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Jamaica
COUNTRY #1
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JAMAICA VS DENMARK

Compare Jamaica and Denmark 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.

Denmark
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Jamaica Population Pyramid
2,960,321
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Denmark Population Pyramid
6,245,374
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Denmark DENMARK
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Denmark DENMARK
       
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
  
70.4
74.0
72.2
4
8
4
1970
66.6
70.2
68.4
28
47
41
  
70.9
75.9
73.3
3
7
4
1980
69.1
72.4
70.7
31
53
35
  
71.2
77.2
74.1
13
13
12
1990
69.9
73.4
71.6
39
65
47
  
72.0
77.7
74.8
24
25
26
2000
69.8
75.5
72.6
58
59
59
  
74.5
79.2
76.9
25
30
27
2010
72.5
77.7
75.0
53
58
53
  
77.1
81.3
79.2
25
29
28
2019
74.4
77.7
76.0
57
82
66
  
79.6
83.0
81.3
21
30
26
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Denmark DENMARK
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
74.4
77.7
57
82
79.6
83.0
21
30
Age
74.4
77.7
57
82
79.6
83.0
21
30
Age 5
75.5
78.6
50
78
79.9
83.3
22
31
Age 10
75.6
78.7
51
77
79.9
83.3
22
31
Age 15
75.7
78.8
51
77
80.0
83.3
22
32
Age 20
75.9
78.9
51
78
80.0
83.4
22
32
Age 25
76.1
79.1
53
77
80.1
83.4
24
32
Age 30
76.4
79.3
54
76
80.2
83.4
25
32
Age 35
76.7
79.6
53
74
80.4
83.5
25
33
Age 40
77.1
80.0
51
73
80.5
83.6
25
33
Age 45
77.6
80.4
49
71
80.7
83.8
26
33
Age 50
78.2
81.0
52
69
81.0
84.0
28
34
Age 55
79.0
81.8
53
64
81.5
84.3
30
35
Age 60
80.1
82.6
55
61
82.3
84.9
30
36
Age 65
81.4
83.8
52
58
83.3
85.6
33
37
Age 70
83.1
85.2
54
54
84.6
86.5
34
37
Age 75
85.4
86.9
50
50
86.1
87.6
36
40
Age 80
88.1
89.1
40
42
87.9
89.1
48
43
Age 85
91.1
91.5
20
25
90.2
91.0
67
57
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Denmark DENMARK
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
70.26
104
23.60
160
2. Diabetes Mellitus
61.66
24
9.05
147
3. Prostate Cancer
53.37
3
22.37
53
4. Coronary Heart Disease
49.69
162
36.00
178
5. Violence
47.92
4
1.08
151
6. Breast Cancer
25.54
24
19.03
62
7. HIV/AIDS
25.41
38
0.24
141
8. Kidney Disease
23.98
84
5.79
161
9. Cervical Cancer
22.18
32
2.70
154
10. Hypertension
18.75
89
3.86
162
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
15.09
133
29.41
11
12. Lung Cancers
14.66
78
28.82
15
13. Road Traffic Accidents
14.23
101
3.00
169
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.25
39
15.72
23
15. Lung Disease
13.20
151
29.30
56
16. Influenza and Pneumonia
11.23
153
13.49
144
17. Lymphomas
7.87
10
5.26
76
18. Stomach Cancer
7.00
77
3.96
130
19. Low Birth Weight
6.72
67
2.39
136
20. Uterin Cancer
6.42
8
2.13
100
21. Ovary Cancer
5.85
38
5.69
41
22. Endocrine Disorders
5.56
60
4.43
75
23. Liver Disease
4.80
162
6.98
151
24. Congenital Anomalies
4.63
124
2.33
172
25. Skin Disease
4.13
19
0.51
140
26. Leukemia
4.13
63
4.10
64
27. Inflammatory/Heart
4.11
112
2.39
155
28. Parkinson's Disease
3.69
118
3.79
111
29. Pancreas Cancer
3.62
94
8.44
16
30. Liver Cancer
3.14
161
3.71
144
31. Other Injuries
2.77
173
2.56
175
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.47
92
1.46
134
33. Falls
2.34
167
3.55
136
34. Suicide
2.28
175
7.63
106
35. Oesophagus Cancer
2.28
95
3.89
46
36. Asthma
2.02
115
0.59
157
