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Jamaica
COUNTRY #1
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JAMAICA VS SAMOA

Compare Jamaica and Samoa 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.

Samoa
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Jamaica Population Pyramid
 
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    Samoa Population Pyramid
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Samoa SAMOA
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Samoa SAMOA
           
    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
    		  
    47.0
    53.6
    50.2
    101
    89
    95
    1970
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    		  
    52.0
    58.6
    55.2
    105
    91
    96
    1980
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    		  
    57.0
    63.6
    60.2
    112
    95
    104
    1990
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    		  
    62.1
    68.7
    65.3
    110
    100
    109
    2000
    69.8
    75.5
    72.6
    58
    59
    59
    		  
    67.2
    73.7
    70.2
    92
    81
    92
    2010
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    		  
    69.6
    76.1
    72.6
    93
    84
    92
    2019
    74.4
    77.7
    76.0
    57
    82
    66
    		  
    69.2
    71.8
    70.5
    111
    124
    118
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Samoa SAMOA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.4
    77.7
    57
    82
    69.2
    71.8
    111
    124
    Age 5
    75.5
    78.6
    50
    78
    70.1
    72.6
    121
    135
    Age 10
    75.6
    78.7
    51
    77
    70.2
    72.7
    122
    137
    Age 15
    75.7
    78.8
    51
    77
    70.3
    72.8
    124
    139
    Age 20
    75.9
    78.9
    51
    78
    70.6
    73.0
    123
    139
    Age 25
    76.1
    79.1
    53
    77
    71.1
    73.3
    122
    140
    Age 30
    76.4
    79.3
    54
    76
    71.6
    73.6
    120
    141
    Age 35
    76.7
    79.6
    53
    74
    72.2
    73.9
    121
    144
    Age 40
    77.1
    80.0
    51
    73
    72.8
    74.4
    120
    147
    Age 45
    77.6
    80.4
    49
    71
    73.6
    75.1
    116
    148
    Age 50
    78.2
    81.0
    52
    69
    74.6
    75.9
    111
    149
    Age 55
    79.0
    81.8
    53
    64
    75.8
    77.0
    108
    149
    Age 60
    80.1
    82.6
    55
    61
    77.4
    78.3
    105
    149
    Age 65
    81.4
    83.8
    52
    58
    79.2
    79.9
    101
    147
    Age 70
    83.1
    85.2
    54
    54
    81.4
    81.8
    99
    142
    Age 75
    85.4
    86.9
    50
    50
    83.8
    84.1
    92
    141
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.1
    40
    42
    86.6
    86.7
    93
    142
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    20
    25
    89.8
    89.8
    99
    152
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Samoa SAMOA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    70.26
    104
    118.02
    45
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    61.66
    24
    82.64
    13
    3. Prostate Cancer
    53.37
    3
    24.32
    48
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    49.69
    162
    189.77
    33
    5. Violence
    47.92
    4
    3.39
    108
    6. Breast Cancer
    25.54
    24
    26.40
    20
    7. HIV/AIDS
    25.41
    38
    0.00
    177
    8. Kidney Disease
    23.98
    84
    39.81
    23
    9. Cervical Cancer
    22.18
    32
    7.89
    94
    10. Hypertension
    18.75
    89
    23.76
    63
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.09
    133
    19.13
    68
    12. Lung Cancers
    14.66
    78
    21.56
    44
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.23
    101
    15.42
    93
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.25
    39
    8.66
    93
    15. Lung Disease
    13.20
    151
    47.54
    19
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.23
    153
    39.32
    68
    17. Lymphomas
    7.87
    10
    3.94
    122
    18. Stomach Cancer
    7.00
    77
    12.23
    20
    19. Low Birth Weight
    6.72
    67
    3.59
    116
    20. Uterin Cancer
    6.42
    8
    7.58
    4
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.85
    38
    14.84
    1
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    5.56
    60
    4.28
    81
    23. Liver Disease
    4.80
    162
    18.98
    94
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.63
    124
    5.11
    112
    25. Skin Disease
    4.13
    19
    2.65
    34
    26. Leukemia
    4.13
    63
    2.10
    150
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.11
    112
    5.15
    83
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.69
    118
    6.72
    14
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.62
    94
    2.68
    124
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.14
    161
    4.91
    99
    31. Other Injuries
    2.77
    173
    8.08
    85
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.47
    92
    6.92
    34
    33. Falls
    2.34
    167
    6.17
    83
    34. Suicide
    2.28
    175
    14.60
    30
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.28
    95
    0.72
    172
    36. Asthma
    2.02
