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Compare Uruguay 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
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    64.9
    71.2
    68.0
    32
    28
    33
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    65.6
    72.1
    68.8
    44
    38
    38
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    67.1
    73.9
    70.4
    41
    41
    40
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    69.0
    76.5
    72.6
    44
    34
    38
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    71.0
    79.0
    74.9
    48
    33
    41
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    72.7
    79.7
    76.3
    51
    40
    40
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    73.3
    80.4
    77.0
    56
    40
    44
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    73.3
    80.4
    56
    40
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    74.1
    81.2
    56
    40
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    74.2
    81.3
    60
    40
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    74.3
    81.3
    59
    40
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    74.7
    81.5
    57
    40
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    75.1
    81.6
    55
    40
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    75.5
    81.8
    56
    39
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    75.9
    82.0
    56
    39
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    76.3
    82.3
    58
    38
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    76.7
    82.6
    60
    38
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    77.3
    83.1
    60
    36
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    78.1
    83.7
    65
    35
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    79.1
    84.5
    65
    33
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    80.6
    85.6
    63
    32
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    82.3
    86.9
    65
    31
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    84.6
    88.6
    63
    15
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    87.2
    90.6
    64
    8
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    90.4
    93.1
    62
    7
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    93.9
    96.0
    55
    11
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    97.9
    99.2
    55
    12
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    102.5
    102.5
    27
    37
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    57.30
    142
    		  
    77.16
    112
    2. Stroke
    46.28
    133
    		  
    115.44
    63
    3. Prostate Cancer
    31.71
    19
    		  
    52.12
    5
    4. Lung Cancers
    30.18
    21
    		  
    17.46
    63
    5. Breast Cancer
    26.76
    8
    		  
    20.06
    50
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    24.95
    100
    		  
    17.47
    125
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.82
    7
    		  
    9.39
    70
    8. Alzheimers/Dementia
    20.74
    17
    		  
    4.83
    51
    9. Lung Disease
    19.51
    81
    		  
    11.91
    137
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    18.41
    78
    		  
    12.68
    112
    11. Other Injuries
    13.24
    79
    		  
    4.00
    161
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    12.74
    131
    		  
    76.62
    11
    13. Suicide
    12.07
    51
    		  
    1.22
    167
    14. Kidney Disease
    11.76
    105
    		  
    20.00
    37
    15. Hypertension
    10.99
    130
    		  
    38.48
    10
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    10.68
    3
    		  
    3.88
    79
    17. Stomach Cancer
    9.29
    48
    		  
    8.40
    55
    18. Cervical Cancer
    9.11
    76
    		  
    12.75
    59
    19. Lymphomas
    7.50
    23
    		  
    7.93
    9
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.90
    89
    		  
    5.22
    118
    21. Other Neoplasms
    6.74
    10
    		  
    2.71
    82
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    6.24
    81
    		  
    4.84
    100
    23. HIV/AIDS
    5.99
    84
    		  
    48.87
    36
    24. Violence
    5.80
    82
    		  
    27.22
    16
    25. Ovary Cancer
    5.51
    48
    		  
    4.21
    85
    26. Liver Disease
    5.37
    152
    		  
    4.79
    156
    27. Leukemia
    5.27
    24
    		  
    4.77
    40
    28. Bladder Cancer
    5.26
    10
    		  
    1.40
    119
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.21
    37
    		  
    2.41
    93
    30. Congenital Anomalies
    4.50
    137
    		  
    9.37
    62
    31. Oral Cancer
    4.00
    64
    		  
    1.64
    139
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    3.90
    15
    		  
    2.29
    71
    33. Liver Cancer
    2.95
    152
    		  
    4.75
    101
    34. Drownings
    2.35
    111
    		  
    1.42
    136
    35. Low Birth Weight
    2.31
    146
    		  
    8.10
    82
    36. Asthma
    2.17
    112
    		  
    2.84
    102
    37. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    81
    		  
    4.15
    23
    38. Skin Disease
    2.06
    78
    		  
    2.98
    61
    39. Epilepsy
    1.56
    107
    		  
    2.88
    66
    40. Alcohol
    1.36
    67
    		  
    0.77
    87
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.36
    126
    		  
    4.32
    84
    42. Malnutrition
    1.18
    105
    		  
    1.52
    97
    43. Fires
    1.08
    118
    		  
    1.88
    95
    44. Tuberculosis
    1.04
    129
    		  
    0.23
    157
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.04
    125
    		  
    1.42
    99
    46. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.96
    62
    		  
    0.50
    92
    47. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.91
    147
    		  
