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PERU VS JAMAICA
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Compare Peru 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
     
      Peru PERU   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    46.7
    49.3
    48.0
    102
    101
    101
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    52.4
    55.6
    53.9
    103
    102
    103
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    58.3
    62.4
    60.3
    102
    103
    103
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    63.5
    68.2
    65.8
    104
    104
    105
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    66.9
    71.8
    69.3
    88
    99
    93
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    71.2
    76.3
    73.7
    71
    79
    73
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    73.1
    78.0
    75.5
    60
    66
    62
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Peru PERU   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.1
    78.0
    60
    66
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    74.4
    79.2
    53
    63
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    74.7
    79.4
    52
    62
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    74.8
    79.6
    52
    62
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    75.2
    79.7
    51
    59
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    75.6
    79.9
    50
    58
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    76.1
    80.1
    49
    58
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    76.6
    80.4
    48
    59
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    77.1
    80.7
    48
    57
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    77.6
    81.1
    46
    56
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    78.3
    81.5
    44
    57
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    79.2
    82.1
    44
    57
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    80.2
    82.9
    47
    57
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    81.5
    83.9
    49
    56
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    83.2
    85.2
    48
    55
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    85.2
    86.8
    52
    54
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    87.8
    89.0
    50
    52
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    90.9
    91.8
    35
    38
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    94.6
    95.2
    19
    19
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    98.6
    99.0
    11
    16
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    102.9
    103.2
    6
    10
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Peru PERU   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    73.15
    52
    		  
    17.47
    125
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    56.73
    144
    		  
    77.16
    112
    3. Stroke
    37.12
    141
    		  
    115.44
    63
    4. Prostate Cancer
    19.89
    61
    		  
    52.12
    5
    5. Liver Disease
    18.89
    71
    		  
    4.79
    156
    6. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.86
    87
    		  
    12.68
    112
    7. Kidney Disease
    16.13
    69
    		  
    20.00
    37
    8. Stomach Cancer
    15.34
    20
    		  
    8.40
    55
    9. Other Injuries
    13.59
    75
    		  
    4.00
    161
    10. Cervical Cancer
    13.06
    54
    		  
    12.75
    59
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    12.54
    134
    		  
    76.62
    11
    12. Lung Disease
    12.10
    136
    		  
    11.91
    137
    13. Lung Cancers
    10.43
    92
    		  
    17.46
    63
    14. Breast Cancer
    9.20
    151
    		  
    20.06
    50
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    8.79
    80
    		  
    9.37
    62
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.59
    82
    		  
    9.39
    70
    17. Hypertension
    7.57
    153
    		  
    38.48
    10
    18. Liver Cancer
    7.12
    60
    		  
    4.75
    101
    19. Low Birth Weight
    6.54
    101
    		  
    8.10
    82
    20. Violence
    6.43
    79
    		  
    27.22
    16
    21. Tuberculosis
    6.18
    81
    		  
    0.23
    157
    22. HIV/AIDS
    5.83
    85
    		  
    48.87
    36
    23. Lymphomas
    5.57
    63
    		  
    7.93
    9
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.34
    115
    		  
    5.22
    118
    25. Malnutrition
    5.19
    66
    		  
    1.52
    97
    26. Pancreas Cancer
    5.14
    61
    		  
    3.88
    79
    27. Leukemia
    3.85
    85
    		  
    4.77
    40
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.66
    89
    		  
    4.32
    84
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    3.65
    113
    		  
    4.84
    100
    30. Ovary Cancer
    3.50
    119
    		  
    4.21
    85
    31. Suicide
    3.23
    146
    		  
    1.22
    167
    32. Anemia
    3.03
    38
    		  
    3.89
    32
    33. Drownings
    2.81
    99
    		  
    1.42
    136
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.74
    103
    		  
    3.86
    89
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.72
    86
    		  
    3.38
    71
    36. Birth Trauma
    2.68
    101
    		  
    2.91
    96
    37. Falls
    2.26
    142
    		  
    2.18
    145
    38. Meningitis
    2.22
    83
    		  
    2.30
    81
    39. Maternal Conditions
    1.89
    76
    		  
    1.50
    80
    40. Alcohol
    1.85
    55
    		  
    0.77
    87
    41. Fires
    1.81
    97
    		  
    1.88
    95
    42. Bladder Cancer
    1.51
    110
    		  
    1.40
    119
    43. Other Neoplasms
    1.51
    130
    		  
    2.71
    82
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    95
    		  
    1.42
    99
    45. Epilepsy
    1.40
    113
    		  
    2.88
    66
    46. Asthma
    1.37
    127
    		  
    2.84
    102
    47. Drug Use
    1.35
    75
    		  
    2.65
    38
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    1.33
    105
    		  
