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MADAGASCAR VS JAMAICA
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Compare Madagascar 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
     
      Madagascar MADAGASCAR   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    39.5
    40.6
    40.1
    145
    149
    147
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    144
    150
    147
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    47.2
    49.2
    48.1
    149
    151
    150
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    49.9
    52.3
    51.1
    157
    161
    158
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    54.8
    57.9
    56.3
    145
    147
    147
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    61.8
    64.8
    63.3
    137
    138
    137
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    63.9
    67.0
    65.5
    134
    141
    140
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Madagascar MADAGASCAR   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    63.9
    67.0
    134
    141
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    67.5
    70.2
    130
    142
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    68.2
    70.7
    128
    143
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    68.6
    71.1
    128
    142
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    69.2
    71.6
    128
    141
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    69.8
    72.1
    126
    140
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    70.4
    72.7
    125
    141
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    71.0
    73.3
    126
    142
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    71.8
    74.0
    123
    143
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    72.7
    74.8
    121
    145
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    73.7
    75.6
    118
    145
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    74.9
    76.5
    122
    147
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    76.3
    77.6
    123
    146
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    78.1
    79.0
    124
    146
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    80.2
    80.9
    121
    145
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    82.9
    83.4
    117
    137
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    86.0
    86.3
    108
    131
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    89.5
    89.7
    100
    124
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    93.4
    93.5
    93
    111
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    97.6
    97.6
    83
    100
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    102.2
    102.1
    64
    78
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Madagascar MADAGASCAR   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    172.43
    11
    		  
    115.44
    63
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    89.77
    85
    		  
    77.16
    112
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    88.74
    48
    		  
    17.47
    125
    4. Tuberculosis
    72.04
    11
    		  
    0.23
    157
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    51.96
    32
    		  
    4.32
    84
    6. Prostate Cancer
    36.65
    14
    		  
    52.12
    5
    7. Malnutrition
    36.64
    24
    		  
    1.52
    97
    8. HIV/AIDS
    33.68
    44
    		  
    48.87
    36
    9. Cervical Cancer
    28.96
    10
    		  
    12.75
    59
    10. Malaria
    25.46
    35
    		  
    0.00
    172
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    23.43
    44
    		  
    12.68
    112
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    21.06
    105
    		  
    76.62
    11
    13. Lung Disease
    19.72
    80
    		  
    11.91
    137
    14. Maternal Conditions
    18.58
    27
    		  
    1.50
    80
    15. Hypertension
    17.95
    75
    		  
    38.48
    10
    16. Liver Disease
    17.67
    77
    		  
    4.79
    156
    17. Inflammatory/Heart
    15.51
    16
    		  
    5.22
    118
    18. Birth Trauma
    14.51
    45
    		  
    2.91
    96
    19. Breast Cancer
    14.42
    103
    		  
    20.06
    50
    20. Low Birth Weight
    13.56
    56
    		  
    8.10
    82
    21. Other Injuries
    11.81
    86
    		  
    4.00
    161
    22. Kidney Disease
    11.79
    104
    		  
    20.00
    37
    23. Violence
    11.53
    43
    		  
    27.22
    16
    24. Meningitis
    11.08
    39
    		  
    2.30
    81
    25. Suicide
    10.50
    65
    		  
    1.22
    167
    26. Fires
    9.83
    33
    		  
    1.88
    95
    27. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    9.50
    23
    		  
    3.86
    89
    28. Asthma
    9.46
    48
    		  
    2.84
    102
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.46
    23
    		  
    2.41
    93
    30. Drownings
    7.74
    33
    		  
    1.42
    136
    31. Skin Disease
    7.72
    19
    		  
    2.98
    61
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    7.68
    69
    		  
    4.84
    100
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    7.50
    103
    		  
    9.37
    62
    34. Falls
    7.50
    64
    		  
    2.18
    145
    35. Epilepsy
    7.36
    39
    		  
    2.88
    66
    36. Lung Cancers
    7.32
    109
    		  
    17.46
    63
    37. Oral Cancer
    6.96
    15
    		  
    1.64
    139
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.85
    94
    		  
    9.39
    70
    39. Lymphomas
    5.62
    61
    		  
    7.93
    9
    40. Stomach Cancer
    5.05
    100
    		  
    8.40
    55
    41. Poisonings
    4.28
    30
    		  
    1.04
    96
    42. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    4.10
    15
    		  
    0.50
    92
    43. Leukemia
    3.79
    90
    		  
    4.77
    40
    44. Liver Cancer
    3.59
    135
    		  
    4.75
    101
    45. Measles
    3.21
    19
    		  
    0.07
    77
    46. Other Neoplasms
    3.20
    67
    		  
    2.71
    82
    47. Syphilis
    3.15
    21
    		  
    0.47
    72
    48. Schistosomiasis
    2.84
    36
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    2.51
    103
    		  
