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TANZANIA VS JAMAICA
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Compare Tanzania 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
     
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    42.1
    45.5
    43.7
    129
    126
    127
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    45.2
    48.6
    46.9
    136
    135
    136
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    48.7
    52.0
    50.3
    143
    141
    142
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    49.1
    52.8
    50.9
    160
    157
    160
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    47.9
    50.4
    49.1
    163
    165
    163
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    56.4
    58.6
    57.5
    161
    162
    161
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    59.9
    63.8
    61.8
    155
    156
    156
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    59.9
    63.8
    155
    156
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    63.2
    66.8
    165
    162
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    64.2
    67.7
    165
    163
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    64.8
    68.2
    165
    163
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    65.5
    68.8
    164
    163
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    66.5
    69.5
    163
    163
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    67.5
    70.3
    163
    163
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    68.6
    71.2
    162
    163
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    69.8
    72.3
    163
    162
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    71.1
    73.5
    162
    160
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    72.6
    74.6
    155
    159
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    74.1
    75.8
    150
    158
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    75.7
    77.1
    147
    161
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    77.5
    78.6
    151
    161
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    79.6
    80.5
    150
    162
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    82.2
    82.9
    149
    161
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    85.3
    85.8
    153
    158
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    88.8
    89.2
    157
    156
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.1
    156
    152
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.4
    148
    144
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.9
    135
    120
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    196.99
    14
    		  
    48.87
    36
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    107.39
    35
    		  
    17.47
    125
    3. Stroke
    74.49
    102
    		  
    115.44
    63
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    54.00
    148
    		  
    77.16
    112
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    53.01
    28
    		  
    4.32
    84
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    45.18
    34
    		  
    76.62
    11
    7. Malaria
    42.42
    28
    		  
    0.00
    172
    8. Prostate Cancer
    35.83
    17
    		  
    52.12
    5
    9. Cervical Cancer
    33.56
    8
    		  
    12.75
    59
    10. Malnutrition
    29.61
    33
    		  
    1.52
    97
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    29.12
    21
    		  
    12.68
    112
    12. Suicide
    23.34
    10
    		  
    1.22
    167
    13. Maternal Conditions
    21.24
    22
    		  
    1.50
    80
    14. Liver Disease
    20.92
    64
    		  
    4.79
    156
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    20.64
    11
    		  
    4.84
    100
    16. Kidney Disease
    19.53
    41
    		  
    20.00
    37
    17. Hypertension
    17.38
    85
    		  
    38.48
    10
    18. Other Injuries
    16.76
    55
    		  
    4.00
    161
    19. Tuberculosis
    16.68
    55
    		  
    0.23
    157
    20. Lung Disease
    15.66
    110
    		  
    11.91
    137
    21. Violence
    14.41
    33
    		  
    27.22
    16
    22. Birth Trauma
    14.04
    48
    		  
    2.91
    96
    23. Fires
    13.64
    12
    		  
    1.88
    95
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.15
    26
    		  
    5.22
    118
    25. Drownings
    12.78
    5
    		  
    1.42
    136
    26. Low Birth Weight
    11.60
    62
    		  
    8.10
    82
    27. Epilepsy
    10.79
    22
    		  
    2.88
    66
    28. Breast Cancer
    10.27
    142
    		  
    20.06
    50
    29. Skin Disease
    10.03
    6
    		  
    2.98
    61
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    9.79
    52
    		  
    9.37
    62
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    9.29
    20
    		  
    2.41
    93
    32. Meningitis
    9.07
    45
    		  
    2.30
    81
    33. Poisonings
    8.11
    7
    		  
    1.04
    96
    34. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    7.21
    5
    		  
    0.50
    92
    35. Oral Cancer
    6.36
    19
    		  
    1.64
    139
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6.04
    62
    		  
    3.86
    89
    37. Falls
    6.00
    78
    		  
    2.18
    145
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.88
    50
    		  
    3.38
    71
    39. Asthma
    4.55
    86
    		  
    2.84
    102
    40. Schistosomiasis
    4.40
    17
    		  
    0.00
    172
    41. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.65
    145
    		  
    9.39
    70
    42. Hepatitis B
    3.53
    27
    		  
    0.11
    142
    43. Alzheimers/Dementia
    3.38
    75
    		  
    4.83
    51
    44. Syphilis
    3.16
    19
    		  
    0.47
    72
    45. Stomach Cancer
    2.97
    141
    		  
    8.40
    55
    46. Other Neoplasms
    2.92
    78
    		  
    2.71
    82
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    2.74
    53
    		  
    2.29
    71
    48. Leishmaniasis
    2.52
    8
    		  
    0.00
    172
    49. Bladder Cancer
    2.21
    81
    		  
    1.40
    119
    50. Pertussis
    2.02
    44
    		  
    0.36
    76
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    73,378
    20.52
    		  
