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TURKEY VS JAMAICA
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Compare Turkey 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
     
      Turkey TURKEY   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    48.9
    52.1
    50.5
    94
    94
    93
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    54.9
    58.6
    56.7
    93
    92
    91
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    59.2
    63.8
    61.4
    96
    93
    94
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    63.8
    68.3
    66.0
    99
    103
    101
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    68.1
    72.8
    70.4
    74
    90
    82
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    70.9
    77.6
    74.2
    73
    59
    65
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    72.6
    78.9
    75.8
    68
    54
    58
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Turkey TURKEY   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    72.6
    78.9
    68
    54
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    73.7
    79.8
    68
    52
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    74.0
    80.1
    64
    48
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    74.2
    80.3
    61
    47
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    74.5
    80.5
    60
    47
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    74.9
    80.7
    59
    47
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    75.3
    80.9
    58
    46
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    75.8
    81.2
    59
    45
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    76.3
    81.4
    57
    45
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    76.8
    81.7
    57
    46
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    77.4
    82.1
    59
    47
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    78.1
    82.5
    61
    49
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    79.0
    83.0
    68
    55
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    80.1
    83.7
    74
    59
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    81.6
    84.7
    80
    64
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    83.5
    86.0
    90
    71
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    86.0
    87.9
    105
    81
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    89.2
    90.5
    120
    88
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    92.9
    93.7
    131
    98
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.6
    147
    105
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    101.7
    102.0
    130
    104
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Turkey TURKEY   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    140.53
    37
    		  
    77.16
    112
    2. Stroke
    95.07
    82
    		  
    115.44
    63
    3. Lung Cancers
    31.40
    17
    		  
    17.46
    63
    4. Lung Disease
    28.40
    42
    		  
    11.91
    137
    5. Prostate Cancer
    25.40
    38
    		  
    52.12
    5
    6. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    18.26
    4
    		  
    3.86
    89
    7. Hypertension
    16.24
    93
    		  
    38.48
    10
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.84
    139
    		  
    17.47
    125
    9. Breast Cancer
    13.49
    113
    		  
    20.06
    50
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    12.61
    132
    		  
    76.62
    11
    11. Stomach Cancer
    12.43
    32
    		  
    8.40
    55
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.23
    118
    		  
    12.68
    112
    13. Asthma
    10.30
    39
    		  
    2.84
    102
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    66
    		  
    9.39
    70
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    9.15
    67
    		  
    9.37
    62
    16. Other Injuries
    8.91
    107
    		  
    4.00
    161
    17. Suicide
    7.92
    94
    		  
    1.22
    167
    18. Lymphomas
    7.85
    14
    		  
    7.93
    9
    19. Meningitis
    7.84
    47
    		  
    2.30
    81
    20. Bladder Cancer
    6.86
    4
    		  
    1.40
    119
    21. Low Birth Weight
    6.68
    99
    		  
    8.10
    82
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.85
    124
    		  
    5.22
    118
    23. Leukemia
    4.65
    45
    		  
    4.77
    40
    24. Liver Disease
    4.45
    158
    		  
    4.79
    156
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    4.42
    66
    		  
    3.88
    79
    26. Ovary Cancer
    4.11
    90
    		  
    4.21
    85
    27. Kidney Disease
    3.69
    163
    		  
    20.00
    37
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.36
    69
    		  
    2.41
    93
    29. Violence
    3.23
    109
    		  
    27.22
    16
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.15
    76
    		  
    3.38
    71
    31. Liver Cancer
    3.05
    149
    		  
    4.75
    101
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    2.51
    140
    		  
    4.84
    100
    33. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    63
    		  
    4.15
    23
    34. Birth Trauma
    2.42
    104
    		  
    2.91
    96
    35. War
    2.36
    15
    		  
    0.00
    172
    36. Falls
    2.16
    147
    		  
    2.18
    145
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.13
    110
    		  
    4.32
    84
    38. Epilepsy
    1.87
    89
    		  
    2.88
    66
    39. Cervical Cancer
    1.72
    159
    		  
    12.75
    59
    40. Oral Cancer
    1.68
    137
    		  
    1.64
    139
    41. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.65
    131
    		  
    4.83
    51
    42. Encephalitis
    1.49
    41
    		  
    0.07
    117
    43. Skin Cancers
    1.25
    116
    		  
    1.42
    99
    44. Drownings
    1.04
    146
    		  
    1.42
    136
    45. Skin Disease
    0.87
    118
    		  
    2.98
    61
    46. Malnutrition
    0.84
    111
    		  
    1.52
    97
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.71
    142
    		  
    2.29
    71
    48. Poisonings
    0.68
    126
    		  
    1.04
    96
    49. Fires
    0.65
    137
    		  
    1.88
    95
    50. Tuberculosis
    0.56
    142
    		  
    0.23
    157
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Turkey TURKEY   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    95,573
    25.61
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    2. Stroke
    64,583
    17.30
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    3. Lung Cancers
    21,690
    5.81
    		  
