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Compare Slovakia 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
     
      Slovakia SLOVAKIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    66.8
    74.3
    70.4
    43
    34
    41
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    66.6
    75.4
    70.9
    66
    42
    54
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    69.2
    77.4
    73.2
    63
    46
    53
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    71.3
    78.9
    75.1
    69
    43
    52
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    72.9
    80.2
    76.7
    62
    41
    47
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Slovakia SLOVAKIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    72.9
    80.2
    62
    41
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    73.5
    80.8
    69
    43
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    73.6
    80.8
    70
    43
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    73.6
    80.8
    72
    43
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    73.8
    80.9
    72
    44
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    74.0
    81.0
    76
    44
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    74.2
    81.0
    80
    45
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    74.4
    81.1
    83
    46
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    74.7
    81.3
    86
    48
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    75.1
    81.5
    86
    48
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    75.8
    81.8
    85
    50
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    76.7
    82.3
    85
    53
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    78.0
    82.9
    79
    56
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    79.8
    83.8
    79
    58
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    81.7
    84.8
    74
    61
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    84.0
    86.2
    74
    67
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    86.7
    88.1
    78
    73
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    90.1
    90.8
    75
    78
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    93.7
    94.0
    77
    82
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    97.9
    97.8
    56
    90
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.0
    44
    101
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Slovakia SLOVAKIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    214.98
    16
    		  
    77.16
    112
    2. Stroke
    79.81
    98
    		  
    115.44
    63
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    25.27
    96
    		  
    17.47
    125
    4. Lung Cancers
    25.14
    41
    		  
    17.46
    63
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.93
    5
    		  
    9.39
    70
    6. Liver Disease
    19.29
    68
    		  
    4.79
    156
    7. Breast Cancer
    18.18
    68
    		  
    20.06
    50
    8. Prostate Cancer
    16.38
    88
    		  
    52.12
    5
    9. Suicide
    10.36
    67
    		  
    1.22
    167
    10. Oral Cancer
    9.04
    7
    		  
    1.64
    139
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8.98
    18
    		  
    3.88
    79
    12. Stomach Cancer
    8.51
    53
    		  
    8.40
    55
    13. Lung Disease
    8.43
    155
    		  
    11.91
    137
    14. Falls
    8.07
    56
    		  
    2.18
    145
    15. Other Injuries
    7.95
    116
    		  
    4.00
    161
    16. Kidney Disease
    7.83
    126
    		  
    20.00
    37
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    7.58
    141
    		  
    12.68
    112
    18. Diabetes Mellitus
    6.93
    156
    		  
    76.62
    11
    19. Ovary Cancer
    5.86
    43
    		  
    4.21
    85
    20. Cervical Cancer
    5.66
    114
    		  
    12.75
    59
    21. Lymphomas
    5.37
    70
    		  
    7.93
    9
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    4.98
    126
    		  
    9.37
    62
    23. Low Birth Weight
    4.43
    120
    		  
    8.10
    82
    24. Leukemia
    4.20
    67
    		  
    4.77
    40
    25. Uterin Cancer
    4.09
    25
    		  
    4.15
    23
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.06
    119
    		  
    4.75
    101
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    64
    		  
    2.41
    93
    28. Bladder Cancer
    3.70
    45
    		  
    1.40
    119
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.66
    137
    		  
    5.22
    118
    30. Drownings
    3.23
    93
    		  
    1.42
    136
    31. Skin Cancers
    3.06
    24
    		  
    1.42
    99
    32. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.04
    87
    		  
    4.83
    51
    33. Hypertension
    2.78
    170
    		  
    38.48
    10
    34. Alcohol
    2.73
    42
    		  
    0.77
    87
    35. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.73
    85
    		  
    3.38
    71
    36. Other Neoplasms
    1.74
    122
    		  
    2.71
    82
    37. Epilepsy
    1.58
    104
    		  
    2.88
    66
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    1.56
    158
    		  
    4.84
    100
    39. Violence
    1.37
    141
    		  
    27.22
    16
    40. Drug Use
    1.19
    83
    		  
    2.65
    38
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.06
    133
    		  
    3.86
    89
    42. Birth Trauma
    0.77
    142
    		  
    2.91
    96
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    0.77
    133
    		  
    2.29
    71
    44. Fires
    0.73
    134
    		  
    1.88
    95
    45. Poisonings
    0.61
    132
    		  
    1.04
    96
    46. Asthma
    0.55
    164
    		  
    2.84
    102
    47. Tuberculosis
    0.52
    143
    		  
    0.23
    157
    48. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.50
    33
    		  
    0.11
    138
    49. Meningitis
    0.40
    140
    		  
    2.30
    81
    50. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.22
    160
    		  
