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Jamaica
COUNTRY #1
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JAMAICA VS GABON

Compare Jamaica and Gabon 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.

Gabon
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Jamaica Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Gabon GABON
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Gabon GABON
           
    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
    		  
    38.3
    41.5
    39.9
    150
    143
    148
    1970
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    		  
    45.5
    48.7
    47.0
    134
    133
    135
    1980
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    		  
    53.5
    56.7
    55.1
    126
    123
    126
    1990
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    		  
    59.4
    62.6
    60.9
    124
    127
    126
    2000
    69.8
    75.5
    72.6
    58
    59
    59
    		  
    59.5
    60.7
    60.1
    130
    136
    133
    2010
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    		  
    62.4
    62.1
    62.3
    133
    150
    141
    2019
    74.4
    77.7
    76.0
    57
    82
    66
    		  
    63.6
    69.7
    66.5
    143
    134
    138
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Gabon GABON
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.4
    77.7
    57
    82
    63.6
    69.7
    143
    134
    Age 5
    75.5
    78.6
    50
    78
    66.6
    72.5
    153
    137
    Age 10
    75.6
    78.7
    51
    77
    67.0
    72.8
    155
    136
    Age 15
    75.7
    78.8
    51
    77
    67.4
    73.1
    155
    137
    Age 20
    75.9
    78.9
    51
    78
    67.8
    73.3
    155
    137
    Age 25
    76.1
    79.1
    53
    77
    68.3
    73.6
    156
    137
    Age 30
    76.4
    79.3
    54
    76
    68.8
    74.0
    158
    137
    Age 35
    76.7
    79.6
    53
    74
    69.3
    74.5
    159
    137
    Age 40
    77.1
    80.0
    51
    73
    70.0
    75.2
    161
    136
    Age 45
    77.6
    80.4
    49
    71
    70.8
    76.0
    163
    133
    Age 50
    78.2
    81.0
    52
    69
    72.0
    77.0
    163
    127
    Age 55
    79.0
    81.8
    53
    64
    73.4
    78.1
    164
    122
    Age 60
    80.1
    82.6
    55
    61
    75.2
    79.3
    163
    117
    Age 65
    81.4
    83.8
    52
    58
    77.3
    80.7
    165
    114
    Age 70
    83.1
    85.2
    54
    54
    79.7
    82.3
    164
    115
    Age 75
    85.4
    86.9
    50
    50
    82.6
    84.4
    162
    120
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.1
    40
    42
    85.7
    86.9
    157
    129
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    20
    25
    89.2
    90.0
    154
    138
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Gabon GABON
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    70.26
    104
    94.08
    79
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    61.66
    24
    64.41
    22
    3. Prostate Cancer
    53.37
    3
    20.47
    61
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    49.69
    162
    107.54
    94
    5. Violence
    47.92
    4
    9.80
    53
    6. Breast Cancer
    25.54
    24
    13.28
    131
    7. HIV/AIDS
    25.41
    38
    60.61
    20
    8. Kidney Disease
    23.98
    84
    37.95
    27
    9. Cervical Cancer
    22.18
    32
    14.89
    56
    10. Hypertension
    18.75
    89
    44.80
    19
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.09
    133
    20.55
    40
    12. Lung Cancers
    14.66
    78
    8.18
    114
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.23
    101
    28.47
    53
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.25
    39
    3.54
    174
    15. Lung Disease
    13.20
    151
    23.69
    84
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.23
    153
    73.73
    46
    17. Lymphomas
    7.87
    10
    2.32
    166
    18. Stomach Cancer
    7.00
    77
    2.73
    165
    19. Low Birth Weight
    6.72
    67
    8.92
    45
    20. Uterin Cancer
    6.42
    8
    3.26
    45
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.85
    38
    4.13
    101
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    5.56
    60
    6.74
    42
    23. Liver Disease
    4.80
    162
    35.26
    43
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.63
    124
    6.38
    72
    25. Skin Disease
    4.13
    19
    2.01
    65
    26. Leukemia
    4.13
    63
    1.42
    162
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.11
    112
    8.92
    37
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.69
    118
    5.55
    33
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.62
    94
    2.05
    140
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.14
    161
    3.71
    143
    31. Other Injuries
    2.77
    173
    9.28
    73
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.47
    92
    3.48
    76
    33. Falls
    2.34
    167
    7.99
    51
    34. Suicide
    2.28
    175
    13.11
    40
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.28
    95
    2.91
    76
    36. Asthma
    2.02
    115
    8.68
    69
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.87
