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Compare Romania 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
     
      Romania ROMANIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    63.8
    67.3
    65.5
    36
    41
    38
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    66.3
    70.8
    68.5
    32
    44
    40
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    66.5
    71.8
    69.1
    44
    58
    53
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    66.6
    73.1
    69.7
    67
    71
    69
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    67.7
    74.6
    71.1
    76
    69
    72
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    69.7
    77.2
    73.4
    91
    66
    81
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    71.4
    78.8
    75.0
    80
    55
    67
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Romania ROMANIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    71.4
    78.8
    80
    55
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    72.3
    79.5
    87
    56
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    72.4
    79.6
    89
    56
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    72.4
    79.7
    89
    57
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    72.6
    79.7
    89
    60
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    72.9
    79.9
    90
    61
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    73.2
    80.0
    91
    62
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    73.4
    80.1
    92
    65
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    73.8
    80.3
    93
    67
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    74.3
    80.5
    94
    67
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    75.1
    80.9
    93
    67
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    76.4
    81.4
    89
    67
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    77.9
    82.1
    83
    73
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    79.7
    83.0
    81
    71
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    81.7
    84.1
    77
    73
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    84.1
    85.5
    73
    82
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    86.8
    87.5
    74
    89
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    90.0
    90.2
    78
    98
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    93.7
    93.6
    78
    105
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    97.8
    97.6
    65
    103
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    102.3
    101.9
    52
    133
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Romania ROMANIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    139.54
    38
    		  
    77.16
    112
    2. Stroke
    112.28
    66
    		  
    115.44
    63
    3. Hypertension
    70.05
    2
    		  
    38.48
    10
    4. Liver Disease
    35.31
    16
    		  
    4.79
    156
    5. Lung Cancers
    31.38
    19
    		  
    17.46
    63
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.77
    110
    		  
    17.47
    125
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.77
    63
    		  
    20.06
    50
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.93
    24
    		  
    9.39
    70
    9. Lung Disease
    14.28
    124
    		  
    11.91
    137
    10. Prostate Cancer
    13.06
    109
    		  
    52.12
    5
    11. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    61
    		  
    12.75
    59
    12. Inflammatory/Heart
    11.02
    44
    		  
    5.22
    118
    13. Stomach Cancer
    10.63
    41
    		  
    8.40
    55
    14. Suicide
    10.61
    64
    		  
    1.22
    167
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    9.39
    135
    		  
    12.68
    112
    16. Liver Cancer
    8.36
    46
    		  
    4.75
    101
    17. Pancreas Cancer
    8.09
    31
    		  
    3.88
    79
    18. Other Injuries
    8.07
    115
    		  
    4.00
    161
    19. Oral Cancer
    7.83
    13
    		  
    1.64
    139
    20. Kidney Disease
    7.11
    132
    		  
    20.00
    37
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.52
    159
    		  
    76.62
    11
    22. Ovary Cancer
    5.87
    42
    		  
    4.21
    85
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    5.81
    123
    		  
    9.37
    62
    24. Low Birth Weight
    5.77
    105
    		  
    8.10
    82
    25. Tuberculosis
    5.06
    86
    		  
    0.23
    157
    26. Falls
    4.94
    96
    		  
    2.18
    145
    27. Bladder Cancer
    4.13
    32
    		  
    1.40
    119
    28. Lymphomas
    4.11
    101
    		  
    7.93
    9
    29. Leukemia
    4.09
    72
    		  
    4.77
    40
    30. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.82
    67
    		  
    4.83
    51
    31. Drownings
    3.13
    95
    		  
    1.42
    136
    32. Alcohol
    3.08
    36
    		  
    0.77
    87
    33. Skin Cancers
    2.55
    31
    		  
    1.42
    99
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.51
    88
    		  
    2.41
    93
    35. Uterin Cancer
    2.10
    82
    		  
    4.15
    23
    36. Violence
    1.92
    131
    		  
    27.22
    16
    37. Poisonings
    1.86
    65
    		  
    1.04
    96
    38. Epilepsy
    1.51
    110
    		  
    2.88
    66
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.36
    128
    		  
    3.38
    71
    40. Fires
    1.31
    112
    		  
    1.88
    95
    41. HIV/AIDS
    1.18
    113
    		  
    48.87
    36
    42. Birth Trauma
    1.10
    130
    		  
    2.91
    96
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.01
    135
    		  
    3.86
    89
    44. Parkinson's Disease
    0.95
    123
    		  
    2.29
    71
    45. Other Neoplasms
    0.85
    158
    		  
    2.71
    82
    46. Drug Use
    0.76
    101
    		  
    2.65
    38
    47. Asthma
    0.72
    151
    		  
    2.84
    102
    48. Endocrine Disorders
    0.52
    171
    		  
    4.84
    100
    49. Meningitis
    0.41
    137
    		  
    2.30
    81
    50. Maternal Conditions
    0.35
    116
    		  
    1.50
    80
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Romania ROMANIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    54,521
    24.46
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    2. Stroke
    45,369
    20.35
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    3. Hypertension
    28,818
    12.93
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    4. Liver Disease
    10,975
    4.92
    		  