    115
    17.01
    29
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.87
    141
    3.32
    75
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.82
    96
    1.25
    111
    39. Bladder Cancer
    1.77
    108
    3.56
    38
    40. Epilepsy
    1.48
    101
    1.39
    109
    41. Malnutrition
    1.43
    90
    2.76
    74
    42. Maternal Conditions
    1.15
    81
    3.11
    57
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.06
    133
    8.39
    70
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.85
    127
    7.61
    14
    45. Other Neoplasms
    0.57
    80
    0.52
    86
    46. Meningitis
    0.49
    116
    1.21
    73
    47. Fires
    0.47
    145
    1.12
    107
    48. Encephalitis
    0.43
    90
    0.32
    105
    49. Drug Use
    0.40
    169
    0.42
    168
    50. Drownings
    0.34
    182
    7.42
    11
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Samoa SAMOA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    2,415
    13.82
    148
    13.24
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,077
    11.88
    108
    9.66
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,726
    9.88
    241
    21.56
    4. Violence
    1,484
    8.49
    6
    0.54
    5. Prostate Cancer
    883
    5.05
    11
    0.98
    6. Kidney Disease
    793
    4.54
    52
    4.65
    7. HIV/AIDS
    757
    4.33
    0
    0.00
    8. Hypertension
    651
    3.73
    30
    2.68
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    587
    3.36
    19
    1.70
    10. Lung Cancers
    472
    2.70
    26
    2.33
    11. Lung Disease
    452
    2.59
    57
    5.10
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    444
    2.54
    26
    2.33
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    436
    2.49
    12
    1.07
    14. Breast Cancer
    413
    2.36
    19
    1.70
    15. Influenza and Pneumonia
    393
    2.25
    53
    4.74
    16. Cervical Cancer
    358
    2.05
    6
    0.54
    17. Lymphomas
    251
    1.44
    6
    0.54
    18. Low Birth Weight
    241
    1.38
    16
    1.43
    19. Stomach Cancer
    231
    1.32
    16
    1.43
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    176
    1.01
    6
    0.54
    21. Liver Disease
    155
    0.89
    27
    2.42
    22. Skin Disease
    145
    0.83
    3
    0.27
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    139
    0.80
    18
    1.61
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    133
    0.76
    7
    0.63
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    132
    0.76
    7
    0.63
    26. Leukemia
    129
    0.74
    3
    0.27
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    119
    0.68
    4
    0.36
    28. Uterin Cancer
    106
    0.61
    5
    0.45
    29. Liver Cancer
    101
    0.58
    7
    0.63
    30. Ovary Cancer
    97
    0.56
    10
    0.89
    31. Other Injuries
    91
    0.52
    13
    1.16
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    82
    0.47
    9
    0.81
    33. Falls
    82
    0.47
    8
    0.72
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    74
    0.42
    1
    0.09
    35. Suicide
    70
    0.40
    25
    2.24
    36. Birth Trauma
    65
    0.37
    5
    0.45
    37. Asthma
    65
    0.37
    21
    1.88
    38. Bladder Cancer
    60
    0.34
    5
    0.45
    39. Oral Cancer
    59
    0.34
    4
    0.36
    40. Malnutrition
    48
    0.27
    3
    0.27
    41. Epilepsy
    46
    0.26
    2
    0.18
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    35
    0.20
    12
    1.07
    43. Maternal Conditions
    35
    0.20
    5
    0.45
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    27
    0.15
    11
    0.98
    45. Other Neoplasms
    19
    0.11
    1
    0.09
    46. Meningitis
    16
    0.09
    2
    0.18
    47. Fires
    16
    0.09
    2
    0.18
    48. Encephalitis
    13
    0.07
    1
    0.09
    49. Drug Use
    13
    0.07
    1
    0.09
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    11
    0.06
    0
    0.00
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   Samoa SAMOA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    53.37
    3
    24.32
    48
    2. Breast Cancer
    25.54
    24
    26.40
    20
    3. Cervical Cancer
    22.18
    32
    7.89
    94
    4. Lung Cancers
    14.66
    78
    21.56
    44
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.25
    39
    8.66
    93
    6. Lymphomas
    7.87
    10
    3.94
    122
    7. Stomach Cancer
    7.00
    77
    12.23
    20
    8. Uterin Cancer
    6.42
    8
    7.58
    4
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.85
    38
    14.84
    1
    10. Leukemia
    4.13
    63
    2.10
    150
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.62
    94
    2.68
    124
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.14
    161
    4.91
    99
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.28
    95
    0.72
    172
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.87
    141
    3.32
    75
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.77
    108
    3.56
    38
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.29
    168
    1.24
    130
    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.