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HEALTH PROFILE: Jamaica

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Jamaica JAMAICA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Jamaica
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Jamaica JAMAICA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    74.4
    77.7
    57
    82
    Age 5
    75.5
    78.6
    50
    78
    Age 10
    75.6
    78.7
    51
    77
    Age 15
    75.7
    78.8
    51
    77
    Age 20
    75.9
    78.9
    51
    78
    Age 25
    76.1
    79.1
    53
    77
    Age 30
    76.4
    79.3
    54
    76
    Age 35
    76.7
    79.6
    53
    74
    Age 40
    77.1
    80.0
    51
    73
    Age 45
    77.6
    80.4
    49
    71
    Age 50
    78.2
    81.0
    52
    69
    Age 55
    79.0
    81.8
    53
    64
    Age 60
    80.1
    82.6
    55
    61
    Age 65
    81.4
    83.8
    52
    58
    Age 70
    83.1
    85.2
    54
    54
    Age 75
    85.4
    86.9
    50
    50
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.1
    40
    42
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    20
    25
    Jamaica JAMAICA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    70.26
    104
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    61.66
    24
    3. Prostate Cancer
    53.37
    3
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    49.69
    162
    5. Violence
    47.92
    4
    6. Breast Cancer
    25.54
    24
    7. HIV/AIDS
    25.41
    38
    8. Kidney Disease
    23.98
    84
    9. Cervical Cancer
    22.18
    32
    10. Hypertension
    18.75
    89
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.09
    133
    12. Lung Cancers
    14.66
    78
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.23
    101
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.25
    39
    15. Lung Disease
    13.20
    151
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.23
    153
    17. Lymphomas
    7.87
    10
    18. Stomach Cancer
    7.00
    77
    19. Low Birth Weight
    6.72
    67
    20. Uterin Cancer
    6.42
    8
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.85
    38
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    5.56
    60
    23. Liver Disease
    4.80
    162
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.63
    124
    25. Skin Disease
    4.13
    19
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Leukemia
    4.13
    63
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.11
    112
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.69
    118
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.62
    94
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.14
    161
    31. Other Injuries
    2.77
    173
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.47
    92
    33. Falls
    2.34
    167
    34. Suicide
    2.28
    175
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.28
    95
    36. Asthma
    2.02
    115
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.87
    141
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.82
    96
    39. Bladder Cancer
    1.77
    108
    40. Epilepsy
    1.48
    101
    41. Malnutrition
    1.43
    90
    42. Maternal Conditions
    1.15
    81
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.06
    133
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.85
    127
    45. Other Neoplasms
    0.57
    80
    46. Meningitis
    0.49
    116
    47. Fires
    0.47
    145
    48. Encephalitis
    0.43
    90
    49. Drug Use
    0.40
    169
    50. Drownings
    0.34
    182
    Jamaica JAMAICA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    2,415
    13.82
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,077
    11.88
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,726
    9.88
    4. Violence
    1,484
    8.49
    5. Prostate Cancer
    883
    5.05
    6. Kidney Disease
    793
    4.54
    7. HIV/AIDS
    757
    4.33
    8. Hypertension
    651
    3.73
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    587
    3.36
    10. Lung Cancers
    472
    2.70
    11. Lung Disease
    452
    2.59
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    444
    2.54
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    436
    2.49
    14. Breast Cancer
    413
    2.36
    15. Influenza and Pneumonia
    393
    2.25
    16. Cervical Cancer
    358
    2.05
    17. Lymphomas
    251
    1.44
    18. Low Birth Weight
    241
    1.38
    19. Stomach Cancer
    231
    1.32
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    176
    1.01
    21. Liver Disease
    155
    0.89
    22. Skin Disease
    145
    0.83
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    139
    0.80
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    133
    0.76
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    132
    0.76
      Deaths %
    26. Leukemia
    129
    0.74
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    119
    0.68
    28. Uterin Cancer
    106
    0.61
    29. Liver Cancer
    101
    0.58
    30. Ovary Cancer
    97
    0.56
    31. Other Injuries
    91
    0.52
    32. Falls
    82
    0.47
    33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    82
    0.47
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    74
    0.42
    35. Suicide
    70
    0.40
    36. Asthma
    65
    0.37
    37. Birth Trauma
    65
    0.37
    38. Bladder Cancer
    60
    0.34
    39. Oral Cancer
    59
    0.34
    40. Malnutrition
    48
    0.27
    41. Epilepsy
    46
    0.26
    42. Maternal Conditions
    35
    0.20
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    35
    0.20
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    27
    0.15
    45. Other Neoplasms
    19
    0.11
    46. Fires
    16
    0.09
    47. Meningitis
    16
    0.09
    48. Drug Use
    13
    0.07
    49. Encephalitis
    13
    0.07
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    11
    0.06
    Jamaica JAMAICA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    53.37
    3
    2. Breast Cancer
    25.54
    24
    3. Cervical Cancer
    22.18
    32
    4. Lung Cancers
    14.66
    78
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.25
    39
    6. Lymphomas
    7.87
    10
    7. Stomach Cancer
    7.00
    77
    8. Uterin Cancer
    6.42
    8
      Rate World Rank
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.85
    38
    10. Leukemia
    4.13
    63
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.62
    94
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.14
    161
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.28
    95
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.87
    141
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.77
    108
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.29
    168
    Jamaica JAMAICA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    4.2
    112
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    15.6
    3.9
    132
    104
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    15.3
    33.4
    106
    33
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.85
    61
    Jamaica JAMAICA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    69.8
    75.5
    72.6
    58
    59
    59
    2010
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2019
    74.4
    77.7
    76.0
    57
    82
    66
    Jamaica JAMAICA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    2.817m
    136
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.98
    114
    Population 0-14
    25.2%
    99
    Population 15-64
    65.6%
    87
    Population 65 +
    9.2%
    73
    Birth Rate / 1000
    15.91
    99
    Death Rate / 1000
    7.43
    88
    Fertility Rate
    2.06
    96
    Infant Mortality
    11.42
    119
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    117
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    127
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.97
    138
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.90
    30
    Net Migration
    -7.98
    184
    Population Growth
    0.06%
    158
    Literacy Total
    88.7%
    110
    Literacy Male
    84.0%
    115
    Literacy Female
    93.1%
    78
    Unemployment
    7.7%
    81
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    76.0
    66
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    66.6
    62
    GDP per Capita USD
    $8,700
    115

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    156,869
    3,756
    4/1/24
    Jamaica COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Jamaica causes.

     
     
    Jamaica COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Jamaica COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.