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Compare Jordan and Jamaica 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
     
      Jordan JORDAN   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    46.0
    48.5
    47.2
    105
    106
    104
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    53.0
    56.3
    54.6
    101
    99
    100
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    60.9
    64.7
    62.7
    90
    91
    90
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    65.5
    69.0
    67.2
    86
    98
    93
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    69.1
    72.5
    70.7
    65
    92
    77
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    71.9
    75.1
    73.4
    61
    93
    80
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    72.5
    75.9
    74.1
    70
    96
    84
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Jordan JORDAN   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    72.5
    75.9
    70
    96
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    73.9
    77.2
    63
    92
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    74.0
    77.3
    62
    93
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    74.1
    77.4
    64
    94
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    74.3
    77.5
    63
    94
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    74.6
    77.7
    67
    92
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    74.8
    77.8
    70
    92
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    75.0
    78.1
    75
    93
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    75.3
    78.3
    77
    93
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    75.7
    78.6
    79
    95
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    76.2
    79.1
    81
    96
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    76.9
    79.6
    81
    94
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    78.0
    80.4
    81
    95
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    79.3
    81.4
    84
    96
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    81.1
    82.7
    90
    98
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    83.3
    84.5
    94
    102
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    86.0
    86.9
    106
    105
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    89.2
    89.9
    111
    105
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    93.0
    93.5
    123
    110
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    97.2
    97.5
    125
    108
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    101.8
    102.0
    109
    95
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Jordan JORDAN   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    131.70
    46
    		  
    77.16
    112
    2. Stroke
    86.15
    92
    		  
    115.44
    63
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    53.14
    25
    		  
    76.62
    11
    4. Hypertension
    34.94
    16
    		  
    38.48
    10
    5. Kidney Disease
    30.47
    8
    		  
    20.00
    37
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    25.00
    36
    		  
    12.68
    112
    7. Breast Cancer
    21.95
    31
    		  
    20.06
    50
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.08
    114
    		  
    17.47
    125
    9. Lung Disease
    18.21
    92
    		  
    11.91
    137
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.54
    28
    		  
    9.39
    70
    11. Lung Cancers
    14.88
    74
    		  
    17.46
    63
    12. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    112
    		  
    52.12
    5
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    11.07
    29
    		  
    9.37
    62
    14. Liver Disease
    10.50
    112
    		  
    4.79
    156
    15. Low Birth Weight
    10.33
    71
    		  
    8.10
    82
    16. Lymphomas
    7.56
    21
    		  
    7.93
    9
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    7.48
    70
    		  
    4.84
    100
    18. Other Injuries
    7.34
    122
    		  
    4.00
    161
    19. Violence
    6.62
    77
    		  
    27.22
    16
    20. Stomach Cancer
    5.40
    94
    		  
    8.40
    55
    21. Leukemia
    5.24
    25
    		  
    4.77
    40
    22. Liver Cancer
    4.36
    107
    		  
    4.75
    101
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    4.08
    74
    		  
    3.88
    79
    24. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.90
    64
    		  
    4.83
    51
    25. Bladder Cancer
    3.76
    42
    		  
    1.40
    119
    26. Ovary Cancer
    3.63
    111
    		  
    4.21
    85
    27. Falls
    3.57
    118
    		  
    2.18
    145
    28. Birth Trauma
    3.53
    86
    		  
    2.91
    96
    29. Other Neoplasms
    3.50
    54
    		  
    2.71
    82
    30. Asthma
    3.21
    100
    		  
    2.84
    102
    31. Fires
    3.14
    73
    		  
    1.88
    95
    32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.43
    108
    		  
    3.86
    89
    33. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.21
    107
    		  
    4.32
    84
    34. Suicide
    1.98
    161
    		  
    1.22
    167
    35. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.96
    167
    		  
    5.22
    118
    36. Skin Disease
    1.82
    87
    		  
    2.98
    61
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.79
    113
    		  
    3.38
    71
    38. Poisonings
    1.69
    71
    		  
    1.04
    96
    39. Uterin Cancer
    1.55
    104
    		  
    4.15
    23
    40. Oral Cancer
    1.51
    150
    		  
    1.64
    139
    41. Drownings
    1.50
    134
    		  
    1.42
    136
    42. Maternal Conditions
    1.43
    82
    		  
    1.50
    80
    43. Meningitis
    1.23
    102
    		  
    2.30
    81
    44. Drug Use
    1.06
    89
    		  
    2.65
    38
    45. Parkinson's Disease
    1.00
    117
    		  
    2.29
    71
    46. Tuberculosis
    0.98
    130
    		  
    0.23
    157
    47. Epilepsy
    0.92
    139
    		  
    2.88
    66
    48. Cervical Cancer
    0.91
    171
    		  
    12.75
    59
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.88
    148
    		  
    2.41
    93
    50. Skin Cancers
    0.87
    134
    		  
    1.42
    99
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Jordan JORDAN   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    4,329
    18.80
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    2. Stroke
    2,751
    11.95
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,721
    7.47
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    4. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,411
    6.13
    		  