    1,296
    7.25
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    34,890
    9.76
    		  
    495
    2.77
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    21,028
    5.88
    		  
    119
    0.66
    4. Malaria
    20,899
    5.84
    		  
    0
    0.00
    5. Stroke
    14,582
    4.08
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    6. Birth Trauma
    13,398
    3.75
    		  
    80
    0.45
    7. Low Birth Weight
    11,070
    3.10
    		  
    223
    1.25
    8. Coronary Heart Disease
    11,031
    3.08
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    10,740
    3.00
    		  
    348
    1.95
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    9,257
    2.59
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    11. Malnutrition
    8,720
    2.44
    		  
    42
    0.24
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    8,347
    2.33
    		  
    261
    1.46
    13. Maternal Conditions
    8,064
    2.26
    		  
    41
    0.23
    14. Suicide
    7,228
    2.02
    		  
    33
    0.18
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    6,599
    1.85
    		  
    134
    0.75
    16. Other Injuries
    6,496
    1.82
    		  
    112
    0.63
    17. Tuberculosis
    6,044
    1.69
    		  
    6
    0.03
    18. Violence
    5,971
    1.67
    		  
    749
    4.18
    19. Drownings
    5,775
    1.61
    		  
    40
    0.22
    20. Fires
    5,553
    1.55
    		  
    53
    0.30
    21. Liver Disease
    5,050
    1.41
    		  
    128
    0.71
    22. Kidney Disease
    4,704
    1.32
    		  
    550
    3.08
    23. Epilepsy
    4,118
    1.15
    		  
    79
    0.44
    24. Cervical Cancer
    4,104
    1.15
    		  
    177
    0.99
    25. Meningitis
    4,040
    1.13
    		  
    64
    0.36
    26. Hypertension
    3,424
    0.96
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    27. Lung Disease
    3,222
    0.90
    		  
    336
    1.88
    28. Poisonings
    3,149
    0.88
    		  
    29
    0.16
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    2,875
    0.80
    		  
    144
    0.81
    30. Prostate Cancer
    2,752
    0.77
    		  
    649
    3.63
    31. Syphilis
    2,562
    0.72
    		  
    14
    0.08
    32. Skin Disease
    2,401
    0.67
    		  
    83
    0.46
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,968
    0.55
    		  
    63
    0.35
    34. Pertussis
    1,915
    0.54
    		  
    10
    0.06
    35. Falls
    1,657
    0.46
    		  
    62
    0.34
    36. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,614
    0.45
    		  
    14
    0.08
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,465
    0.41
    		  
    106
    0.59
    38. Oral Cancer
    1,462
    0.41
    		  
    44
    0.25
    39. Leishmaniasis
    1,318
    0.37
    		  
    0
    0.00
    40. Breast Cancer
    1,300
    0.36
    		  
    279
    1.56
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,094
    0.31
    		  
    92
    0.52
    42. Schistosomiasis
    1,075
    0.30
    		  
    0
    0.00
    43. Asthma
    1,006
    0.28
    		  
    80
    0.45
    44. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    901
    0.25
    		  
    254
    1.42
    45. Hepatitis B
    898
    0.25
    		  
    3
    0.02
    46. Other Neoplasms
    728
    0.20
    		  
    72
    0.40
    47. Alzheimers/Dementia
    707
    0.20
    		  
    141
    0.79
    48. Stomach Cancer
    664
    0.19
    		  
    227
    1.27
    49. Anemia
    601
    0.17
    		  
    109
    0.61
    50. Lymphomas
    585
    0.16
    		  
    209
    1.17
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Tanzania TANZANIA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    35.83
    17
    		  
    52.12
    5
    2. Cervical Cancer
    33.56
    8
    		  
    12.75
    59
    3. Breast Cancer
    10.27
    142
    		  
    20.06
    50
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    9.29
    20
    		  
    2.41
    93
    5. Oral Cancer
    6.36
    19
    		  
    1.64
    139
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.65
    145
    		  
    9.39
    70
    7. Stomach Cancer
    2.97
    141
    		  
    8.40
    55
    8. Bladder Cancer
    2.21
    81
    		  
    1.40
    119
    9. Liver Cancer
    2.02
    162
    		  
    4.75
    101
    10. Skin Cancers
    1.94
    60
    		  
    1.42
    99
    11. Lymphomas
    1.81
    158
    		  
    7.93
    9
    12. Ovary Cancer
    1.48
    167
    		  
    4.21
    85
    13. Leukemia
    1.18
    153
    		  
    4.77
    40
    14. Lung Cancers
    0.77
    170
    		  
    17.46
    63
    15. Uterin Cancer
    0.62
    163
    		  
    4.15
    23
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.18
    172
    		  
    3.88
    79
     
     
     
    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.