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KENYA VS JAMAICA
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Compare Kenya 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
     
      Kenya KENYA   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    44.8
    48.7
    46.7
    117
    104
    112
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    50.4
    54.6
    52.5
    117
    108
    112
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    56.0
    59.7
    57.8
    116
    116
    115
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    57.4
    61.4
    59.4
    131
    128
    131
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    50.9
    53.8
    52.3
    157
    156
    157
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    58.9
    61.7
    60.3
    149
    151
    151
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    61.1
    65.8
    63.4
    148
    147
    149
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Kenya KENYA   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    61.1
    65.8
    148
    147
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    64.5
    68.9
    158
    152
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    65.3
    69.6
    158
    151
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    65.8
    70.0
    157
    150
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    66.6
    70.6
    156
    149
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    67.5
    71.3
    153
    149
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    68.5
    72.0
    150
    148
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    69.5
    72.8
    148
    149
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    70.7
    73.6
    146
    148
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    72.0
    74.6
    139
    147
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    73.3
    75.5
    135
    148
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    74.7
    76.5
    129
    149
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    76.2
    77.6
    130
    149
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    77.9
    79.0
    130
    149
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    80.0
    80.8
    134
    148
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    82.5
    83.1
    140
    150
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    85.4
    85.9
    142
    148
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    88.9
    89.3
    147
    150
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.1
    146
    145
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.4
    139
    142
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    123
    116
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Kenya KENYA   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    165.60
    21
    		  
    17.47
    125
    2. HIV/AIDS
    143.53
    22
    		  
    48.87
    36
    3. Stroke
    90.97
    87
    		  
    115.44
    63
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    60.06
    20
    		  
    4.32
    84
    5. Malnutrition
    56.68
    9
    		  
    1.52
    97
    6. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.61
    149
    		  
    77.16
    112
    7. Tuberculosis
    34.80
    31
    		  
    0.23
    157
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    32.39
    72
    		  
    76.62
    11
    9. Prostate Cancer
    31.38
    20
    		  
    52.12
    5
    10. Malaria
    28.28
    33
    		  
    0.00
    172
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    25.11
    35
    		  
    12.68
    112
    12. Meningitis
    22.45
    27
    		  
    2.30
    81
    13. Cervical Cancer
    21.51
    25
    		  
    12.75
    59
    14. Birth Trauma
    18.91
    25
    		  
    2.91
    96
    15. Maternal Conditions
    17.55
    30
    		  
    1.50
    80
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    17.42
    4
    		  
    2.41
    93
    17. Low Birth Weight
    17.22
    41
    		  
    8.10
    82
    18. Liver Disease
    16.74
    82
    		  
    4.79
    156
    19. Breast Cancer
    16.67
    84
    		  
    20.06
    50
    20. Suicide
    15.58
    29
    		  
    1.22
    167
    21. Other Injuries
    14.85
    66
    		  
    4.00
    161
    22. Kidney Disease
    14.24
    85
    		  
    20.00
    37
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    13.62
    34
    		  
    4.84
    100
    24. Hypertension
    12.49
    120
    		  
    38.48
    10
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    12.01
    37
    		  
    5.22
    118
    26. Fires
    11.27
    27
    		  
    1.88
    95
    27. Falls
    11.15
    33
    		  
    2.18
    145
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    10.32
    44
    		  
    9.37
    62
    29. Drownings
    9.82
    19
    		  
    1.42
    136
    30. Stomach Cancer
    9.64
    44
    		  
    8.40
    55
    31. Epilepsy
    9.64
    27
    		  
    2.88
    66
    32. Lung Disease
    8.57
    154
    		  
    11.91
    137
    33. Skin Disease
    7.73
    18
    		  
    2.98
    61
    34. Oral Cancer
    6.73
    16
    		  
    1.64
    139
    35. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    6.62
    7
    		  
    0.50
    92
    36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.47
    99
    		  
    9.39
    70
    37. Trypanosomiasis
    6.09
    4
    		  
    0.00
    172
    38. Violence
    6.05
    80
    		  
    27.22
    16
    39. Lymphomas
    5.42
    68
    		  
    7.93
    9
    40. Liver Cancer
    5.10
    93
    		  
    4.75
    101
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.95
    76
    		  
    3.86
    89
    42. Ovary Cancer
    4.90
    71
    		  
    4.21
    85
    43. Schistosomiasis
    4.05
    20
    		  
    0.00
    172
    44. Asthma
    4.02
    90
    		  
    2.84
    102
    45. Leukemia
    3.97
    79
    		  
    4.77
    40
    46. Poisonings
    3.73
    38
    		  
    1.04
    96
    47. Anemia
    3.38
    34
    		  
    3.89
    32
    48. Encephalitis
    3.09
    13
    		  
    0.07
    117
    49. Other Neoplasms
    2.92
    79
    		  
    2.71
    82
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    2.79
    94
    		  
    3.88
    79
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Kenya KENYA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    54,518
    16.29
    		  