    456
    2.55
    4. Lung Disease
    19,218
    5.15
    		  
    336
    1.88
    5. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    12,618
    3.38
    		  
    106
    0.59
    6. Hypertension
    10,994
    2.95
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9,589
    2.57
    		  
    495
    2.77
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    8,948
    2.40
    		  
    348
    1.95
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    8,539
    2.29
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    10. Stomach Cancer
    8,525
    2.28
    		  
    227
    1.27
    11. Prostate Cancer
    7,215
    1.93
    		  
    649
    3.63
    12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7,040
    1.89
    		  
    254
    1.42
    13. Asthma
    7,036
    1.89
    		  
    80
    0.45
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    6,578
    1.76
    		  
    261
    1.46
    15. Other Injuries
    6,551
    1.76
    		  
    112
    0.63
    16. Suicide
    5,898
    1.58
    		  
    33
    0.18
    17. Meningitis
    5,601
    1.50
    		  
    64
    0.36
    18. Lymphomas
    5,431
    1.46
    		  
    209
    1.17
    19. Breast Cancer
    5,116
    1.37
    		  
    279
    1.56
    20. Low Birth Weight
    4,784
    1.28
    		  
    223
    1.25
    21. Bladder Cancer
    4,645
    1.24
    		  
    40
    0.22
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,378
    0.91
    		  
    144
    0.81
    23. Leukemia
    3,278
    0.88
    		  
    128
    0.71
    24. Liver Disease
    3,085
    0.83
    		  
    128
    0.71
    25. Pancreas Cancer
    3,024
    0.81
    		  
    103
    0.57
    26. Kidney Disease
    2,534
    0.68
    		  
    550
    3.08
    27. Violence
    2,424
    0.65
    		  
    749
    4.18
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    2,310
    0.62
    		  
    63
    0.35
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,175
    0.58
    		  
    92
    0.52
    30. Liver Cancer
    2,093
    0.56
    		  
    129
    0.72
    31. War
    1,762
    0.47
    		  
    0
    0.00
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    1,747
    0.47
    		  
    134
    0.75
    33. Birth Trauma
    1,737
    0.47
    		  
    80
    0.45
    34. Falls
    1,552
    0.42
    		  
    62
    0.34
    35. Ovary Cancer
    1,549
    0.42
    		  
    60
    0.34
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,476
    0.40
    		  
    119
    0.66
    37. Epilepsy
    1,384
    0.37
    		  
    79
    0.44
    38. Oral Cancer
    1,178
    0.32
    		  
    44
    0.25
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,110
    0.30
    		  
    141
    0.79
    40. Encephalitis
    1,067
    0.29
    		  
    3
    0.02
    41. Uterin Cancer
    930
    0.25
    		  
    62
    0.35
    42. Skin Cancers
    861
    0.23
    		  
    39
    0.22
    43. Drownings
    783
    0.21
    		  
    40
    0.22
    44. Cervical Cancer
    651
    0.17
    		  
    177
    0.99
    45. Skin Disease
    597
    0.16
    		  
    83
    0.46
    46. Malnutrition
    590
    0.16
    		  
    42
    0.24
    47. Poisonings
    494
    0.13
    		  
    29
    0.16
    48. Parkinson's Disease
    474
    0.13
    		  
    66
    0.37
    49. Fires
    469
    0.13
    		  
    53
    0.30
    50. Tuberculosis
    379
    0.10
    		  
    6
    0.03
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Turkey TURKEY   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    31.40
    17
    		  
    17.46
    63
    2. Prostate Cancer
    25.40
    38
    		  
    52.12
    5
    3. Breast Cancer
    13.49
    113
    		  
    20.06
    50
    4. Stomach Cancer
    12.43
    32
    		  
    8.40
    55
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.24
    66
    		  
    9.39
    70
    6. Lymphomas
    7.85
    14
    		  
    7.93
    9
    7. Bladder Cancer
    6.86
    4
    		  
    1.40
    119
    8. Leukemia
    4.65
    45
    		  
    4.77
    40
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.42
    66
    		  
    3.88
    79
    10. Ovary Cancer
    4.11
    90
    		  
    4.21
    85
    11. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.36
    69
    		  
    2.41
    93
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.05
    149
    		  
    4.75
    101
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.48
    63
    		  
    4.15
    23
    14. Cervical Cancer
    1.72
    159
    		  
    12.75
    59
    15. Oral Cancer
    1.68
    137
    		  
    1.64
    139
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.25
    116
    		  
    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.