    141
    6.76
    19
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.82
    96
    6.57
    52
    39. Bladder Cancer
    1.77
    108
    3.39
    46
    40. Epilepsy
    1.48
    101
    2.20
    54
    41. Malnutrition
    1.43
    90
    6.07
    45
    42. Maternal Conditions
    1.15
    81
    6.80
    41
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.06
    133
    21.09
    57
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.85
    127
    1.78
    78
    45. Other Neoplasms
    0.57
    80
    0.54
    83
    46. Meningitis
    0.49
    116
    5.91
    44
    47. Fires
    0.47
    145
    2.62
    62
    48. Encephalitis
    0.43
    90
    0.38
    96
    49. Drug Use
    0.40
    169
    2.27
    40
    50. Drownings
    0.34
    182
    1.96
    117
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Gabon GABON
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    2,415
    13.82
    896
    6.77
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,077
    11.88
    643
    4.86
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,726
    9.88
    1,019
    7.70
    4. Violence
    1,484
    8.49
    184
    1.39
    5. Prostate Cancer
    883
    5.05
    80
    0.60
    6. Kidney Disease
    793
    4.54
    384
    2.90
    7. HIV/AIDS
    757
    4.33
    1,128
    8.52
    8. Hypertension
    651
    3.73
    412
    3.11
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    587
    3.36
    152
    1.15
    10. Lung Cancers
    472
    2.70
    87
    0.66
    11. Lung Disease
    452
    2.59
    215
    1.62
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    444
    2.54
    518
    3.91
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    436
    2.49
    43
    0.32
    14. Breast Cancer
    413
    2.36
    92
    0.70
    15. Influenza and Pneumonia
    393
    2.25
    966
    7.30
    16. Cervical Cancer
    358
    2.05
    96
    0.73
    17. Lymphomas
    251
    1.44
    32
    0.24
    18. Low Birth Weight
    241
    1.38
    494
    3.73
    19. Stomach Cancer
    231
    1.32
    32
    0.24
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    176
    1.01
    98
    0.74
    21. Liver Disease
    155
    0.89
    416
    3.14
    22. Skin Disease
    145
    0.83
    22
    0.17
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    139
    0.80
    285
    2.15
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    133
    0.76
    101
    0.76
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    132
    0.76
    47
    0.36
    26. Leukemia
    129
    0.74
    17
    0.13
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    119
    0.68
    21
    0.16
    28. Uterin Cancer
    106
    0.61
    19
    0.14
    29. Liver Cancer
    101
    0.58
    53
    0.40
    30. Ovary Cancer
    97
    0.56
    27
    0.20
    31. Other Injuries
    91
    0.52
    140
    1.06
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    82
    0.47
    36
    0.27
    33. Falls
    82
    0.47
    84
    0.63
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    74
    0.42
    35
    0.26
    35. Suicide
    70
    0.40
    183
    1.38
    36. Birth Trauma
    65
    0.37
    362
    2.73
    37. Asthma
    65
    0.37
    90
    0.68
    38. Bladder Cancer
    60
    0.34
    35
    0.26
    39. Oral Cancer
    59
    0.34
    69
    0.52
    40. Malnutrition
    48
    0.27
    78
    0.59
    41. Epilepsy
    46
    0.26
    37
    0.28
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    35
    0.20
    318
    2.40
    43. Maternal Conditions
    35
    0.20
    145
    1.10
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    27
    0.15
    20
    0.15
    45. Other Neoplasms
    19
    0.11
    5
    0.04
    46. Meningitis
    16
    0.09
    113
    0.85
    47. Fires
    16
    0.09
    39
    0.29
    48. Encephalitis
    13
    0.07
    7
    0.05
    49. Drug Use
    13
    0.07
    34
    0.26
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    11
    0.06
    6
    0.05
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Gabon GABON
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    53.37
    3
    20.47
    61
    2. Breast Cancer
    25.54
    24
    13.28
    131
    3. Cervical Cancer
    22.18
    32
    14.89
    56
    4. Lung Cancers
    14.66
    78
    8.18
    114
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.25
    39
    3.54
    174
    6. Lymphomas
    7.87
    10
    2.32
    166
    7. Stomach Cancer
    7.00
    77
    2.73
    165
    8. Uterin Cancer
    6.42
    8
    3.26
    45
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.85
    38
    4.13
    101
    10. Leukemia
    4.13
    63
    1.42
    162
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.62
    94
    2.05
    140
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.14
    161
    3.71
    143
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.28
    95
    2.91
    76
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.87
    141
    6.76
    19
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.77
    108
    3.39
    46
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.29
    168
    3.19
    24
    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.