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Compare Jamaica and Latvia 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   Latvia LATVIA
           
    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
    		  
    66.3
    73.5
    69.8
    24
    11
    15
    1970
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    		  
    65.7
    74.2
    69.8
    42
    20
    32
    1980
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    		  
    63.8
    74.1
    68.8
    74
    38
    56
    1990
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    		  
    64.2
    74.6
    69.3
    94
    54
    74
    2000
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    		  
    65.0
    76.0
    70.4
    105
    56
    83
    2010
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    		  
    67.6
    77.7
    72.8
    101
    55
    88
    2015
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    74.6
    96
    49
    79
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Latvia LATVIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    		  
    69.6
    79.2
    96
    49
    Age 5
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    		  
    70.2
    79.7
    105
    53
    Age 10
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    107
    53
    Age 15
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    		  
    70.3
    79.8
    109
    54
    Age 20
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    		  
    70.5
    79.9
    110
    55
    Age 25
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    		  
    70.7
    80.0
    111
    57
    Age 30
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    		  
    71.1
    80.1
    113
    59
    Age 35
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    		  
    71.6
    80.3
    116
    62
    Age 40
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    		  
    72.1
    80.5
    117
    63
    Age 45
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    		  
    72.8
    80.8
    118
    63
    Age 50
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    		  
    73.8
    81.3
    117
    62
    Age 55
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    		  
    75.1
    81.8
    116
    62
    Age 60
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    		  
    76.8
    82.6
    111
    59
    Age 65
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    		  
    78.9
    83.6
    98
    60
    Age 70
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    		  
    81.3
    84.8
    84
    63
    Age 75
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    		  
    83.8
    86.2
    78
    65
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    		  
    86.6
    88.1
    81
    74
    Age 85
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    		  
    89.8
    90.6
    85
    84
    Age 90
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    		  
    93.4
    93.8
    95
    93
    Age 95
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    		  
    97.4
    97.5
    102
    113
    Age 100
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
    		  
    101.8
    101.8
    106
    144
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Latvia LATVIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    115.44
    63
    		  
    94.58
    83
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    77.16
    112
    		  
    215.40
    15
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    76.62
    11
    		  
    22.07
    102
    4. Prostate Cancer
    52.12
    5
    		  
    27.22
    29
    5. HIV/AIDS
    48.87
    36
    		  
    3.93
    94
    6. Hypertension
    38.48
    10
    		  
    28.91
    23
    7. Violence
    27.22
    16
    		  
    4.77
    93
    8. Breast Cancer
    20.06
    50
    		  
    21.32
    42
    9. Kidney Disease
    20.00
    37
    		  
    5.56
    147
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.47
    125
    		  
    7.54
    163
    11. Lung Cancers
    17.46
    63
    		  
    26.92
    34
    12. Cervical Cancer
    12.75
    59
    		  
    8.35
    79
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.68
    112
    		  
    8.19
    139
    14. Lung Disease
    11.91
    137
    		  
    5.89
    165
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.39
    70
    		  
    17.71
    20
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    9.37
    62
    		  
    6.08
    120
    17. Stomach Cancer
    8.40
    55
    		  
    14.20
    26
    18. Low Birth Weight
    8.10
    82
    		  
    1.44
    159
    19. Lymphomas
    7.93
    9
    		  
    7.41
    25
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.22
    118
    		  
    24.20
    7
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    4.84
    100
    		  
    2.47
    141
    22. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.83
    51
    		  
    6.46
    38
    23. Liver Disease
    4.79
    156
    		  
    15.86
    85
    24. Leukemia
    4.77
    40
    		  
    4.98
    35
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.75
    101
    		  
    3.86
    126
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.32
    84
    		  
    0.04
    172
    27. Ovary Cancer
    4.21
    85
    		  
    10.92
    3
    28. Uterin Cancer
    4.15
    23
    		  
    5.91
    11
    29. Other Injuries
    4.00
    161
    		  
    7.85
    119
    30. Anemia
    3.89
    32
    		  
    0.19
    130
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    3.88
    79
    		  
    10.28
    6
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.86
    89
    		  
    1.28
    126
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.38
    71
    		  
    3.43
    69
    34. Skin Disease
    2.98
    61
    		  
    0.93
    114
    35. Birth Trauma
    2.91
    96
    		  
    4.79
    77
    36. Epilepsy
    2.88
    66
    		  
    1.68
    96
    37. Asthma
    2.84
    102
    		  
    0.81
    145
    38. Other Neoplasms
    2.71
    82
    		  
    2.48
    94
    39. Drug Use
    2.65
    38
    		  
    3.41
    27
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.41
    93
    		  
    4.56
    43
    41. Meningitis
    2.30
    81
    		  
    0.30
    148
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    2.29
    71
    		  