    128
    0.71
    5. Lung Cancers
    10,332
    4.63
    		  
    456
    2.55
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6,160
    2.76
    		  
    254
    1.42
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    5,621
    2.52
    		  
    495
    2.77
    8. Lung Disease
    5,443
    2.44
    		  
    336
    1.88
    9. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,946
    1.77
    		  
    144
    0.81
    10. Stomach Cancer
    3,745
    1.68
    		  
    227
    1.27
    11. Breast Cancer
    3,448
    1.55
    		  
    279
    1.56
    12. Liver Cancer
    2,894
    1.30
    		  
    129
    0.72
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    2,838
    1.27
    		  
    103
    0.57
    14. Suicide
    2,781
    1.25
    		  
    33
    0.18
    15. Kidney Disease
    2,576
    1.16
    		  
    550
    3.08
    16. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,421
    1.09
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    17. Oral Cancer
    2,332
    1.05
    		  
    44
    0.25
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,326
    1.04
    		  
    348
    1.95
    19. Prostate Cancer
    2,149
    0.96
    		  
    649
    3.63
    20. Other Injuries
    2,147
    0.96
    		  
    112
    0.63
    21. Cervical Cancer
    2,053
    0.92
    		  
    177
    0.99
    22. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,630
    0.73
    		  
    141
    0.79
    23. Bladder Cancer
    1,580
    0.71
    		  
    40
    0.22
    24. Falls
    1,484
    0.67
    		  
    62
    0.34
    25. Tuberculosis
    1,417
    0.64
    		  
    6
    0.03
    26. Lymphomas
    1,332
    0.60
    		  
    209
    1.17
    27. Leukemia
    1,311
    0.59
    		  
    128
    0.71
    28. Ovary Cancer
    1,050
    0.47
    		  
    60
    0.34
    29. Skin Cancers
    861
    0.39
    		  
    39
    0.22
    30. Alcohol
    855
    0.38
    		  
    20
    0.11
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    797
    0.36
    		  
    63
    0.35
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    753
    0.34
    		  
    261
    1.46
    33. Drownings
    747
    0.33
    		  
    40
    0.22
    34. Low Birth Weight
    721
    0.32
    		  
    223
    1.25
    35. Poisonings
    501
    0.22
    		  
    29
    0.16
    36. Violence
    494
    0.22
    		  
    749
    4.18
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    468
    0.21
    		  
    92
    0.52
    38. Parkinson's Disease
    402
    0.18
    		  
    66
    0.37
    39. Uterin Cancer
    397
    0.18
    		  
    62
    0.35
    40. Fires
    393
    0.18
    		  
    53
    0.30
    41. Epilepsy
    376
    0.17
    		  
    79
    0.44
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    360
    0.16
    		  
    106
    0.59
    43. Other Neoplasms
    286
    0.13
    		  
    72
    0.40
    44. Asthma
    269
    0.12
    		  
    80
    0.45
    45. HIV/AIDS
    237
    0.11
    		  
    1,296
    7.25
    46. Drug Use
    190
    0.09
    		  
    73
    0.41
    47. Endocrine Disorders
    155
    0.07
    		  
    134
    0.75
    48. Birth Trauma
    137
    0.06
    		  
    80
    0.45
    49. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    124
    0.06
    		  
    0
    0.00
    50. Skin Disease
    104
    0.05
    		  
    83
    0.46
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Romania ROMANIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.38
    19
    		  
    17.46
    63
    2. Breast Cancer
    18.77
    63
    		  
    20.06
    50
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.93
    24
    		  
    9.39
    70
    4. Prostate Cancer
    13.06
    109
    		  
    52.12
    5
    5. Cervical Cancer
    12.44
    61
    		  
    12.75
    59
    6. Stomach Cancer
    10.63
    41
    		  
    8.40
    55
    7. Liver Cancer
    8.36
    46
    		  
    4.75
    101
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    8.09
    31
    		  
    3.88
    79
    9. Oral Cancer
    7.83
    13
    		  
    1.64
    139
    10. Ovary Cancer
    5.87
    42
    		  
    4.21
    85
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.13
    32
    		  
    1.40
    119
    12. Lymphomas
    4.11
    101
    		  
    7.93
    9
    13. Leukemia
    4.09
    72
    		  
    4.77
    40
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.55
    31
    		  
    1.42
    99
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.51
    88
    		  
    2.41
    93
    16. Uterin Cancer
    2.10
    82
    		  
    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.