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NEW GUINEA VS JAMAICA
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Compare New Guinea 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
     
      New Guinea NEW GUINEA   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    37.8
    39.7
    38.7
    151
    154
    152
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    42.8
    44.7
    43.7
    149
    151
    149
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    49.5
    53.8
    51.6
    141
    137
    138
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    52.3
    57.8
    55.0
    151
    144
    144
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    53.9
    59.7
    56.8
    149
    140
    144
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    59.5
    64.3
    61.8
    148
    142
    145
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    60.6
    65.4
    62.9
    153
    149
    151
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Guinea NEW GUINEA   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    60.6
    65.4
    153
    149
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    64.5
    69.0
    157
    150
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    64.8
    69.3
    161
    153
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    65.1
    69.5
    163
    153
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    65.5
    69.8
    165
    154
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    66.0
    70.3
    168
    155
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    66.6
    70.8
    170
    159
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    67.2
    71.4
    173
    162
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    67.9
    72.1
    175
    166
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    68.8
    72.9
    178
    170
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    70.0
    73.9
    180
    172
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    71.5
    75.1
    182
    172
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    73.4
    76.6
    182
    170
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    75.7
    78.5
    182
    164
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    78.5
    80.7
    179
    151
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    81.8
    83.4
    171
    136
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    85.3
    86.3
    150
    127
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.8
    126
    112
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    93.1
    93.6
    109
    100
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    97.4
    97.7
    107
    95
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    101.9
    102.2
    95
    76
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Guinea NEW GUINEA   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    224.71
    5
    		  
    17.47
    125
    2. Tuberculosis
    97.88
    6
    		  
    0.23
    157
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    96.50
    6
    		  
    76.62
    11
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    50.34
    153
    		  
    77.16
    112
    5. Kidney Disease
    47.59
    2
    		  
    20.00
    37
    6. Asthma
    46.56
    1
    		  
    2.84
    102
    7. Stroke
    41.43
    136
    		  
    115.44
    63
    8. Malaria
    37.57
    32
    		  
    0.00
    172
    9. Liver Disease
    33.61
    20
    		  
    4.79
    156
    10. Lung Disease
    30.75
    32
    		  
    11.91
    137
    11. Other Injuries
    27.48
    20
    		  
    4.00
    161
    12. Cervical Cancer
    22.90
    19
    		  
    12.75
    59
    13. Diarrhoeal diseases
    21.16
    56
    		  
    4.32
    84
    14. Prostate Cancer
    19.23
    65
    		  
    52.12
    5
    15. Breast Cancer
    19.04
    60
    		  
    20.06
    50
    16. Oral Cancer
    18.19
    1
    		  
    1.64
    139
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.62
    89
    		  
    12.68
    112
    18. Poisonings
    16.36
    2
    		  
    1.04
    96
    19. HIV/AIDS
    15.49
    62
    		  
    48.87
    36
    20. Low Birth Weight
    15.41
    49
    		  
    8.10
    82
    21. Birth Trauma
    15.36
    40
    		  
    2.91
    96
    22. Malnutrition
    15.23
    42
    		  
    1.52
    97
    23. Meningitis
    14.32
    36
    		  
    2.30
    81
    24. Suicide
    11.73
    54
    		  
    1.22
    167
    25. Liver Cancer
    11.44
    28
    		  
    4.75
    101
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    11.05
    20
    		  
    3.38
    71
    27. Appendicitis
    9.38
    7
    		  
    0.40
    89
    28. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.98
    27
    		  
    3.86
    89
    29. Hypertension
    8.66
    142
    		  
    38.48
    10
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    8.48
    90
    		  
    9.37
    62
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    8.25
    67
    		  
    4.84
    100
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.83
    81
    		  
    5.22
    118
    33. Skin Disease
    7.83
    17
    		  
    2.98
    61
    34. Lymphomas
    7.59
    20
    		  
    7.93
    9
    35. Lung Cancers
    7.46
    107
    		  
    17.46
    63
    36. Upper Respiratory
    7.42
    1
    		  
    0.00
    172
    37. Maternal Conditions
    7.34
    46
    		  
    1.50
    80
    38. Stomach Cancer
    7.31
    62
    		  
    8.40
    55
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.83
    95
    		  
    9.39
    70
    40. Ovary Cancer
    6.44
    30
    		  
    4.21
    85
    41. Fires
    6.14
    49
    		  
    1.88
    95
    42. Violence
    5.87
    81
    		  
    27.22
    16
    43. Drownings
    5.71
    54
    		  
    1.42
    136
    44. Falls
    5.57
    84
    		  
    2.18
    145
    45. Epilepsy
    5.23
    48
    		  
    2.88
    66
    46. Hepatitis B
    4.65
    12
    		  
    0.11
    142
    47. Leukemia
    3.98
    78
    		  
    4.77
    40
    48. Uterin Cancer
    3.97
    26
    		  
    4.15
    23
    49. Skin Cancers
    3.46
    15
    		  
    1.42
    99
    50. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.09
    86
    		  