    2.29
    71
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    134
    		  
    2.41
    93
    50. Oral Cancer
    1.17
    160
    		  
    1.64
    139
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Peru PERU   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17,805
    16.03
    		  
    495
    2.77
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    13,550
    12.20
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    3. Stroke
    8,882
    8.00
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    4. Liver Disease
    4,684
    4.22
    		  
    128
    0.71
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    4,669
    4.20
    		  
    348
    1.95
    6. Kidney Disease
    3,911
    3.52
    		  
    550
    3.08
    7. Other Injuries
    3,680
    3.31
    		  
    112
    0.63
    8. Stomach Cancer
    3,680
    3.31
    		  
    227
    1.27
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,016
    2.72
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    10. Lung Disease
    2,849
    2.56
    		  
    336
    1.88
    11. Congenital Anomalies
    2,814
    2.53
    		  
    261
    1.46
    12. Lung Cancers
    2,500
    2.25
    		  
    456
    2.55
    13. Low Birth Weight
    2,160
    1.94
    		  
    223
    1.25
    14. Prostate Cancer
    2,080
    1.87
    		  
    649
    3.63
    15. Violence
    1,862
    1.68
    		  
    749
    4.18
    16. Hypertension
    1,803
    1.62
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,802
    1.62
    		  
    254
    1.42
    18. Liver Cancer
    1,730
    1.56
    		  
    129
    0.72
    19. Cervical Cancer
    1,716
    1.54
    		  
    177
    0.99
    20. HIV/AIDS
    1,668
    1.50
    		  
    1,296
    7.25
    21. Tuberculosis
    1,538
    1.38
    		  
    6
    0.03
    22. Lymphomas
    1,369
    1.23
    		  
    209
    1.17
    23. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,363
    1.23
    		  
    144
    0.81
    24. Malnutrition
    1,304
    1.17
    		  
    42
    0.24
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    1,227
    1.10
    		  
    103
    0.57
    26. Breast Cancer
    1,209
    1.09
    		  
    279
    1.56
    27. Leukemia
    1,045
    0.94
    		  
    128
    0.71
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,012
    0.91
    		  
    119
    0.66
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    945
    0.85
    		  
    134
    0.75
    30. Suicide
    942
    0.85
    		  
    33
    0.18
    31. Birth Trauma
    886
    0.80
    		  
    80
    0.45
    32. Drownings
    823
    0.74
    		  
    40
    0.22
    33. Anemia
    758
    0.68
    		  
    109
    0.61
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    674
    0.61
    		  
    106
    0.59
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    655
    0.59
    		  
    92
    0.52
    36. Meningitis
    637
    0.57
    		  
    64
    0.36
    37. Falls
    579
    0.52
    		  
    62
    0.34
    38. Maternal Conditions
    563
    0.51
    		  
    41
    0.23
    39. Alcohol
    479
    0.43
    		  
    20
    0.11
    40. Fires
    478
    0.43
    		  
    53
    0.30
    41. Ovary Cancer
    458
    0.41
    		  
    60
    0.34
    42. Epilepsy
    400
    0.36
    		  
    79
    0.44
    43. Other Neoplasms
    374
    0.34
    		  
    72
    0.40
    44. Drug Use
    364
    0.33
    		  
    73
    0.41
    45. Skin Cancers
    362
    0.33
    		  
    39
    0.22
    46. Bladder Cancer
    354
    0.32
    		  
    40
    0.22
    47. Asthma
    336
    0.30
    		  
    80
    0.45
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    313
    0.28
    		  
    66
    0.37
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    311
    0.28
    		  
    63
    0.35
    50. Skin Disease
    291
    0.26
    		  
    83
    0.46
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Peru PERU   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    19.89
    61
    		  
    52.12
    5
    2. Stomach Cancer
    15.34
    20
    		  
    8.40
    55
    3. Cervical Cancer
    13.06
    54
    		  
    12.75
    59
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.43
    92
    		  
    17.46
    63
    5. Breast Cancer
    9.20
    151
    		  
    20.06
    50
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.59
    82
    		  
    9.39
    70
    7. Liver Cancer
    7.12
    60
    		  
    4.75
    101
    8. Lymphomas
    5.57
    63
    		  
    7.93
    9
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    5.14
    61
    		  
    3.88
    79
    10. Leukemia
    3.85
    85
    		  
    4.77
    40
    11. Ovary Cancer
    3.50
    119
    		  
    4.21
    85
    12. Bladder Cancer
    1.51
    110
    		  
    1.40
    119
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.50
    95
    		  
    1.42
    99
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    134
    		  
    2.41
    93
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.17
    160
    		  
    1.64
    139
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.89
    155
    		  
    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.