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Compare Jamaica and New Guinea 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   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
           
    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
    		  
    37.8
    39.7
    38.7
    151
    154
    152
    1970
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    		  
    42.8
    44.7
    43.7
    149
    151
    149
    1980
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    		  
    49.5
    53.8
    51.6
    141
    137
    138
    1990
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    		  
    52.3
    57.8
    55.0
    151
    144
    144
    2000
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    		  
    53.9
    59.7
    56.8
    149
    140
    144
    2010
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    		  
    59.5
    64.3
    61.8
    148
    142
    145
    2015
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
    		  
    60.6
    65.4
    62.9
    153
    149
    151
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Jamaica JAMAICA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    		  
    60.6
    65.4
    153
    149
    Age 5
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    		  
    64.5
    69.0
    157
    150
    Age 10
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    		  
    64.8
    69.3
    161
    153
    Age 15
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    		  
    65.1
    69.5
    163
    153
    Age 20
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    		  
    65.5
    69.8
    165
    154
    Age 25
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    		  
    66.0
    70.3
    168
    155
    Age 30
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    		  
    66.6
    70.8
    170
    159
    Age 35
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    		  
    67.2
    71.4
    173
    162
    Age 40
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    		  
    67.9
    72.1
    175
    166
    Age 45
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    		  
    68.8
    72.9
    178
    170
    Age 50
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    		  
    70.0
    73.9
    180
    172
    Age 55
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    		  
    71.5
    75.1
    182
    172
    Age 60
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    		  
    73.4
    76.6
    182
    170
    Age 65
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    		  
    75.7
    78.5
    182
    164
    Age 70
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    		  
    78.5
    80.7
    179
    151
    Age 75
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    		  
    81.8
    83.4
    171
    136
    Age 80
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    		  
    85.3
    86.3
    150
    127
    Age 85
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    		  
    89.1
    89.8
    126
    112
    Age 90
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    		  
    93.1
    93.6
    109
    100
    Age 95
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    		  
    97.4
    97.7
    107
    95
    Age 100
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
    		  
    101.9
    102.2
    95
    76
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Jamaica JAMAICA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    115.44
    63
    		  
    41.43
    136
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    77.16
    112
    		  
    50.34
    153
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    76.62
    11
    		  
    96.50
    6
    4. Prostate Cancer
    52.12
    5
    		  
    19.23
    65
    5. HIV/AIDS
    48.87
    36
    		  
    15.49
    62
    6. Hypertension
    38.48
    10
    		  
    8.66
    142
    7. Violence
    27.22
    16
    		  
    5.87
    81
    8. Breast Cancer
    20.06
    50
    		  
    19.04
    60
    9. Kidney Disease
    20.00
    37
    		  
    47.59
    2
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.47
    125
    		  
    224.71
    5
    11. Lung Cancers
    17.46
    63
    		  
    7.46
    107
    12. Cervical Cancer
    12.75
    59
    		  
    22.90
    19
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.68
    112
    		  
    16.62
    89
    14. Lung Disease
    11.91
    137
    		  
    30.75
    32
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.39
    70
    		  
    6.83
    95
    16. Congenital Anomalies
    9.37
    62
    		  
    8.48
    90
    17. Stomach Cancer
    8.40
    55
    		  
    7.31
    62
    18. Low Birth Weight
    8.10
    82
    		  
    15.41
    49
    19. Lymphomas
    7.93
    9
    		  
    7.59
    20
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.22
    118
    		  
    7.83
    81
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    4.84
    100
    		  
    8.25
    67
    22. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.83
    51
    		  
    3.09
    86
    23. Liver Disease
    4.79
    156
    		  
    33.61
    20
    24. Leukemia
    4.77
    40
    		  
    3.98
    78
    25. Liver Cancer
    4.75
    101
    		  
    11.44
    28
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    4.32
    84
    		  
    21.16
    56
    27. Ovary Cancer
    4.21
    85
    		  
    6.44
    30
    28. Uterin Cancer
    4.15
    23
    		  
    3.97
    26
    29. Other Injuries
    4.00
    161
    		  
    27.48
    20
    30. Anemia
    3.89
    32
    		  
    3.09
    36
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    3.88
    79
    		  
    1.41
    133
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3.86
    89
    		  
    8.98
    27
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.38
    71
    		  
    11.05
    20
    34. Skin Disease
    2.98
    61
    		  
    7.83
    17
    35. Birth Trauma
    2.91
    96
    		  
    15.36
    40
    36. Epilepsy
    2.88
    66
    		  
    5.23
    48
    37. Asthma
    2.84
    102
    		  
    46.56
    1
    38. Other Neoplasms
    2.71
    82
    		  
    1.39
    134
    39. Drug Use
    2.65
    38
    		  
    2.02
    56
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.41
    93
    		  
    2.71
    82
    41. Meningitis
    2.30
    81
    		  
    14.32
    36
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    2.29
    71
    		  