    3.38
    71
    48. Drug Use
    0.89
    94
    		  
    2.65
    38
    49. Falls
    0.83
    171
    		  
    2.18
    145
    50. Poisonings
    0.78
    116
    		  
    1.04
    96
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    3,117
    13.25
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    2. Stroke
    2,696
    11.46
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    3. Lung Cancers
    1,438
    6.11
    		  
    456
    2.55
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,316
    5.59
    		  
    495
    2.77
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1,288
    5.47
    		  
    141
    0.79
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,144
    4.86
    		  
    254
    1.42
    7. Lung Disease
    1,076
    4.57
    		  
    336
    1.88
    8. Prostate Cancer
    727
    3.09
    		  
    649
    3.63
    9. Breast Cancer
    714
    3.03
    		  
    279
    1.56
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    694
    2.95
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    11. Kidney Disease
    689
    2.93
    		  
    550
    3.08
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    667
    2.83
    		  
    348
    1.95
    13. Hypertension
    644
    2.74
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    14. Other Injuries
    608
    2.58
    		  
    112
    0.63
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    549
    2.33
    		  
    103
    0.57
    16. Suicide
    469
    1.99
    		  
    33
    0.18
    17. Stomach Cancer
    463
    1.97
    		  
    227
    1.27
    18. Lymphomas
    381
    1.62
    		  
    209
    1.17
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    365
    1.55
    		  
    144
    0.81
    20. Other Neoplasms
    337
    1.43
    		  
    72
    0.40
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    332
    1.41
    		  
    134
    0.75
    22. Bladder Cancer
    292
    1.24
    		  
    40
    0.22
    23. Leukemia
    260
    1.11
    		  
    128
    0.71
    24. Oesophagus Cancer
    256
    1.09
    		  
    63
    0.35
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    242
    1.03
    		  
    66
    0.37
    26. Liver Disease
    240
    1.02
    		  
    128
    0.71
    27. HIV/AIDS
    207
    0.88
    		  
    1,296
    7.25
    28. Violence
    206
    0.88
    		  
    749
    4.18
    29. Cervical Cancer
    204
    0.87
    		  
    177
    0.99
    30. Oral Cancer
    186
    0.79
    		  
    44
    0.25
    31. Liver Cancer
    150
    0.64
    		  
    129
    0.72
    32. Ovary Cancer
    141
    0.60
    		  
    60
    0.34
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    132
    0.56
    		  
    261
    1.46
    34. Skin Disease
    121
    0.51
    		  
    83
    0.46
    35. Asthma
    101
    0.43
    		  
    80
    0.45
    36. Drownings
    82
    0.35
    		  
    40
    0.22
    37. Diarrhoeal diseases
    77
    0.33
    		  
    119
    0.66
    38. Uterin Cancer
    75
    0.32
    		  
    62
    0.35
    39. Epilepsy
    68
    0.29
    		  
    79
    0.44
    40. Malnutrition
    65
    0.28
    		  
    42
    0.24
    41. Low Birth Weight
    64
    0.27
    		  
    223
    1.25
    42. Alcohol
    56
    0.24
    		  
    20
    0.11
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    54
    0.23
    		  
    92
    0.52
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    53
    0.23
    		  
    14
    0.08
    45. Skin Cancers
    52
    0.22
    		  
    39
    0.22
    46. Drug Use
    45
    0.19
    		  
    73
    0.41
    47. Tuberculosis
    45
    0.19
    		  
    6
    0.03
    48. Fires
    44
    0.19
    		  
    53
    0.30
    49. Anemia
    41
    0.18
    		  
    109
    0.61
    50. Falls
    40
    0.17
    		  
    62
    0.34
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Uruguay URUGUAY   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    31.71
    19
    		  
    52.12
    5
    2. Lung Cancers
    30.18
    21
    		  
    17.46
    63
    3. Breast Cancer
    26.76
    8
    		  
    20.06
    50
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    20.82
    7
    		  
    9.39
    70
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    10.68
    3
    		  
    3.88
    79
    6. Stomach Cancer
    9.29
    48
    		  
    8.40
    55
    7. Cervical Cancer
    9.11
    76
    		  
    12.75
    59
    8. Lymphomas
    7.50
    23
    		  
    7.93
    9
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.51
    48
    		  
    4.21
    85
    10. Leukemia
    5.27
    24
    		  
    4.77
    40
    11. Bladder Cancer
    5.26
    10
    		  
    1.40
    119
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.21
    37
    		  
    2.41
    93
    13. Oral Cancer
    4.00
    64
    		  
    1.64
    139
    14. Liver Cancer
    2.95
    152
    		  
    4.75
    101
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.15
    81
    		  
    4.15
    23
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.04
    125
    		  
    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.