    0.78
    131
    43. Falls
    2.18
    145
    		  
    3.75
    113
    44. Fires
    1.88
    95
    		  
    4.11
    66
    45. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    139
    		  
    5.39
    36
    46. Malnutrition
    1.52
    97
    		  
    0.20
    143
    47. Maternal Conditions
    1.50
    80
    		  
    0.25
    125
    48. Skin Cancers
    1.42
    99
    		  
    4.62
    5
    49. Drownings
    1.42
    136
    		  
    7.66
    34
    50. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    119
    		  
    5.03
    14
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Latvia LATVIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    3,243
    18.13
    		  
    4,327
    16.33
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,166
    12.11
    		  
    9,623
    36.33
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,117
    11.83
    		  
    994
    3.75
    4. HIV/AIDS
    1,296
    7.25
    		  
    84
    0.32
    5. Hypertension
    1,081
    6.04
    		  
    1,226
    4.63
    6. Violence
    749
    4.18
    		  
    122
    0.46
    7. Prostate Cancer
    649
    3.63
    		  
    411
    1.55
    8. Kidney Disease
    550
    3.08
    		  
    239
    0.90
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    495
    2.77
    		  
    237
    0.89
    10. Lung Cancers
    456
    2.55
    		  
    981
    3.71
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    348
    1.95
    		  
    181
    0.68
    12. Lung Disease
    336
    1.88
    		  
    241
    0.91
    13. Breast Cancer
    279
    1.56
    		  
    469
    1.77
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    261
    1.46
    		  
    91
    0.34
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    254
    1.42
    		  
    740
    2.79
    16. Stomach Cancer
    227
    1.27
    		  
    540
    2.04
    17. Low Birth Weight
    223
    1.25
    		  
    18
    0.07
    18. Lymphomas
    209
    1.17
    		  
    276
    1.04
    19. Cervical Cancer
    177
    0.99
    		  
    142
    0.54
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    144
    0.81
    		  
    722
    2.73
    21. Alzheimers/Dementia
    141
    0.79
    		  
    311
    1.17
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    134
    0.75
    		  
    81
    0.31
    23. Liver Cancer
    129
    0.72
    		  
    150
    0.56
    24. Leukemia
    128
    0.71
    		  
    189
    0.71
    25. Liver Disease
    128
    0.71
    		  
    434
    1.64
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    119
    0.66
    		  
    2
    0.01
    27. Other Injuries
    112
    0.63
    		  
    214
    0.81
    28. Anemia
    109
    0.61
    		  
    8
    0.03
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    106
    0.59
    		  
    49
    0.18
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    103
    0.57
    		  
    408
    1.54
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    92
    0.52
    		  
    131
    0.49
    32. Skin Disease
    83
    0.46
    		  
    36
    0.14
    33. Asthma
    80
    0.45
    		  
    33
    0.12
    34. Birth Trauma
    80
    0.45
    		  
    60
    0.23
    35. Epilepsy
    79
    0.44
    		  
    38
    0.15
    36. Drug Use
    73
    0.41
    		  
    83
    0.31
    37. Other Neoplasms
    72
    0.40
    		  
    106
    0.40
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    66
    0.37
    		  
    39
    0.15
    39. Meningitis
    64
    0.36
    		  
    8
    0.03
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    63
    0.35
    		  
    166
    0.63
    41. Uterin Cancer
    62
    0.35
    		  
    143
    0.54
    42. Falls
    62
    0.34
    		  
    122
    0.46
    43. Ovary Cancer
    60
    0.34
    		  
    236
    0.89
    44. Fires
    53
    0.30
    		  
    116
    0.44
    45. Oral Cancer
    44
    0.25
    		  
    172
    0.65
    46. Malnutrition
    42
    0.24
    		  
    3
    0.01
    47. Maternal Conditions
    41
    0.23
    		  
    5
    0.02
    48. Drownings
    40
    0.22
    		  
    168
    0.64
    49. Bladder Cancer
    40
    0.22
    		  
    220
    0.83
    50. Skin Cancers
    39
    0.22
    		  
    179
    0.68
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Latvia LATVIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    52.12
    5
    		  
    27.22
    29
    2. Breast Cancer
    20.06
    50
    		  
    21.32
    42
    3. Lung Cancers
    17.46
    63
    		  
    26.92
    34
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.75
    59
    		  
    8.35
    79
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.39
    70
    		  
    17.71
    20
    6. Stomach Cancer
    8.40
    55
    		  
    14.20
    26
    7. Lymphomas
    7.93
    9
    		  
    7.41
    25
    8. Leukemia
    4.77
    40
    		  
    4.98
    35
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.75
    101
    		  
    3.86
    126
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.21
    85
    		  
    10.92
    3
    11. Uterin Cancer
    4.15
    23
    		  
    5.91
    11
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    3.88
    79
    		  
    10.28
    6
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.41
    93
    		  
    4.56
    43
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    139
    		  
    5.39
    36
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.42
    99
    		  
    4.62
    5
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    119
    		  
    5.03
    14
     
     
     
    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.