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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO VS JAMAICA
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Compare Trinidad and Tobago 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
     
      Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    61.8
    65.7
    63.7
    46
    51
    46
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    63.5
    68.0
    65.7
    57
    56
    56
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    66.4
    71.2
    68.7
    47
    62
    57
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    67.5
    72.4
    69.9
    58
    76
    67
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    66.9
    71.4
    69.1
    87
    103
    95
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    67.1
    73.9
    70.4
    106
    103
    102
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    67.9
    74.8
    71.2
    107
    104
    105
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    67.9
    74.8
    107
    104
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    69.4
    76.1
    111
    105
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    69.7
    76.3
    112
    106
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    69.8
    76.4
    113
    107
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    70.1
    76.5
    113
    107
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    70.5
    76.7
    115
    107
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    71.0
    77.0
    115
    106
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    71.6
    77.3
    115
    106
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    72.1
    77.6
    116
    106
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    72.8
    78.1
    120
    106
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    73.7
    78.6
    121
    104
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    74.8
    79.4
    128
    100
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    76.2
    80.4
    131
    96
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    78.0
    81.7
    126
    94
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    80.3
    83.3
    118
    90
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    83.1
    85.4
    107
    83
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    86.2
    88.0
    94
    78
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    89.8
    91.0
    86
    71
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    93.7
    94.5
    79
    59
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    97.9
    98.3
    59
    42
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.6
    43
    25
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    134.53
    42
    		  
    77.16
    112
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    128.40
    4
    		  
    76.62
    11
    3. Stroke
    67.19
    112
    		  
    115.44
    63
    4. Prostate Cancer
    62.20
    4
    		  
    52.12
    5
    5. Violence
    43.38
    4
    		  
    27.22
    16
    6. Hypertension
    36.78
    14
    		  
    38.48
    10
    7. Breast Cancer
    26.11
    9
    		  
    20.06
    50
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.41
    113
    		  
    17.47
    125
    9. Kidney Disease
    17.07
    61
    		  
    20.00
    37
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.95
    86
    		  
    12.68
    112
    11. Cervical Cancer
    16.66
    40
    		  
    12.75
    59
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.27
    30
    		  
    9.39
    70
    13. HIV/AIDS
    14.13
    64
    		  
    48.87
    36
    14. Other Injuries
    13.98
    68
    		  
    4.00
    161
    15. Lung Cancers
    13.71
    79
    		  
    17.46
    63
    16. Suicide
    13.21
    41
    		  
    1.22
    167
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    11.45
    24
    		  
    9.37
    62
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    11.05
    47
    		  
    4.84
    100
    19. Low Birth Weight
    10.23
    72
    		  
    8.10
    82
    20. Lymphomas
    9.84
    2
    		  
    7.93
    9
    21. Other Neoplasms
    9.16
    2
    		  
    2.71
    82
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    8.33
    28
    		  
    3.88
    79
    23. Liver Disease
    8.25
    126
    		  
    4.79
    156
    24. Ovary Cancer
    8.21
    10
    		  
    4.21
    85
    25. Lung Disease
    7.55
    157
    		  
    11.91
    137
    26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    7.41
    35
    		  
    3.38
    71
    27. Alzheimers/Dementia
    7.25
    34
    		  
    4.83
    51
    28. Uterin Cancer
    6.66
    5
    		  
    4.15
    23
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.27
    102
    		  
    5.22
    118
    30. Falls
    4.83
    98
    		  
    2.18
    145
    31. Asthma
    4.55
    87
    		  
    2.84
    102
    32. Stomach Cancer
    4.45
    110
    		  
    8.40
    55
    33. Leukemia
    4.36
    57
    		  
    4.77
    40
    34. Skin Disease
    4.34
    45
    		  
    2.98
    61
    35. Anemia
    3.85
    33
    		  
    3.89
    32
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    3.78
    18
    		  
    2.29
    71
    37. Liver Cancer
    3.49
    138
    		  
    4.75
    101
    38. Birth Trauma
    3.38
    88
    		  
    2.91
    96
    39. Drownings
    3.31
    91
    		  
    1.42
    136
    40. Epilepsy
    2.46
    72
    		  
    2.88
    66
    41. Oral Cancer
    2.41
    105
    		  
    1.64
    139
    42. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    2.35
    1
    		  
    0.00
    172
    43. Drug Use
    2.33
    48
    		  
    2.65
    38
    44. Tuberculosis
    2.30
    109
    		  
    0.23
    157
    45. War
    1.88
    17
    		  
    0.00
    172
    46. Bladder Cancer
    1.57
    106
    		  
    1.40
    119
    47. Fires
    1.57
    103
    		  
    1.88
    95
    48. Alcohol
    1.35
    68
    		  
    0.77
    87
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.25
    136
    		  
    2.41
    93
    50. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.20
    132
    		  
