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VENEZUELA VS JAMAICA
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Compare Venezuela 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
     
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    58.2
    61.5
    59.8
    61
    64
    62
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    62.6
    67.8
    65.1
    62
    57
    59
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    65.5
    71.4
    68.3
    59
    61
    58
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    68.4
    74.2
    71.2
    51
    56
    50
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    70.5
    76.2
    73.3
    53
    54
    52
    		  
    69.7
    74.6
    72.1
    59
    70
    61
    2010
    69.8
    77.8
    73.7
    90
    54
    75
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2015
    70.0
    78.5
    74.1
    94
    60
    85
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    76.2
    49
    58
    51
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    70.0
    78.5
    94
    60
    		  
    73.9
    78.6
    49
    58
    Age 5
    71.2
    79.5
    97
    58
    		  
    75.2
    79.7
    48
    54
    Age 10
    71.2
    79.6
    98
    60
    		  
    75.3
    79.8
    48
    54
    Age 15
    71.4
    79.7
    98
    58
    		  
    75.5
    79.9
    48
    53
    Age 20
    72.3
    79.9
    95
    57
    		  
    75.7
    80.0
    48
    53
    Age 25
    73.5
    80.1
    82
    56
    		  
    76.1
    80.2
    46
    53
    Age 30
    74.5
    80.3
    74
    55
    		  
    76.6
    80.6
    46
    49
    Age 35
    75.3
    80.6
    67
    52
    		  
    77.3
    81.0
    42
    47
    Age 40
    76.0
    80.9
    61
    52
    		  
    78.1
    81.4
    39
    45
    Age 45
    76.6
    81.3
    63
    51
    		  
    78.8
    81.9
    37
    43
    Age 50
    77.3
    81.8
    62
    51
    		  
    79.6
    82.4
    36
    44
    Age 55
    78.1
    82.4
    62
    50
    		  
    80.3
    82.9
    33
    44
    Age 60
    79.4
    83.4
    61
    48
    		  
    81.2
    83.6
    34
    45
    Age 65
    80.9
    84.6
    62
    45
    		  
    82.3
    84.5
    35
    47
    Age 70
    82.4
    85.9
    61
    44
    		  
    83.8
    85.7
    39
    47
    Age 75
    84.6
    87.8
    64
    38
    		  
    85.7
    87.3
    41
    47
    Age 80
    87.3
    90.3
    62
    16
    		  
    88.2
    89.4
    32
    41
    Age 85
    90.5
    93.2
    59
    5
    		  
    91.1
    92.0
    27
    30
    Age 90
    94.2
    96.5
    36
    3
    		  
    94.4
    95.1
    23
    23
    Age 95
    98.3
    99.8
    25
    3
    		  
    98.2
    98.7
    29
    23
    Age 100
    102.6
    103.2
    18
    9
    		  
    102.5
    102.7
    28
    20
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    99.94
    69
    		  
    77.16
    112
    2. Stroke
    48.69
    131
    		  
    115.44
    63
    3. Violence
    47.04
    3
    		  
    27.22
    16
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    42.02
    42
    		  
    76.62
    11
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    41.06
    3
    		  
    12.68
    112
    6. Prostate Cancer
    23.75
    42
    		  
    52.12
    5
    7. Hypertension
    21.03
    48
    		  
    38.48
    10
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.31
    123
    		  
    17.47
    125
    9. Lung Disease
    15.11
    116
    		  
    11.91
    137
    10. Lung Cancers
    14.64
    76
    		  
    17.46
    63
    11. Breast Cancer
    14.58
    99
    		  
    20.06
    50
    12. Cervical Cancer
    13.19
    52
    		  
    12.75
    59
    13. Kidney Disease
    11.21
    107
    		  
    20.00
    37
    14. Liver Disease
    11.02
    109
    		  
    4.79
    156
    15. Other Neoplasms
    9.18
    1
    		  
    2.71
    82
    16. Stomach Cancer
    9.16
    49
    		  
    8.40
    55
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    7.37
    107
    		  
    9.37
    62
    18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.87
    93
    		  
    9.39
    70
    19. Low Birth Weight
    6.76
    96
    		  
    8.10
    82
    20. Other Injuries
    6.51
    133
    		  
    4.00
    161
    21. HIV/AIDS
    6.31
    79
    		  
    48.87
    36
    22. Liver Cancer
    4.25
    112
    		  
    4.75
    101
    23. Ovary Cancer
    4.16
    88
    		  
    4.21
    85
    24. Pancreas Cancer
    4.10
    73
    		  
    3.88
    79
    25. Lymphomas
    3.84
    111
    		  
    7.93
    9
    26. Leukemia
    3.25
    106
    		  
    4.77
    40
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.23
    92
    		  
    4.32
    84
    28. Falls
    3.17
    123
    		  
    2.18
    145
    29. Chagas disease
    3.14
    1
    		  
    0.00
    172
    30. Suicide
    2.70
    155
    		  
    1.22
    167
    31. Birth Trauma
    2.41
    106
    		  
    2.91
    96
    32. Maternal Conditions
    2.25
    72
    		  
    1.50
    80
    33. Alzheimers/Dementia
    2.20
    118
    		  
    4.83
    51
    34. Tuberculosis
    2.13
    111
    		  
    0.23
    157
    35. Oral Cancer
    2.02
    120
    		  
    1.64
    139
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    1.98
    148
    		  
    4.84
    100
    37. Epilepsy
    1.88
    86
    		  
    2.88
    66
    38. Drownings
    1.81
    126
    		  
    1.42
    136
    39. Skin Cancers
    1.68
    79
    		  
    1.42
    99
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.68
    116
    		  
    3.38
    71
    41. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.53
    172
    		  