    0.99
    119
    43. Falls
    2.18
    145
    		  
    5.57
    84
    44. Fires
    1.88
    95
    		  
    6.14
    49
    45. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    139
    		  
    18.19
    1
    46. Malnutrition
    1.52
    97
    		  
    15.23
    42
    47. Maternal Conditions
    1.50
    80
    		  
    7.34
    46
    48. Skin Cancers
    1.42
    99
    		  
    3.46
    15
    49. Drownings
    1.42
    136
    		  
    5.71
    54
    50. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    119
    		  
    1.04
    142
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Jamaica JAMAICA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    3,243
    18.13
    		  
    1,354
    2.70
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,166
    12.11
    		  
    1,660
    3.31
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,117
    11.83
    		  
    3,463
    6.91
    4. HIV/AIDS
    1,296
    7.25
    		  
    978
    1.95
    5. Hypertension
    1,081
    6.04
    		  
    252
    0.50
    6. Violence
    749
    4.18
    		  
    376
    0.75
    7. Prostate Cancer
    649
    3.63
    		  
    188
    0.38
    8. Kidney Disease
    550
    3.08
    		  
    1,742
    3.47
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    495
    2.77
    		  
    8,930
    17.81
    10. Lung Cancers
    456
    2.55
    		  
    259
    0.52
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    348
    1.95
    		  
    928
    1.85
    12. Lung Disease
    336
    1.88
    		  
    905
    1.81
    13. Breast Cancer
    279
    1.56
    		  
    426
    0.85
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    261
    1.46
    		  
    827
    1.65
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    254
    1.42
    		  
    243
    0.48
    16. Stomach Cancer
    227
    1.27
    		  
    241
    0.48
    17. Low Birth Weight
    223
    1.25
    		  
    1,699
    3.39
    18. Lymphomas
    209
    1.17
    		  
    285
    0.57
    19. Cervical Cancer
    177
    0.99
    		  
    540
    1.08
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    144
    0.81
    		  
    344
    0.69
    21. Alzheimers/Dementia
    141
    0.79
    		  
    84
    0.17
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    134
    0.75
    		  
    451
    0.90
    23. Liver Cancer
    129
    0.72
    		  
    523
    1.04
    24. Leukemia
    128
    0.71
    		  
    210
    0.42
    25. Liver Disease
    128
    0.71
    		  
    1,339
    2.67
    26. Diarrhoeal diseases
    119
    0.66
    		  
    1,584
    3.16
    27. Other Injuries
    112
    0.63
    		  
    1,634
    3.26
    28. Anemia
    109
    0.61
    		  
    136
    0.27
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    106
    0.59
    		  
    339
    0.68
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    103
    0.57
    		  
    52
    0.10
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    92
    0.52
    		  
    364
    0.73
    32. Skin Disease
    83
    0.46
    		  
    297
    0.59
    33. Asthma
    80
    0.45
    		  
    1,475
    2.94
    34. Birth Trauma
    80
    0.45
    		  
    1,694
    3.38
    35. Epilepsy
    79
    0.44
    		  
    335
    0.67
    36. Drug Use
    73
    0.41
    		  
    101
    0.20
    37. Other Neoplasms
    72
    0.40
    		  
    59
    0.12
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    66
    0.37
    		  
    25
    0.05
    39. Meningitis
    64
    0.36
    		  
    912
    1.82
    40. Oesophagus Cancer
    63
    0.35
    		  
    96
    0.19
    41. Uterin Cancer
    62
    0.35
    		  
    82
    0.16
    42. Falls
    62
    0.34
    		  
    260
    0.52
    43. Ovary Cancer
    60
    0.34
    		  
    142
    0.28
    44. Fires
    53
    0.30
    		  
    411
    0.82
    45. Oral Cancer
    44
    0.25
    		  
    674
    1.34
    46. Malnutrition
    42
    0.24
    		  
    683
    1.36
    47. Maternal Conditions
    41
    0.23
    		  
    471
    0.94
    48. Drownings
    40
    0.22
    		  
    375
    0.75
    49. Bladder Cancer
    40
    0.22
    		  
    30
    0.06
    50. Skin Cancers
    39
    0.22
    		  
    127
    0.25
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Jamaica JAMAICA   New Guinea NEW GUINEA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    52.12
    5
    		  
    19.23
    65
    2. Breast Cancer
    20.06
    50
    		  
    19.04
    60
    3. Lung Cancers
    17.46
    63
    		  
    7.46
    107
    4. Cervical Cancer
    12.75
    59
    		  
    22.90
    19
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    9.39
    70
    		  
    6.83
    95
    6. Stomach Cancer
    8.40
    55
    		  
    7.31
    62
    7. Lymphomas
    7.93
    9
    		  
    7.59
    20
    8. Leukemia
    4.77
    40
    		  
    3.98
    78
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.75
    101
    		  
    11.44
    28
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.21
    85
    		  
    6.44
    30
    11. Uterin Cancer
    4.15
    23
    		  
    3.97
    26
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    3.88
    79
    		  
    1.41
    133
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.41
    93
    		  
    2.71
    82
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.64
    139
    		  
    18.19
    1
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.42
    99
    		  
    3.46
    15
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.40
    119
    		  
    1.04
    142
     
     
     
    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.