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Fiji
COUNTRY #1
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FIJI VS JAMAICA

Compare Fiji and Jamaica health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Jamaica
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Fiji Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Fiji FIJI   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Fiji FIJI   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    54.0
    58.2
    56.0
    75
    74
    74
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    58.0
    62.2
    60.0
    81
    81
    82
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    62.0
    66.2
    64.0
    79
    84
    84
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    64.6
    68.8
    66.7
    89
    99
    97
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    65.2
    70.3
    67.7
    102
    110
    105
    		  
    69.8
    75.5
    72.6
    58
    59
    59
    2010
    66.3
    72.3
    69.1
    112
    112
    109
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2019
    65.9
    70.3
    68.0
    131
    131
    133
    		  
    74.4
    77.7
    76.0
    57
    82
    66
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Fiji FIJI   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    65.9
    70.3
    131
    131
    74.4
    77.7
    57
    82
    Age 5
    67.9
    72.0
    141
    139
    75.5
    78.6
    50
    78
    Age 10
    68.0
    72.1
    146
    142
    75.6
    78.7
    51
    77
    Age 15
    68.2
    72.3
    146
    144
    75.7
    78.8
    51
    77
    Age 20
    68.4
    72.5
    146
    146
    75.9
    78.9
    51
    78
    Age 25
    68.8
    72.7
    146
    147
    76.1
    79.1
    53
    77
    Age 30
    69.2
    73.0
    148
    147
    76.4
    79.3
    54
    76
    Age 35
    69.6
    73.3
    152
    151
    76.7
    79.6
    53
    74
    Age 40
    70.1
    73.7
    158
    156
    77.1
    80.0
    51
    73
    Age 45
    70.8
    74.3
    164
    159
    77.6
    80.4
    49
    71
    Age 50
    71.8
    75.0
    165
    161
    78.2
    81.0
    52
    69
    Age 55
    73.2
    76.1
    167
    166
    79.0
    81.8
    53
    64
    Age 60
    74.9
    77.5
    167
    165
    80.1
    82.6
    55
    61
    Age 65
    77.0
    79.3
    169
    162
    81.4
    83.8
    52
    58
    Age 70
    79.4
    81.4
    171
    157
    83.1
    85.2
    54
    54
    Age 75
    82.1
    83.9
    175
    146
    85.4
    86.9
    50
    50
    Age 80
    85.1
    86.6
    174
    152
    88.1
    89.1
    40
    42
    Age 85
    88.4
    89.7
    178
    154
    91.1
    91.5
    20
    25
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Fiji FIJI   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    243.61
    1
    61.66
    24
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    229.26
    21
    49.69
    162
    3. Stroke
    96.45
    75
    70.26
    104
    4. Kidney Disease
    43.25
    17
    23.98
    84
    5. Breast Cancer
    41.41
    2
    25.54
    24
    6. Asthma
    38.33
    5
    2.02
    115
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    32.87
    80
    11.23
    153
    8. Hypertension
    27.17
    51
    18.75
    89
    9. Lung Disease
    24.76
    80
    13.20
    151
    10. Cervical Cancer
    21.82
    34
    22.18
    32
    11. Diarrhoeal diseases
    16.40
    62
    1.06
    133
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.70
    127
    15.09
    133
    13. Prostate Cancer
    15.69
    93
    53.37
    3
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.33
    100
    14.23
    101
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    11.65
    3
    4.63
    124
    16. Liver Disease
    10.90
    120
    4.80
    162
    17. Suicide
    9.51
    78
    2.28
    175
    18. Other Injuries
    9.37
    72
    2.77
    173
    19. Liver Cancer
    9.03
    38
    3.14
    161
    20. Parkinson's Disease
    8.32
    5
    3.69
    118
    21. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    8.19
    12
    0.85
    127
    22. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.43
    113
    13.25
    39
    23. Ovary Cancer
    7.28
    14
    5.85
    38
    24. Lung Cancers
    6.89
    123
    14.66
    78
    25. Drownings
    6.65
    15
    0.34
    182
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.47
    57
    4.11
    112
    27. Low Birth Weight
    6.04
    78
    6.72
    67
    28. Tuberculosis
    5.68
    82
    0.24
    157
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.41
    53
    2.47
    92
    30. Uterin Cancer
    4.99
    17
    6.42
    8
    31. Falls
    4.37
    117
    2.34
    167
    32. Leukemia
    3.99
    72
    4.13
    63
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    3.84
    84
    5.56
    60
    34. HIV/AIDS
    3.43
    86
    25.41
    38
    35. Fires
    3.39
    38
    0.47
    145
    36. Lymphomas
    3.38
    137
    7.87
    10
    37. Stomach Cancer
    3.19
