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Compare Jamaica and Nepal 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   Nepal NEPAL
           
    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
    		  
    39.0
    38.4
    38.7
    148
    156
    154
    1970
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    		  
    43.1
    42.8
    43.0
    145
    157
    152
    1980
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    		  
    48.7
    48.2
    48.4
    144
    155
    149
    1990
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    		  
    54.7
    54.2
    54.5
    142
    155
    151
    2000
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    		  
    60.2
    60.8
    60.5
    125
    136
    134
    2010
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    		  
    66.7
    69.4
    68.0
    109
    124
    119
    2015
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
    		  
    67.7
    70.8
    69.2
    109
    122
    119
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Nepal NEPAL
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    		  
    67.7
    70.8
    109
    122
    Age 5
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    		  
    70.4
    73.3
    103
    123
    Age 10
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    		  
    70.7
    73.6
    103
    123
    Age 15
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    		  
    71.0
    73.8
    102
    123
    Age 20
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    		  
    71.3
    74.0
    102
    123
    Age 25
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    		  
    71.7
    74.3
    103
    123
    Age 30
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    		  
    72.1
    74.6
    104
    125
    Age 35
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    		  
    72.5
    75.0
    104
    125
    Age 40
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    		  
    73.0
    75.4
    106
    126
    Age 45
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    		  
    73.5
    75.9
    107
    125
    Age 50
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    		  
    74.2
    76.5
    111
    126
    Age 55
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    		  
    75.2
    77.3
    114
    130
    Age 60
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    		  
    76.5
    78.3
    118
    135
    Age 65
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    		  
    78.1
    79.5
    123
    135
    Age 70
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    		  
    80.1
    81.2
    126
    135
    Age 75
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    		  
    82.6
    83.3
    128
    138
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    		  
    85.5
    86.0
    134
    138
    Age 85
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    		  
    88.9
    89.3
    141
    149
    Age 90
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    		  
    92.8
    93.1
    145
    151
    Age 95
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    		  
    97.1
    97.3
    155
    151
    Age 100
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
    		  
    101.6
    101.8
    160
    156
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Nepal NEPAL
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    115.44
    63
    		  
    90.33
    88
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    77.16
    112
    		  
    97.85
    73
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    76.62
    11
    		  
    29.96
    78
    4. Prostate Cancer
    52.12
    5
    		  
    1.35
    171
    5. HIV/AIDS
    48.87
    36
    		  
    17.52
    57
    6. Hypertension
    38.48
    10
    		  
    20.77
    51
    7. Violence
    27.22
    16
    		  
    2.48
    119
    8. Breast Cancer
    20.06
    50
    		  
    8.13
    159
    9. Kidney Disease
    20.00
    37
    		  
    20.83
    30
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.47
    125
    		  
    63.82
    55
    11. Lung Cancers
    17.46
    63
    		  
    11.92
    87
    12. Cervical Cancer
    12.75
    59
    		  
    13.03
    55
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.68
    112
    		  
    22.32
    50
    14. Lung Disease
    11.91
    137
    		  
    100.69
    3
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.39
    70
    		  
    2.80
    158
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    9.37
    62
    		  
    9.08
    73
    17. Stomach Cancer
    8.40
    55
    		  
    5.60
    89
    18. Low Birth Weight
    8.10
    82
    		  
    13.88
    52
    19. Lymphomas
    7.93
    9
    		  
    3.97
    107
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.22
    118
    		  
    8.17
    78
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    4.84
    100
    		  
    3.22
    126
    22. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.83
    51
    		  
    1.36
    138
    23. Liver Disease
    4.79
    156
    		  
    20.00
    66
    24. Leukemia
    4.77
    40
    		  
    3.39
    103
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.75
    101
    		  
    0.94
    172
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.32
    84
    		  
    28.82
    47
    27. Ovary Cancer
    4.21
    85
    		  
    5.13
    63
    28. Uterin Cancer
    4.15
    23
    		  
    0.40
    168
    29. Other Injuries
    4.00
    161
    		  
    14.91
    65
    30. Anemia
    3.89
    32
    		  
    0.63
    95
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    3.88
    79
    		  
    1.03
    146
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.86
    89
    		  
    9.26
    26
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.38
    71
    		  
    14.34
    12
    34. Skin Disease
    2.98
    61
    		  
    2.85
    63
    35. Birth Trauma
    2.91
    96
    		  
    10.46
    57
    36. Epilepsy
    2.88
    66
    		  
    5.29
    46
    37. Asthma
    2.84
    102
    		  
    18.99
    13
    38. Other Neoplasms
    2.71
    82
    		  
    1.11
    147
    39. Drug Use
    2.65
    38
    		  
    0.21
    148
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.41
    93
    		  
    2.49
    91
    41. Meningitis
    2.30
    81
    		  
    4.20
    64
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    2.29
    71
    		  
    1.13
    112
    43. Falls
    2.18
    145
    		  
    7.63
    60
    44. Fires
    1.88
    95
    		  
    4.66
    57
    45. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    139
    		  
    6.22
    22
    46. Malnutrition
    1.52
    97
    		  
    8.80
    51
    47. Maternal Conditions
    1.50
    80
    		  
    4.63
    55
    48. Skin Cancers
    1.42
    99
    		  
    0.18
    170
    49. Drownings
    1.42
    136
    		  
    2.58
    102
    50. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    119
    		  
    1.44
    116
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Nepal NEPAL
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    3,243
    18.13
    		  