    348
    1.95
    5. Hypertension
    1,117
    4.85
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    6. Kidney Disease
    1,086
    4.72
    		  
    550
    3.08
    7. Low Birth Weight
    1,067
    4.63
    		  
    223
    1.25
    8. Congenital Anomalies
    1,001
    4.35
    		  
    261
    1.46
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    949
    4.12
    		  
    495
    2.77
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    578
    2.51
    		  
    254
    1.42
    11. Lung Disease
    571
    2.48
    		  
    336
    1.88
    12. Lung Cancers
    514
    2.23
    		  
    456
    2.55
    13. Other Injuries
    430
    1.87
    		  
    112
    0.63
    14. Breast Cancer
    423
    1.84
    		  
    279
    1.56
    15. Violence
    412
    1.79
    		  
    749
    4.18
    16. Liver Disease
    404
    1.76
    		  
    128
    0.71
    17. Birth Trauma
    364
    1.58
    		  
    80
    0.45
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    301
    1.31
    		  
    134
    0.75
    19. Lymphomas
    299
    1.30
    		  
    209
    1.17
    20. Leukemia
    249
    1.08
    		  
    128
    0.71
    21. Stomach Cancer
    199
    0.86
    		  
    227
    1.27
    22. Falls
    177
    0.77
    		  
    62
    0.34
    23. Diarrhoeal diseases
    165
    0.72
    		  
    119
    0.66
    24. Prostate Cancer
    164
    0.71
    		  
    649
    3.63
    25. Fires
    163
    0.71
    		  
    53
    0.30
    26. Liver Cancer
    155
    0.67
    		  
    129
    0.72
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    151
    0.66
    		  
    103
    0.57
    28. Other Neoplasms
    139
    0.60
    		  
    72
    0.40
    29. Bladder Cancer
    119
    0.52
    		  
    40
    0.22
    30. Suicide
    114
    0.50
    		  
    33
    0.18
    31. Alzheimers/Dementia
    113
    0.49
    		  
    141
    0.79
    32. Asthma
    108
    0.47
    		  
    80
    0.45
    33. Drownings
    104
    0.45
    		  
    40
    0.22
    34. Maternal Conditions
    98
    0.43
    		  
    41
    0.23
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    86
    0.38
    		  
    106
    0.59
    36. Poisonings
    86
    0.37
    		  
    29
    0.16
    37. Inflammatory/Heart
    75
    0.33
    		  
    144
    0.81
    38. Ovary Cancer
    70
    0.30
    		  
    60
    0.34
    39. Skin Disease
    65
    0.28
    		  
    83
    0.46
    40. Meningitis
    65
    0.28
    		  
    64
    0.36
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    63
    0.27
    		  
    92
    0.52
    42. Oral Cancer
    56
    0.24
    		  
    44
    0.25
    43. Epilepsy
    53
    0.23
    		  
    79
    0.44
    44. Drug Use
    52
    0.23
    		  
    73
    0.41
    45. Pertussis
    37
    0.16
    		  
    10
    0.06
    46. Tuberculosis
    37
    0.16
    		  
    6
    0.03
    47. Malnutrition
    36
    0.16
    		  
    42
    0.24
    48. Skin Cancers
    33
    0.14
    		  
    39
    0.22
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    31
    0.13
    		  
    63
    0.35
    50. Parkinson's Disease
    30
    0.13
    		  
    66
    0.37
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Jordan JORDAN   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    21.95
    31
    		  
    20.06
    50
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.54
    28
    		  
    9.39
    70
    3. Lung Cancers
    14.88
    74
    		  
    17.46
    63
    4. Prostate Cancer
    11.92
    112
    		  
    52.12
    5
    5. Lymphomas
    7.56
    21
    		  
    7.93
    9
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.40
    94
    		  
    8.40
    55
    7. Leukemia
    5.24
    25
    		  
    4.77
    40
    8. Liver Cancer
    4.36
    107
    		  
    4.75
    101
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.08
    74
    		  
    3.88
    79
    10. Bladder Cancer
    3.76
    42
    		  
    1.40
    119
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.63
    111
    		  
    4.21
    85
    12. Uterin Cancer
    1.55
    104
    		  
    4.15
    23
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.51
    150
    		  
    1.64
    139
    14. Cervical Cancer
    0.91
    171
    		  
    12.75
    59
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.88
    148
    		  
    2.41
    93
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.87
    134
    		  
    1.42
    99
     
     
     
    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.