    5.22
    118
    42. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    117
    		  
    4.15
    23
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.39
    120
    		  
    1.40
    119
    44. Malnutrition
    1.34
    100
    		  
    1.52
    97
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.29
    135
    		  
    2.41
    93
    46. Asthma
    1.09
    135
    		  
    2.84
    102
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    0.99
    118
    		  
    2.29
    71
    48. Alcohol
    0.97
    80
    		  
    0.77
    87
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.89
    65
    		  
    0.50
    92
    50. Drug Use
    0.88
    96
    		  
    2.65
    38
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    23,199
    17.92
    		  
    2,166
    12.11
    2. Violence
    14,365
    11.09
    		  
    749
    4.18
    3. Road Traffic Accidents
    12,112
    9.35
    		  
    348
    1.95
    4. Stroke
    11,060
    8.54
    		  
    3,243
    18.13
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    9,790
    7.56
    		  
    2,117
    11.83
    6. Hypertension
    4,690
    3.62
    		  
    1,081
    6.04
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    4,538
    3.50
    		  
    495
    2.77
    8. Lung Cancers
    3,490
    2.69
    		  
    456
    2.55
    9. Lung Disease
    3,363
    2.60
    		  
    336
    1.88
    10. Liver Disease
    2,826
    2.18
    		  
    128
    0.71
    11. Kidney Disease
    2,665
    2.06
    		  
    550
    3.08
    12. Congenital Anomalies
    2,405
    1.86
    		  
    261
    1.46
    13. Prostate Cancer
    2,396
    1.85
    		  
    649
    3.63
    14. Low Birth Weight
    2,251
    1.74
    		  
    223
    1.25
    15. Other Neoplasms
    2,225
    1.72
    		  
    72
    0.40
    16. Stomach Cancer
    2,153
    1.66
    		  
    227
    1.27
    17. Breast Cancer
    1,904
    1.47
    		  
    279
    1.56
    18. Other Injuries
    1,890
    1.46
    		  
    112
    0.63
    19. HIV/AIDS
    1,806
    1.40
    		  
    1,296
    7.25
    20. Cervical Cancer
    1,750
    1.35
    		  
    177
    0.99
    21. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    1,639
    1.27
    		  
    254
    1.42
    22. Liver Cancer
    1,004
    0.77
    		  
    129
    0.72
    23. Pancreas Cancer
    984
    0.76
    		  
    103
    0.57
    24. Lymphomas
    959
    0.74
    		  
    209
    1.17
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    885
    0.68
    		  
    119
    0.66
    26. Leukemia
    868
    0.67
    		  
    128
    0.71
    27. Birth Trauma
    801
    0.62
    		  
    80
    0.45
    28. Falls
    777
    0.60
    		  
    62
    0.34
    29. Suicide
    773
    0.60
    		  
    33
    0.18
    30. Chagas disease
    715
    0.55
    		  
    0
    0.00
    31. Maternal Conditions
    695
    0.54
    		  
    41
    0.23
    32. Drownings
    558
    0.43
    		  
    40
    0.22
    33. Ovary Cancer
    542
    0.42
    		  
    60
    0.34
    34. Tuberculosis
    533
    0.41
    		  
    6
    0.03
    35. Epilepsy
    517
    0.40
    		  
    79
    0.44
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    512
    0.40
    		  
    134
    0.75
    37. Oral Cancer
    500
    0.39
    		  
    44
    0.25
    38. Alzheimers/Dementia
    468
    0.36
    		  
    141
    0.79
    39. Skin Cancers
    394
    0.30
    		  
    39
    0.22
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    391
    0.30
    		  
    92
    0.52
    41. Inflammatory/Heart
    371
    0.29
    		  
    144
    0.81
    42. Malnutrition
    328
    0.25
    		  
    42
    0.24
    43. Bladder Cancer
    316
    0.24
    		  
    40
    0.22
    44. Oesophagus Cancer
    309
    0.24
    		  
    63
    0.35
    45. Asthma
    277
    0.21
    		  
    80
    0.45
    46. Alcohol
    268
    0.21
    		  
    20
    0.11
    47. Drug Use
    245
    0.19
    		  
    73
    0.41
    48. Meningitis
    232
    0.18
    		  
    64
    0.36
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    215
    0.17
    		  
    66
    0.37
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    208
    0.16
    		  
    14
    0.08
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Venezuela VENEZUELA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    23.75
    42
    		  
    52.12
    5
    2. Lung Cancers
    14.64
    76
    		  
    17.46
    63
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.58
    99
    		  
    20.06
    50
    4. Cervical Cancer
    13.19
    52
    		  
    12.75
    59
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.16
    49
    		  
    8.40
    55
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    6.87
    93
    		  
    9.39
    70
    7. Liver Cancer
    4.25
    112
    		  
    4.75
    101
    8. Ovary Cancer
    4.16
    88
    		  
    4.21
    85
    9. Pancreas Cancer
    4.10
    73
    		  
    3.88
    79
    10. Lymphomas
    3.84
    111
    		  
    7.93
    9
    11. Leukemia
    3.25
    106
    		  
    4.77
    40
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.02
    120
    		  
    1.64
    139
    13. Skin Cancers
    1.68
    79
    		  
    1.42
    99
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.40
    117
    		  
    4.15
    23
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.39
    120
    		  
    1.40
    119
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.29
    135
    		  
    2.41
    93
     
     
     
    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.