laos LAOS
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    		  
    64.1
    67.2
    133
    138
    Age 5
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    		  
    69.0
    71.5
    116
    134
    Age 10
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    		  
    69.3
    71.8
    116
    134
    Age 15
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    		  
    69.6
    72.1
    116
    135
    Age 20
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    		  
    70.0
    72.4
    115
    135
    Age 25
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    		  
    70.5
    72.8
    116
    135
    Age 30
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    		  
    71.0
    73.2
    116
    137
    Age 35
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    		  
    71.4
    73.7
    118
    137
    Age 40
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    		  
    72.0
    74.2
    120
    141
    Age 45
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    		  
    72.6
    74.9
    123
    144
    Age 50
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    		  
    73.4
    75.6
    129
    146
    Age 55
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    		  
    74.5
    76.5
    134
    148
    Age 60
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    		  
    75.9
    77.6
    138
    148
    Age 65
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    		  
    77.7
    79.0
    142
    148
    Age 70
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    		  
    79.8
    80.8
    143
    149
    Age 75
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    		  
    82.4
    83.0
    142
    155
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    		  
    85.4
    85.8
    144
    154
    Age 85
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    		  
    88.9
    89.2
    152
    159
    Age 90
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    154
    158
    Age 95
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    160
    157
    Age 100
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    165
    155
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Laos LAOS
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    115.44
    63
    		  
    123.84
    49
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    77.16
    112
    		  
    135.32
    41
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    76.62
    11
    		  
    27.80
    84
    4. Prostate Cancer
    52.12
    5
    		  
    3.52
    157
    5. HIV/AIDS
    48.87
    36
    		  
    6.82
    77
    6. Hypertension
    38.48
    10
    		  
    20.37
    55
    7. Violence
    27.22
    16
    		  
    6.66
    75
    8. Breast Cancer
    20.06
    50
    		  
    9.91
    146
    9. Kidney Disease
    20.00
    37
    		  
    17.30
    56
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.47
    125
    		  
    103.64
    39
    11. Lung Cancers
    17.46
    63
    		  
    12.94
    82
    12. Cervical Cancer
    12.75
    59
    		  
    7.81
    85
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.68
    112
    		  
    21.84
    55
    14. Lung Disease
    11.91
    137
    		  
    34.40
    23
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.39
    70
    		  
    7.39
    85
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    9.37
    62
    		  
    9.07
    74
    17. Stomach Cancer
    8.40
    55
    		  
    2.46
    154
    18. Low Birth Weight
    8.10
    82
    		  
    17.45
    39
    19. Lymphomas
    7.93
    9
    		  
    4.34
    90
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.22
    118
    		  
    5.53
    112
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    4.84
    100
    		  
    2.40
    142
    22. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.83
    51
    		  
    0.71
    159
    23. Liver Disease
    4.79
    156
    		  
    15.22
    90
    24. Leukemia
    4.77
    40
    		  
    3.77
    91
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.75
    101
    		  
    55.58
    2
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.32
    84
    		  
    27.96
    49
    27. Ovary Cancer
    4.21
    85
    		  
    4.34
    82
    28. Uterin Cancer
    4.15
    23
    		  
    1.42
    114
    29. Other Injuries
    4.00
    161
    		  
    19.68
    42
    30. Anemia
    3.89
    32
    		  
    1.31
    66
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    3.88
    79
    		  
    1.05
    145
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.86
    89
    		  
    10.04
    19
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.38
    71
    		  
    9.05
    27
    34. Skin Disease
    2.98
    61
    		  
    1.93
    83
    35. Birth Trauma
    2.91
    96
    		  
    18.95
    24
    36. Epilepsy
    2.88
    66
    		  
    1.65
    97
    37. Asthma
    2.84
    102
    		  
    25.90
    5
    38. Other Neoplasms
    2.71
    82
    		  
    1.52
    127
    39. Drug Use
    2.65
    38
    		  
    3.55
    25
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.41
    93
    		  
    0.68
    157
    41. Meningitis
    2.30
    81
    		  
    6.65
    51
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    2.29
    71
    		  
    0.45
    152
    43. Falls
    2.18
    145
    		  
    5.76
    80
    44. Fires
    1.88
    95
    		  
    3.64
    69
    45. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    139
    		  
    4.08
    63
    46. Malnutrition
    1.52
    97
    		  
    9.20
    49
    47. Maternal Conditions
    1.50
    80
    		  
    7.20
    47
    48. Skin Cancers
    1.42
    99
    		  
    0.87
    132
    49. Drownings
    1.42
    136
    		  
    5.69
    55
    50. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    119
    		  
    1.50
    112
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Laos LAOS
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    3,243
    18.13
    		  