    3.88
    79
    50. Bladder Cancer
    2.47
    70
    		  
    1.40
    119
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Madagascar MADAGASCAR   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    15,168
    10.53
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    15,023
    10.43
    		  
    495
    2.77
    3. Tuberculosis
    10,131
    7.03
    		  
    6
    0.03
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    10,089
    7.00
    		  
    119
    0.66
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    8,340
    5.79
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    6. HIV/AIDS
    6,026
    4.18
    		  
    1,296
    7.25
    7. Malaria
    6,011
    4.17
    		  
    0
    0.00
    8. Birth Trauma
    5,774
    4.01
    		  
    80
    0.45
    9. Low Birth Weight
    5,396
    3.74
    		  
    223
    1.25
    10. Malnutrition
    4,829
    3.35
    		  
    42
    0.24
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,210
    2.92
    		  
    348
    1.95
    12. Maternal Conditions
    3,530
    2.45
    		  
    41
    0.23
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    2,812
    1.95
    		  
    261
    1.46
    14. Violence
    2,442
    1.69
    		  
    749
    4.18
    15. Meningitis
    2,364
    1.64
    		  
    64
    0.36
    16. Other Injuries
    2,221
    1.54
    		  
    112
    0.63
    17. Fires
    2,045
    1.42
    		  
    53
    0.30
    18. Liver Disease
    2,025
    1.40
    		  
    128
    0.71
    19. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,976
    1.37
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    20. Lung Disease
    1,902
    1.32
    		  
    336
    1.88
    21. Drownings
    1,777
    1.23
    		  
    40
    0.22
    22. Cervical Cancer
    1,771
    1.23
    		  
    177
    0.99
    23. Suicide
    1,625
    1.13
    		  
    33
    0.18
    24. Hypertension
    1,605
    1.11
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,565
    1.09
    		  
    144
    0.81
    26. Epilepsy
    1,418
    0.98
    		  
    79
    0.44
    27. Kidney Disease
    1,382
    0.96
    		  
    550
    3.08
    28. Prostate Cancer
    1,263
    0.88
    		  
    649
    3.63
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    1,232
    0.85
    		  
    134
    0.75
    30. Measles
    1,121
    0.78
    		  
    2
    0.01
    31. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,102
    0.76
    		  
    106
    0.59
    32. Syphilis
    1,101
    0.76
    		  
    14
    0.08
    33. Falls
    1,001
    0.69
    		  
    62
    0.34
    34. Asthma
    1,000
    0.69
    		  
    80
    0.45
    35. Poisonings
    905
    0.63
    		  
    29
    0.16
    36. Pertussis
    898
    0.62
    		  
    10
    0.06
    37. Skin Disease
    880
    0.61
    		  
    83
    0.46
    38. Breast Cancer
    872
    0.60
    		  
    279
    1.56
    39. Oesophagus Cancer
    837
    0.58
    		  
    63
    0.35
    40. Oral Cancer
    810
    0.56
    		  
    44
    0.25
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    737
    0.51
    		  
    254
    1.42
    42. Lymphomas
    719
    0.50
    		  
    209
    1.17
    43. Lung Cancers
    708
    0.49
    		  
    456
    2.55
    44. Leukemia
    512
    0.36
    		  
    128
    0.71
    45. Stomach Cancer
    506
    0.35
    		  
    227
    1.27
    46. Liver Cancer
    450
    0.31
    		  
    129
    0.72
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    432
    0.30
    		  
    14
    0.08
    48. Other Neoplasms
    355
    0.25
    		  
    72
    0.40
    49. Anemia
    328
    0.23
    		  
    109
    0.61
    50. Schistosomiasis
    325
    0.23
    		  
    0
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Madagascar MADAGASCAR   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    36.65
    14
    		  
    52.12
    5
    2. Cervical Cancer
    28.96
    10
    		  
    12.75
    59
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.42
    103
    		  
    20.06
    50
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.46
    23
    		  
    2.41
    93
    5. Lung Cancers
    7.32
    109
    		  
    17.46
    63
    6. Oral Cancer
    6.96
    15
    		  
    1.64
    139
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.85
    94
    		  
    9.39
    70
    8. Lymphomas
    5.62
    61
    		  
    7.93
    9
    9. Stomach Cancer
    5.05
    100
    		  
    8.40
    55
    10. Leukemia
    3.79
    90
    		  
    4.77
    40
    11. Liver Cancer
    3.59
    135
    		  
    4.75
    101
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    2.51
    103
    		  
    3.88
    79
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.47
    70
    		  
    1.40
    119
    14. Ovary Cancer
    1.86
    160
    		  
    4.21
    85
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.59
    88
    		  
    1.42
    99
    16. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    117
    		  
    4.15
    23
     
     
     
    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.