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Jamaica
COUNTRY #1
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JAMAICA VS BELIZE

Compare Jamaica and Belize 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.

Belize
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Jamaica Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Belize BELIZE
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Belize BELIZE
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    		  
    61.1
    62.3
    61.7
    50
    58
    57
    1970
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    		  
    65.9
    67.3
    66.6
    36
    59
    53
    1980
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    		  
    69.5
    71.6
    70.5
    25
    60
    38
    1990
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    		  
    70.7
    74.2
    72.4
    36
    58
    40
    2000
    69.8
    75.5
    72.6
    58
    59
    59
    		  
    65.6
    71.3
    68.3
    99
    101
    102
    2010
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    		  
    67.0
    72.4
    69.5
    108
    111
    108
    2019
    74.4
    77.7
    76.0
    57
    82
    66
    		  
    71.4
    77.8
    74.4
    83
    79
    81
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Belize BELIZE
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.4
    77.7
    57
    82
    71.4
    77.8
    83
    79
    Age 5
    75.5
    78.6
    50
    78
    72.3
    78.6
    87
    79
    Age 10
    75.6
    78.7
    51
    77
    72.4
    78.7
    87
    78
    Age 15
    75.7
    78.8
    51
    77
    72.5
    78.8
    89
    78
    Age 20
    75.9
    78.9
    51
    78
    72.9
    79.0
    87
    76
    Age 25
    76.1
    79.1
    53
    77
    73.6
    79.2
    87
    75
    Age 30
    76.4
    79.3
    54
    76
    74.4
    79.5
    81
    73
    Age 35
    76.7
    79.6
    53
    74
    75.2
    79.8
    73
    71
    Age 40
    77.1
    80.0
    51
    73
    76.0
    80.2
    68
    70
    Age 45
    77.6
    80.4
    49
    71
    76.9
    80.6
    63
    68
    Age 50
    78.2
    81.0
    52
    69
    77.8
    81.2
    58
    65
    Age 55
    79.0
    81.8
    53
    64
    78.9
    82.0
    56
    61
    Age 60
    80.1
    82.6
    55
    61
    80.3
    82.9
    48
    57
    Age 65
    81.4
    83.8
    52
    58
    81.9
    84.1
    42
    52
    Age 70
    83.1
    85.2
    54
    54
    83.7
    85.4
    40
    51
    Age 75
    85.4
    86.9
    50
    50
    85.8
    87.1
    39
    47
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.1
    40
    42
    88.0
    89.2
    43
    40
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    20
    25
    90.8
    91.5
    34
    28
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Belize BELIZE
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    70.26
    104
    48.39
    130
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    61.66
    24
    53.85
    33
    3. Prostate Cancer
    53.37
    3
    37.34
    20
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    49.69
    162
    73.43
    143
    5. Violence
    47.92
    4
    40.23
    6
    6. Breast Cancer
    25.54
    24
    15.17
    113
    7. HIV/AIDS
    25.41
    38
    33.57
    31
    8. Kidney Disease
    23.98
    84
    37.02
    32
    9. Cervical Cancer
    22.18
    32
    18.39
    42
    10. Hypertension
    18.75
    89
    17.49
    96
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.09
    133
    16.66
    115
    12. Lung Cancers
    14.66
    78
    11.67
    98
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.23
    101
    23.61
    57
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.25
    39
    7.47
    111
    15. Lung Disease
    13.20
    151
    18.01
    114
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.23
    153
    34.29
    78
    17. Lymphomas
    7.87
    10
    0.36
    182
    18. Stomach Cancer
    7.00
    77
    8.50
    57
    19. Low Birth Weight
    6.72
    67
    3.22
    119
    20. Uterin Cancer
    6.42
    8
    0.95
    161
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.85
    38
    0.54
    182
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    5.56
    60
    7.01
    36
    23. Liver Disease
    4.80
    162
    20.20
    89
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.63
    124
    4.45
    126
    25. Skin Disease
    4.13
    19
    2.00
    68
    26. Leukemia
    4.13
    63
    0.88
    171
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.11
    112
    6.25
    62
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.69
    118
    4.40
    74
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.62
    94
    3.57
    98
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.14
    161
    9.53
    32
    31. Other Injuries
    2.77
    173
    10.64
    60
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.47
    92
    1.89
    117
    33. Falls
    2.34
    167
    4.43
    116
    34. Suicide
    2.28
    175
    7.65
    104
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.28
    95
    0.84
    168
    36. Asthma
    2.02
    115
    2.51
    106
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.87