    4,006
    9.56
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,166
    12.11
    		  
    4,441
    10.60
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,117
    11.83
    		  
    938
    2.24
    4. HIV/AIDS
    1,296
    7.25
    		  
    425
    1.01
    5. Hypertension
    1,081
    6.04
    		  
    673
    1.61
    6. Violence
    749
    4.18
    		  
    390
    0.93
    7. Prostate Cancer
    649
    3.63
    		  
    46
    0.11
    8. Kidney Disease
    550
    3.08
    		  
    632
    1.51
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    495
    2.77
    		  
    5,250
    12.53
    10. Lung Cancers
    456
    2.55
    		  
    470
    1.12
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    348
    1.95
    		  
    1,288
    3.07
    12. Lung Disease
    336
    1.88
    		  
    1,104
    2.63
    13. Breast Cancer
    279
    1.56
    		  
    219
    0.52
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    261
    1.46
    		  
    817
    1.95
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    254
    1.42
    		  
    267
    0.64
    16. Stomach Cancer
    227
    1.27
    		  
    92
    0.22
    17. Low Birth Weight
    223
    1.25
    		  
    1,694
    4.04
    18. Lymphomas
    209
    1.17
    		  
    171
    0.41
    19. Cervical Cancer
    177
    0.99
    		  
    167
    0.40
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    144
    0.81
    		  
    219
    0.52
    21. Alzheimers/Dementia
    141
    0.79
    		  
    22
    0.05
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    134
    0.75
    		  
    108
    0.26
    23. Liver Cancer
    129
    0.72
    		  
    2,021
    4.82
    24. Leukemia
    128
    0.71
    		  
    203
    0.49
    25. Liver Disease
    128
    0.71
    		  
    594
    1.42
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    119
    0.66
    		  
    2,089
    4.98
    27. Other Injuries
    112
    0.63
    		  
    1,167
    2.79
    28. Anemia
    109
    0.61
    		  
    50
    0.12
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    106
    0.59
    		  
    390
    0.93
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    103
    0.57
    		  
    41
    0.10
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    92
    0.52
    		  
    313
    0.75
    32. Skin Disease
    83
    0.46
    		  
    75
    0.18
    33. Asthma
    80
    0.45
    		  
    911
    2.17
    34. Birth Trauma
    80
    0.45
    		  
    1,839
    4.39
    35. Epilepsy
    79
    0.44
    		  
    92
    0.22
    36. Drug Use
    73
    0.41
    		  
    177
    0.42
    37. Other Neoplasms
    72
    0.40
    		  
    64
    0.15
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    66
    0.37
    		  
    14
    0.03
    39. Meningitis
    64
    0.36
    		  
    476
    1.13
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    63
    0.35
    		  
    25
    0.06
    41. Uterin Cancer
    62
    0.35
    		  
    28
    0.07
    42. Falls
    62
    0.34
    		  
    247
    0.59
    43. Ovary Cancer
    60
    0.34
    		  
    92
    0.22
    44. Fires
    53
    0.30
    		  
    196
    0.47
    45. Oral Cancer
    44
    0.25
    		  
    153
    0.36
    46. Malnutrition
    42
    0.24
    		  
    393
    0.94
    47. Maternal Conditions
    41
    0.23
    		  
    424
    1.01
    48. Drownings
    40
    0.22
    		  
    394
    0.94
    49. Bladder Cancer
    40
    0.22
    		  
    50
    0.12
    50. Skin Cancers
    39
    0.22
    		  
    30
    0.07
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Laos LAOS
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    52.12
    5
    		  
    3.52
    157
    2. Breast Cancer
    20.06
    50
    		  
    9.91
    146
    3. Lung Cancers
    17.46
    63
    		  
    12.94
    82
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.75
    59
    		  
    7.81
    85
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.39
    70
    		  
    7.39
    85
    6. Stomach Cancer
    8.40
    55
    		  
    2.46
    154
    7. Lymphomas
    7.93
    9
    		  
    4.34
    90
    8. Leukemia
    4.77
    40
    		  
    3.77
    91
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.75
    101
    		  
    55.58
    2
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.21
    85
    		  
    4.34
    82
    11. Uterin Cancer
    4.15
    23
    		  
    1.42
    114
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    3.88
    79
    		  
    1.05
    145
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.41
    93
    		  
    0.68
    157
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    139
    		  
    4.08
    63
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.42
    99
    		  
    0.87
    132
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    119
    		  
    1.50
    112
     
     
     
    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.