37. Oral Cancer
1.87
141
3.19
79
38. Birth Trauma
1.82
96
0.44
155
39. Bladder Cancer
1.77
108
3.85
28
40. Epilepsy
1.48
101
1.24
121
41. Malnutrition
1.43
90
0.10
154
42. Maternal Conditions
1.15
81
0.05
173
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.06
133
0.88
142
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.85
127
0.58
147
45. Other Neoplasms
0.57
80
2.50
41
46. Meningitis
0.49
116
0.28
145
47. Fires
0.47
145
0.53
138
48. Encephalitis
0.43
90
0.02
159
49. Drug Use
0.40
169
3.09
26
50. Drownings
0.34
182
0.46
174
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Denmark DENMARK
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
2,415
13.82
3,662
8.16
2. Diabetes Mellitus
2,077
11.88
1,284
2.86
3. Coronary Heart Disease
1,726
9.88
5,341
11.90
4. Violence
1,484
8.49
63
0.14
5. Prostate Cancer
883
5.05
1,480
3.30
6. Kidney Disease
793
4.54
911
2.03
7. HIV/AIDS
757
4.33
23
0.05
8. Hypertension
651
3.73
642
1.43
9. Alzheimers & Dementia
587
3.36
5,218
11.62
10. Lung Cancers
472
2.70
3,721
8.29
11. Lung Disease
452
2.59
4,387
9.77
12. Road Traffic Accidents
444
2.54
213
0.47
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
436
2.49
2,147
4.78
14. Breast Cancer
413
2.36
1,299
2.89
15. Influenza and Pneumonia
393
2.25
2,244
5.00
16. Cervical Cancer
358
2.05
153
0.34
17. Lymphomas
251
1.44
730
1.63
18. Low Birth Weight
241
1.38
116
0.26
19. Stomach Cancer
231
1.32
484
1.08
20. Endocrine Disorders
176
1.01
575
1.28
21. Liver Disease
155
0.89
692
1.54
22. Skin Disease
145
0.83
79
0.18
23. Congenital Anomalies
139
0.80
153
0.34
24. Inflammatory/Heart
133
0.76
284
0.63
25. Parkinson's Disease
132
0.76
600
1.34
26. Leukemia
129
0.74
558
1.24
27. Pancreas Cancer
119
0.68
1,096
2.44
28. Uterin Cancer
106
0.61
156
0.35
29. Liver Cancer
101
0.58
464
1.03
30. Ovary Cancer
97
0.56
367
0.82
31. Other Injuries
91
0.52
347
0.77
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
82
0.47
216
0.48
33. Falls
82
0.47
541
1.21
34. Oesophagus Cancer
74
0.42
477
1.06
35. Suicide
70
0.40
617
1.37
36. Birth Trauma
65
0.37
21
0.05
37. Asthma
65
0.37
82
0.18
38. Bladder Cancer
60
0.34
545
1.21
39. Oral Cancer
59
0.34
371
0.83
40. Malnutrition
48
0.27
14
0.03
41. Epilepsy
46
0.26
125
0.28
42. Diarrhoeal diseases
35
0.20
145
0.32
43. Maternal Conditions
35
0.20
2
0.00
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
27
0.15
96
0.21
45. Other Neoplasms
19
0.11
378
0.84
46. Meningitis
16
0.09
25
0.06
47. Fires
16
0.09
53
0.12
48. Encephalitis
13
0.07
1
0.00
49. Drug Use
13
0.07
197
0.44
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
11
0.06
84
0.19
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Denmark DENMARK
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
53.37
3
22.37
53
2. Breast Cancer
25.54
24
19.03
62
3. Cervical Cancer
22.18
32
2.70
154
4. Lung Cancers
14.66
78
28.82
15
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.25
39
15.72
23
6. Lymphomas
7.87
10
5.26
76
7. Stomach Cancer
7.00
77
3.96
130
8. Uterin Cancer
6.42
8
2.13
100
9. Ovary Cancer
5.85
38
5.69
41
10. Leukemia
4.13
63
4.10
64
11. Pancreas Cancer
3.62
94
8.44
16
12. Liver Cancer
3.14
161
3.71
144
13. Oesophagus Cancer
2.28
95
3.89
46
14. Oral Cancer
1.87
141
3.19
79
15. Bladder Cancer
1.77
108
3.85
28
16. Skin Cancers
0.29
168
3.04
31
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.