    150
    7.00
    77
    38. Skin Disease
    3.06
    26
    4.13
    19
    39. Pancreas Cancer
    3.05
    110
    3.62
    94
    40. Malnutrition
    2.71
    77
    1.43
    90
    41. Birth Trauma
    2.70
    85
    1.82
    96
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.55
    88
    2.28
    95
    43. Violence
    2.26
    125
    47.92
    4
    44. Oral Cancer
    1.90
    140
    1.87
    141
    45. Epilepsy
    1.89
    75
    1.48
    101
    46. Meningitis
    1.89
    63
    0.49
    116
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.04
    156
    1.77
    108
    48. Pertussis
    0.98
    66
    0.00
    177
    49. Maternal Conditions
    0.98
    85
    1.15
    81
    50. Syphilis
    0.87
    42
    0.02
    127
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Fiji FIJI   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,628
    24.37
    2,077
    11.88
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,481
    22.17
    1,726
    9.88
    3. Stroke
    583
    8.73
    2,415
    13.82
    4. Kidney Disease
    277
    4.15
    793
    4.54
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    228
    3.41
    393
    2.25
    6. Asthma
    226
    3.38
    65
    0.37
    7. Hypertension
    170
    2.55
    651
    3.73
    8. Breast Cancer
    162
    2.43
    413
    2.36
    9. Lung Disease
    141
    2.11
    452
    2.59
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    129
    1.93
    139
    0.80
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    120
    1.80
    444
    2.54
    12. Diarrhoeal diseases
    96
    1.44
    35
    0.20
    13. Low Birth Weight
    86
    1.29
    241
    1.38
    14. Cervical Cancer
    86
    1.29
    358
    2.05
    15. Liver Disease
    82
    1.23
    155
    0.89
    16. Suicide
    80
    1.20
    70
    0.40
    17. Other Injuries
    77
    1.15
    91
    0.52
    18. Liver Cancer
    68
    1.02
    101
    0.58
    19. Alzheimers & Dementia
    63
    0.94
    587
    3.36
    20. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    62
    0.93
    27
    0.15
    21. Drownings
    60
    0.90
    10
    0.06
    22. Lung Cancers
    48
    0.72
    472
    2.70
    23. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    45
    0.67
    436
    2.49
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    45
    0.67
    133
    0.76
    25. Prostate Cancer
    41
    0.61
    883
    5.05
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    40
    0.60
    132
    0.76
    27. Tuberculosis
    39
    0.58
    8
    0.05
    28. Birth Trauma
    36
    0.54
    65
    0.37
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    34
    0.51
    82
    0.47
    30. Leukemia
    31
    0.46
    129
    0.74
    31. HIV/AIDS
    30
    0.45
    757
    4.33
    32. Ovary Cancer
    29
    0.43
    97
    0.56
    33. Endocrine Disorders
    28
    0.42
    176
    1.01
    34. Fires
    28
    0.42
    16
    0.09
    35. Lymphomas
    27
    0.40
    251
    1.44
    36. Falls
    27
    0.40
    82
    0.47
    37. Stomach Cancer
    23
    0.34
    231
    1.32
    38. Pancreas Cancer
    21
    0.31
    119
    0.68
    39. Uterin Cancer
    20
    0.30
    106
    0.61
    40. Skin Disease
    19
    0.28
    145
    0.83
    41. Violence
    19
    0.28
    1,484
    8.49
    42. Oesophagus Cancer
    18
    0.27
    74
    0.42
    43. Meningitis
    17
    0.25
    16
    0.09
    44. Epilepsy
    16
    0.24
    46
    0.26
    45. Malnutrition
    14
    0.21
    48
    0.27
    46. Oral Cancer
    13
    0.19
    59
    0.34
    47. Syphilis
    11
    0.16
    1
    0.01
    48. Pertussis
    10
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    49. Maternal Conditions
    9
    0.13
    35
    0.20
    50. Bladder Cancer
    8
    0.12
    60
    0.34
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Fiji FIJI   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    41.41
    2
    25.54
    24
    2. Cervical Cancer
    21.82
    34
    22.18
    32
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.69
    93
    53.37
    3
    4. Liver Cancer
    9.03
    38
    3.14
    161
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.43
    113
    13.25
    39
    6. Ovary Cancer
    7.28
    14
    5.85
    38
    7. Lung Cancers
    6.89
    123
    14.66
    78
    8. Uterin Cancer
    4.99
    17
    6.42
    8
    9. Leukemia
    3.99
    72
    4.13
    63
    10. Lymphomas
    3.38
    137
    7.87
    10
    11. Stomach Cancer
    3.19
    150
    7.00
    77
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    3.05
    110
    3.62
    94
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.55
    88
    2.28
    95
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.90
    140
    1.87
    141
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.04
    156
    1.77
    108
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.26
    170
    0.29
    168
    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.