    15,333
    9.67
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,166
    12.11
    		  
    17,107
    10.79
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,117
    11.83
    		  
    5,270
    3.32
    4. HIV/AIDS
    1,296
    7.25
    		  
    4,066
    2.56
    5. Hypertension
    1,081
    6.04
    		  
    3,584
    2.26
    6. Violence
    749
    4.18
    		  
    639
    0.40
    7. Prostate Cancer
    649
    3.63
    		  
    103
    0.07
    8. Kidney Disease
    550
    3.08
    		  
    3,994
    2.52
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    495
    2.77
    		  
    13,106
    8.27
    10. Lung Cancers
    456
    2.55
    		  
    2,235
    1.41
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    348
    1.95
    		  
    5,036
    3.18
    12. Lung Disease
    336
    1.88
    		  
    17,186
    10.84
    13. Breast Cancer
    279
    1.56
    		  
    865
    0.55
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    261
    1.46
    		  
    2,582
    1.63
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    254
    1.42
    		  
    527
    0.33
    16. Stomach Cancer
    227
    1.27
    		  
    1,065
    0.67
    17. Low Birth Weight
    223
    1.25
    		  
    4,713
    2.97
    18. Lymphomas
    209
    1.17
    		  
    781
    0.49
    19. Cervical Cancer
    177
    0.99
    		  
    1,368
    0.86
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    144
    0.81
    		  
    1,509
    0.95
    21. Alzheimers/Dementia
    141
    0.79
    		  
    233
    0.15
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    134
    0.75
    		  
    679
    0.43
    23. Liver Cancer
    129
    0.72
    		  
    177
    0.11
    24. Leukemia
    128
    0.71
    		  
    820
    0.52
    25. Liver Disease
    128
    0.71
    		  
    3,859
    2.43
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    119
    0.66
    		  
    6,160
    3.89
    27. Other Injuries
    112
    0.63
    		  
    3,407
    2.15
    28. Anemia
    109
    0.61
    		  
    125
    0.08
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    106
    0.59
    		  
    1,727
    1.09
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    103
    0.57
    		  
    192
    0.12
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    92
    0.52
    		  
    2,646
    1.67
    32. Skin Disease
    83
    0.46
    		  
    528
    0.33
    33. Asthma
    80
    0.45
    		  
    3,384
    2.13
    34. Birth Trauma
    80
    0.45
    		  
    3,552
    2.24
    35. Epilepsy
    79
    0.44
    		  
    1,035
    0.65
    36. Drug Use
    73
    0.41
    		  
    49
    0.03
    37. Other Neoplasms
    72
    0.40
    		  
    218
    0.14
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    66
    0.37
    		  
    187
    0.12
    39. Meningitis
    64
    0.36
    		  
    961
    0.61
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    63
    0.35
    		  
    466
    0.29
    41. Uterin Cancer
    62
    0.35
    		  
    38
    0.02
    42. Falls
    62
    0.34
    		  
    1,502
    0.95
    43. Ovary Cancer
    60
    0.34
    		  
    523
    0.33
    44. Fires
    53
    0.30
    		  
    1,218
    0.77
    45. Oral Cancer
    44
    0.25
    		  
    1,177
    0.74
    46. Malnutrition
    42
    0.24
    		  
    1,679
    1.06
    47. Maternal Conditions
    41
    0.23
    		  
    1,189
    0.75
    48. Drownings
    40
    0.22
    		  
    696
    0.44
    49. Bladder Cancer
    40
    0.22
    		  
    251
    0.16
    50. Skin Cancers
    39
    0.22
    		  
    33
    0.02
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Nepal NEPAL
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    52.12
    5
    		  
    1.35
    171
    2. Breast Cancer
    20.06
    50
    		  
    8.13
    159
    3. Lung Cancers
    17.46
    63
    		  
    11.92
    87
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.75
    59
    		  
    13.03
    55
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.39
    70
    		  
    2.80
    158
    6. Stomach Cancer
    8.40
    55
    		  
    5.60
    89
    7. Lymphomas
    7.93
    9
    		  
    3.97
    107
    8. Leukemia
    4.77
    40
    		  
    3.39
    103
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.75
    101
    		  
    0.94
    172
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.21
    85
    		  
    5.13
    63
    11. Uterin Cancer
    4.15
    23
    		  
    0.40
    168
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    3.88
    79
    		  
    1.03
    146
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.41
    93
    		  
    2.49
    91
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    139
    		  
    6.22
    22
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.42
    99
    		  
    0.18
    170
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    119
    		  
    1.44
    116
     
     
     
    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.