    141
    0.00
    183
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.82
    96
    1.50
    105
    39. Bladder Cancer
    1.77
    108
    0.00
    182
    40. Epilepsy
    1.48
    101
    2.12
    59
    41. Malnutrition
    1.43
    90
    3.27
    66
    42. Maternal Conditions
    1.15
    81
    0.55
    107
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.06
    133
    2.79
    95
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.85
    127
    1.03
    116
    45. Other Neoplasms
    0.57
    80
    0.34
    122
    46. Meningitis
    0.49
    116
    0.42
    124
    47. Fires
    0.47
    145
    1.06
    111
    48. Encephalitis
    0.43
    90
    0.37
    99
    49. Drug Use
    0.40
    169
    0.43
    165
    50. Drownings
    0.34
    182
    5.99
    18
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Belize BELIZE
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    2,415
    13.82
    127
    7.45
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,077
    11.88
    141
    8.27
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,726
    9.88
    192
    11.27
    4. Violence
    1,484
    8.49
    146
    8.57
    5. Prostate Cancer
    883
    5.05
    47
    2.76
    6. Kidney Disease
    793
    4.54
    102
    5.99
    7. HIV/AIDS
    757
    4.33
    119
    6.98
    8. Hypertension
    651
    3.73
    46
    2.70
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    587
    3.36
    45
    2.64
    10. Lung Cancers
    472
    2.70
    30
    1.76
    11. Lung Disease
    452
    2.59
    46
    2.70
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    444
    2.54
    88
    5.16
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    436
    2.49
    20
    1.17
    14. Breast Cancer
    413
    2.36
    22
    1.29
    15. Influenza and Pneumonia
    393
    2.25
    97
    5.69
    16. Cervical Cancer
    358
    2.05
    28
    1.64
    17. Lymphomas
    251
    1.44
    1
    0.06
    18. Low Birth Weight
    241
    1.38
    20
    1.17
    19. Stomach Cancer
    231
    1.32
    23
    1.35
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    176
    1.01
    23
    1.35
    21. Liver Disease
    155
    0.89
    58
    3.40
    22. Skin Disease
    145
    0.83
    5
    0.29
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    139
    0.80
    23
    1.35
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    133
    0.76
    18
    1.06
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    132
    0.76
    11
    0.65
    26. Leukemia
    129
    0.74
    4
    0.23
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    119
    0.68
    9
    0.53
    28. Uterin Cancer
    106
    0.61
    1
    0.06
    29. Liver Cancer
    101
    0.58
    24
    1.41
    30. Ovary Cancer
    97
    0.56
    1
    0.06
    31. Other Injuries
    91
    0.52
    36
    2.11
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    82
    0.47
    5
    0.29
    33. Falls
    82
    0.47
    13
    0.76
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    74
    0.42
    2
    0.12
    35. Suicide
    70
    0.40
    28
    1.64
    36. Birth Trauma
    65
    0.37
    9
    0.53
    37. Asthma
    65
    0.37
    8
    0.47
    38. Bladder Cancer
    60
    0.34
    0
    0.00
    39. Oral Cancer
    59
    0.34
    0
    0.00
    40. Malnutrition
    48
    0.27
    10
    0.59
    41. Epilepsy
    46
    0.26
    8
    0.47
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    35
    0.20
    9
    0.53
    43. Maternal Conditions
    35
    0.20
    2
    0.12
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    27
    0.15
    3
    0.18
    45. Other Neoplasms
    19
    0.11
    1
    0.06
    46. Meningitis
    16
    0.09
    1
    0.06
    47. Fires
    16
    0.09
    4
    0.23
    48. Encephalitis
    13
    0.07
    1
    0.06
    49. Drug Use
    13
    0.07
    1
    0.06
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    11
    0.06
    1
    0.06
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Belize BELIZE
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    53.37
    3
    37.34
    20
    2. Breast Cancer
    25.54
    24
    15.17
    113
    3. Cervical Cancer
    22.18
    32
    18.39
    42
    4. Lung Cancers
    14.66
    78
    11.67
    98
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.25
    39
    7.47
    111
    6. Lymphomas
    7.87
    10
    0.36
    182
    7. Stomach Cancer
    7.00
    77
    8.50
    57
    8. Uterin Cancer
    6.42
    8
    0.95
    161
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.85
    38
    0.54
    182
    10. Leukemia
    4.13
    63
    0.88
    171
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.62
    94
    3.57
    98
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.14
    161
    9.53
    32
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.28
    95
    0.84
    168
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.87
    141
    0.00
    183
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.77
    108
    0.00
    182
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.29
    168
    0.00
    180
    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.