    4.32
    84
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Slovakia SLOVAKIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    18,085
    40.40
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    2. Stroke
    6,710
    14.99
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,998
    4.46
    		  
    456
    2.55
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,987
    4.44
    		  
    495
    2.77
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,786
    3.99
    		  
    254
    1.42
    6. Liver Disease
    1,371
    3.06
    		  
    128
    0.71
    7. Breast Cancer
    824
    1.84
    		  
    279
    1.56
    8. Pancreas Cancer
    720
    1.61
    		  
    103
    0.57
    9. Lung Disease
    690
    1.54
    		  
    336
    1.88
    10. Suicide
    687
    1.53
    		  
    33
    0.18
    11. Stomach Cancer
    671
    1.50
    		  
    227
    1.27
    12. Oral Cancer
    669
    1.50
    		  
    44
    0.25
    13. Kidney Disease
    646
    1.44
    		  
    550
    3.08
    14. Falls
    606
    1.35
    		  
    62
    0.34
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    567
    1.27
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    16. Prostate Cancer
    521
    1.16
    		  
    649
    3.63
    17. Other Injuries
    520
    1.16
    		  
    112
    0.63
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    456
    1.02
    		  
    348
    1.95
    19. Lymphomas
    419
    0.94
    		  
    209
    1.17
    20. Liver Cancer
    327
    0.73
    		  
    129
    0.72
    21. Leukemia
    317
    0.71
    		  
    128
    0.71
    22. Bladder Cancer
    305
    0.68
    		  
    40
    0.22
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    280
    0.62
    		  
    63
    0.35
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    257
    0.57
    		  
    144
    0.81
    25. Ovary Cancer
    256
    0.57
    		  
    60
    0.34
    26. Alzheimers/Dementia
    255
    0.57
    		  
    141
    0.79
    27. Skin Cancers
    241
    0.54
    		  
    39
    0.22
    28. Hypertension
    235
    0.53
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    29. Cervical Cancer
    226
    0.51
    		  
    177
    0.99
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    217
    0.48
    		  
    92
    0.52
    31. Uterin Cancer
    198
    0.44
    		  
    62
    0.35
    32. Drownings
    197
    0.44
    		  
    40
    0.22
    33. Alcohol
    188
    0.42
    		  
    20
    0.11
    34. Congenital Anomalies
    176
    0.39
    		  
    261
    1.46
    35. Low Birth Weight
    144
    0.32
    		  
    223
    1.25
    36. Other Neoplasms
    138
    0.31
    		  
    72
    0.40
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    119
    0.27
    		  
    134
    0.75
    38. Epilepsy
    105
    0.24
    		  
    79
    0.44
    39. Violence
    92
    0.21
    		  
    749
    4.18
    40. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    85
    0.19
    		  
    106
    0.59
    41. Drug Use
    73
    0.16
    		  
    73
    0.41
    42. Parkinson's Disease
    67
    0.15
    		  
    66
    0.37
    43. Fires
    49
    0.11
    		  
    53
    0.30
    44. Asthma
    42
    0.09
    		  
    80
    0.45
    45. Poisonings
    40
    0.09
    		  
    29
    0.16
    46. Tuberculosis
    37
    0.08
    		  
    6
    0.03
    47. Multiple Sclerosis
    36
    0.08
    		  
    4
    0.02
    48. Birth Trauma
    25
    0.06
    		  
    80
    0.45
    49. Meningitis
    21
    0.05
    		  
    64
    0.36
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    17
    0.04
    		  
    14
    0.08
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Slovakia SLOVAKIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    25.14
    41
    		  
    17.46
    63
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    21.93
    5
    		  
    9.39
    70
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.18
    68
    		  
    20.06
    50
    4. Prostate Cancer
    16.38
    88
    		  
    52.12
    5
    5. Oral Cancer
    9.04
    7
    		  
    1.64
    139
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.98
    18
    		  
    3.88
    79
    7. Stomach Cancer
    8.51
    53
    		  
    8.40
    55
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.86
    43
    		  
    4.21
    85
    9. Cervical Cancer
    5.66
    114
    		  
    12.75
    59
    10. Lymphomas
    5.37
    70
    		  
    7.93
    9
    11. Leukemia
    4.20
    67
    		  
    4.77
    40
    12. Uterin Cancer
    4.09
    25
    		  
    4.15
    23
    13. Liver Cancer
    4.06
    119
    		  
    4.75
    101
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.70
    64
    		  
    2.41
    93
    15. Bladder Cancer
    3.70
    45
    		  
    1.40
    119
    16. Skin Cancers
    3.06
    24
    		  
    1.42
    99
     
     
     
    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.