    1,296
    7.25
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    45,441
    13.58
    		  
    495
    2.77
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    23,374
    6.98
    		  
    119
    0.66
    4. Malnutrition
    15,253
    4.56
    		  
    42
    0.24
    5. Birth Trauma
    14,853
    4.44
    		  
    80
    0.45
    6. Stroke
    14,609
    4.37
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    7. Low Birth Weight
    13,528
    4.04
    		  
    223
    1.25
    8. Malaria
    11,970
    3.58
    		  
    0
    0.00
    9. Tuberculosis
    9,379
    2.80
    		  
    6
    0.03
    10. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,163
    2.74
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    8,841
    2.64
    		  
    348
    1.95
    12. Meningitis
    8,708
    2.60
    		  
    64
    0.36
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    7,472
    2.23
    		  
    261
    1.46
    14. Maternal Conditions
    6,425
    1.92
    		  
    41
    0.23
    15. Other Injuries
    5,658
    1.69
    		  
    112
    0.63
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,633
    1.68
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    17. Suicide
    4,647
    1.39
    		  
    33
    0.18
    18. Fires
    4,567
    1.36
    		  
    53
    0.30
    19. Drownings
    4,348
    1.30
    		  
    40
    0.22
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    4,199
    1.25
    		  
    134
    0.75
    21. Liver Disease
    3,680
    1.10
    		  
    128
    0.71
    22. Epilepsy
    3,613
    1.08
    		  
    79
    0.44
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    3,094
    0.92
    		  
    63
    0.35
    24. Kidney Disease
    3,080
    0.92
    		  
    550
    3.08
    25. Falls
    2,865
    0.86
    		  
    62
    0.34
    26. Trypanosomiasis
    2,592
    0.77
    		  
    0
    0.00
    27. Violence
    2,429
    0.73
    		  
    749
    4.18
    28. Cervical Cancer
    2,338
    0.70
    		  
    177
    0.99
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,283
    0.68
    		  
    144
    0.81
    30. Prostate Cancer
    2,047
    0.61
    		  
    649
    3.63
    31. Hypertension
    1,995
    0.60
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    32. Breast Cancer
    1,877
    0.56
    		  
    279
    1.56
    33. Skin Disease
    1,705
    0.51
    		  
    83
    0.46
    34. Stomach Cancer
    1,658
    0.50
    		  
    227
    1.27
    35. Syphilis
    1,637
    0.49
    		  
    14
    0.08
    36. Poisonings
    1,630
    0.49
    		  
    29
    0.16
    37. Pertussis
    1,619
    0.48
    		  
    10
    0.06
    38. Lung Disease
    1,572
    0.47
    		  
    336
    1.88
    39. Oral Cancer
    1,359
    0.41
    		  
    44
    0.25
    40. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,278
    0.38
    		  
    14
    0.08
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,242
    0.37
    		  
    254
    1.42
    42. Lymphomas
    1,209
    0.36
    		  
    209
    1.17
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,074
    0.32
    		  
    106
    0.59
    44. Encephalitis
    1,060
    0.32
    		  
    3
    0.02
    45. Leukemia
    1,053
    0.31
    		  
    128
    0.71
    46. Liver Cancer
    1,024
    0.31
    		  
    129
    0.72
    47. Anemia
    980
    0.29
    		  
    109
    0.61
    48. Leishmaniasis
    980
    0.29
    		  
    0
    0.00
    49. Schistosomiasis
    933
    0.28
    		  
    0
    0.00
    50. Asthma
    793
    0.24
    		  
    80
    0.45
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Kenya KENYA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.38
    20
    		  
    52.12
    5
    2. Cervical Cancer
    21.51
    25
    		  
    12.75
    59
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    17.42
    4
    		  
    2.41
    93
    4. Breast Cancer
    16.67
    84
    		  
    20.06
    50
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.64
    44
    		  
    8.40
    55
    6. Oral Cancer
    6.73
    16
    		  
    1.64
    139
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.47
    99
    		  
    9.39
    70
    8. Lymphomas
    5.42
    68
    		  
    7.93
    9
    9. Liver Cancer
    5.10
    93
    		  
    4.75
    101
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.90
    71
    		  
    4.21
    85
    11. Leukemia
    3.97
    79
    		  
    4.77
    40
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.79
    94
    		  
    3.88
    79
    13. Lung Cancers
    2.53
    140
    		  
    17.46
    63
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.32
    69
    		  
    4.15
    23
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.60
    87
    		  
    1.42
    99
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.11
    137
    		  
    1.40
    119
     
     
     
    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.