    4.32
    84
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,929
    17.88
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,846
    17.10
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    3. Stroke
    953
    8.83
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    4. Violence
    616
    5.71
    		  
    749
    4.18
    5. Hypertension
    527
    4.88
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    6. Prostate Cancer
    370
    3.43
    		  
    649
    3.63
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    278
    2.58
    		  
    495
    2.77
    8. Kidney Disease
    244
    2.26
    		  
    550
    3.08
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    243
    2.25
    		  
    348
    1.95
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    238
    2.20
    		  
    254
    1.42
    11. Breast Cancer
    205
    1.90
    		  
    279
    1.56
    12. HIV/AIDS
    204
    1.89
    		  
    1,296
    7.25
    13. Lung Cancers
    201
    1.87
    		  
    456
    2.55
    14. Other Injuries
    194
    1.79
    		  
    112
    0.63
    15. Suicide
    193
    1.79
    		  
    33
    0.18
    16. Endocrine Disorders
    156
    1.44
    		  
    134
    0.75
    17. Lymphomas
    143
    1.32
    		  
    209
    1.17
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    131
    1.22
    		  
    261
    1.46
    19. Other Neoplasms
    131
    1.21
    		  
    72
    0.40
    20. Cervical Cancer
    130
    1.21
    		  
    177
    0.99
    21. Liver Disease
    123
    1.14
    		  
    128
    0.71
    22. Pancreas Cancer
    120
    1.11
    		  
    103
    0.57
    23. Low Birth Weight
    112
    1.04
    		  
    223
    1.25
    24. Lung Disease
    109
    1.01
    		  
    336
    1.88
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    106
    0.98
    		  
    92
    0.52
    26. Alzheimers/Dementia
    100
    0.93
    		  
    141
    0.79
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    92
    0.85
    		  
    144
    0.81
    28. Falls
    68
    0.63
    		  
    62
    0.34
    29. Asthma
    65
    0.60
    		  
    80
    0.45
    30. Ovary Cancer
    65
    0.60
    		  
    60
    0.34
    31. Stomach Cancer
    64
    0.59
    		  
    227
    1.27
    32. Skin Disease
    62
    0.57
    		  
    83
    0.46
    33. Leukemia
    60
    0.56
    		  
    128
    0.71
    34. Uterin Cancer
    53
    0.49
    		  
    62
    0.35
    35. Anemia
    53
    0.49
    		  
    109
    0.61
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    53
    0.49
    		  
    66
    0.37
    37. Liver Cancer
    52
    0.48
    		  
    129
    0.72
    38. Drownings
    43
    0.40
    		  
    40
    0.22
    39. Birth Trauma
    37
    0.34
    		  
    80
    0.45
    40. Oral Cancer
    35
    0.33
    		  
    44
    0.25
    41. Epilepsy
    35
    0.32
    		  
    79
    0.44
    42. Drug Use
    34
    0.31
    		  
    73
    0.41
    43. Tuberculosis
    34
    0.31
    		  
    6
    0.03
    44. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    32
    0.30
    		  
    0
    0.00
    45. War
    26
    0.24
    		  
    0
    0.00
    46. Bladder Cancer
    24
    0.22
    		  
    40
    0.22
    47. Fires
    20
    0.19
    		  
    53
    0.30
    48. Alcohol
    20
    0.19
    		  
    20
    0.11
    49. Oesophagus Cancer
    18
    0.17
    		  
    63
    0.35
    50. Malnutrition
    17
    0.16
    		  
    42
    0.24
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Trinidad and Tobago TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    62.20
    4
    		  
    52.12
    5
    2. Breast Cancer
    26.11
    9
    		  
    20.06
    50
    3. Cervical Cancer
    16.66
    40
    		  
    12.75
    59
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.27
    30
    		  
    9.39
    70
    5. Lung Cancers
    13.71
    79
    		  
    17.46
    63
    6. Lymphomas
    9.84
    2
    		  
    7.93
    9
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    8.33
    28
    		  
    3.88
    79
    8. Ovary Cancer
    8.21
    10
    		  
    4.21
    85
    9. Uterin Cancer
    6.66
    5
    		  
    4.15
    23
    10. Stomach Cancer
    4.45
    110
    		  
    8.40
    55
    11. Leukemia
    4.36
    57
    		  
    4.77
    40
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.49
    138
    		  
    4.75
    101
    13. Oral Cancer
    2.41
    105
    		  
    1.64
    139
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.57
    106
    		  
    1.40
    119
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.25
    136
    		  
    2.41
    93
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.76
    141
    		  
    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.