    4.83
    51
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      New Guinea NEW GUINEA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    8,930
    17.81
    		  
    495
    2.77
    2. Tuberculosis
    3,847
    7.67
    		  
    6
    0.03
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,463
    6.91
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    4. Malaria
    2,759
    5.50
    		  
    0
    0.00
    5. Kidney Disease
    1,742
    3.47
    		  
    550
    3.08
    6. Low Birth Weight
    1,699
    3.39
    		  
    223
    1.25
    7. Birth Trauma
    1,694
    3.38
    		  
    80
    0.45
    8. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,660
    3.31
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    9. Other Injuries
    1,634
    3.26
    		  
    112
    0.63
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,584
    3.16
    		  
    119
    0.66
    11. Asthma
    1,475
    2.94
    		  
    80
    0.45
    12. Stroke
    1,354
    2.70
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    13. Liver Disease
    1,339
    2.67
    		  
    128
    0.71
    14. HIV/AIDS
    978
    1.95
    		  
    1,296
    7.25
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    928
    1.85
    		  
    348
    1.95
    16. Meningitis
    912
    1.82
    		  
    64
    0.36
    17. Lung Disease
    905
    1.81
    		  
    336
    1.88
    18. Poisonings
    850
    1.70
    		  
    29
    0.16
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    827
    1.65
    		  
    261
    1.46
    20. Malnutrition
    683
    1.36
    		  
    42
    0.24
    21. Oral Cancer
    674
    1.34
    		  
    44
    0.25
    22. Suicide
    550
    1.10
    		  
    33
    0.18
    23. Cervical Cancer
    540
    1.08
    		  
    177
    0.99
    24. Liver Cancer
    523
    1.04
    		  
    129
    0.72
    25. Maternal Conditions
    471
    0.94
    		  
    41
    0.23
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    451
    0.90
    		  
    134
    0.75
    27. Breast Cancer
    426
    0.85
    		  
    279
    1.56
    28. Fires
    411
    0.82
    		  
    53
    0.30
    29. Violence
    376
    0.75
    		  
    749
    4.18
    30. Drownings
    375
    0.75
    		  
    40
    0.22
    31. Appendicitis
    374
    0.75
    		  
    11
    0.06
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    364
    0.73
    		  
    92
    0.52
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    344
    0.69
    		  
    144
    0.81
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    339
    0.68
    		  
    106
    0.59
    35. Epilepsy
    335
    0.67
    		  
    79
    0.44
    36. Skin Disease
    297
    0.59
    		  
    83
    0.46
    37. Lymphomas
    285
    0.57
    		  
    209
    1.17
    38. Falls
    260
    0.52
    		  
    62
    0.34
    39. Lung Cancers
    259
    0.52
    		  
    456
    2.55
    40. Hypertension
    252
    0.50
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    243
    0.48
    		  
    254
    1.42
    42. Stomach Cancer
    241
    0.48
    		  
    227
    1.27
    43. Pertussis
    238
    0.47
    		  
    10
    0.06
    44. Hepatitis B
    212
    0.42
    		  
    3
    0.02
    45. Leukemia
    210
    0.42
    		  
    128
    0.71
    46. Upper Respiratory
    209
    0.42
    		  
    0
    0.00
    47. Prostate Cancer
    188
    0.38
    		  
    649
    3.63
    48. Ovary Cancer
    142
    0.28
    		  
    60
    0.34
    49. Syphilis
    136
    0.27
    		  
    14
    0.08
    50. Anemia
    136
    0.27
    		  
    109
    0.61
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      New Guinea NEW GUINEA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    22.90
    19
    		  
    12.75
    59
    2. Prostate Cancer
    19.23
    65
    		  
    52.12
    5
    3. Breast Cancer
    19.04
    60
    		  
    20.06
    50
    4. Oral Cancer
    18.19
    1
    		  
    1.64
    139
    5. Liver Cancer
    11.44
    28
    		  
    4.75
    101
    6. Lymphomas
    7.59
    20
    		  
    7.93
    9
    7. Lung Cancers
    7.46
    107
    		  
    17.46
    63
    8. Stomach Cancer
    7.31
    62
    		  
    8.40
    55
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.83
    95
    		  
    9.39
    70
    10. Ovary Cancer
    6.44
    30
    		  
    4.21
    85
    11. Leukemia
    3.98
    78
    		  
    4.77
    40
    12. Uterin Cancer
    3.97
    26
    		  
    4.15
    23
    13. Skin Cancers
    3.46
    15
    		  
    1.42
    99
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.71
    82
    		  
    2.41
    93
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.41
    133
    		  
    3.88
    79
    16. Bladder Cancer
    1.04
    142
    		  
    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.