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Jamaica
COUNTRY #1
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JAMAICA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Jamaica and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Jamaica JAMAICA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    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
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    69.8
    75.5
    72.6
    58
    59
    59
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    74.4
    77.7
    76.0
    57
    82
    66
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    74.4
    77.7
    57
    82
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    75.5
    78.6
    50
    78
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    75.6
    78.7
    51
    77
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    75.7
    78.8
    51
    77
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    75.9
    78.9
    51
    78
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    76.1
    79.1
    53
    77
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    76.4
    79.3
    54
    76
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    76.7
    79.6
    53
    74
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    77.1
    80.0
    51
    73
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    77.6
    80.4
    49
    71
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    78.2
    81.0
    52
    69
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    79.0
    81.8
    53
    64
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    80.1
    82.6
    55
    61
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    81.4
    83.8
    52
    58
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    83.1
    85.2
    54
    54
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    85.4
    86.9
    50
    50
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.1
    40
    42
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    91.1
    91.5
    20
    25
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    70.26
    104
    80.50
    93
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    61.66
    24
    74.67
    16
    3. Prostate Cancer
    53.37
    3
    35.20
    22
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    49.69
    162
    83.76
    128
    5. Violence
    47.92
    4
    37.54
    8
    6. Breast Cancer
    25.54
    24
    18.21
    76
    7. HIV/AIDS
    25.41
    38
    121.35
    9
    8. Kidney Disease
    23.98
    84
    35.72
    35
    9. Cervical Cancer
    22.18
    32
    20.99
    37
    10. Hypertension
    18.75
    89
    33.86
    36
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15.09
    133
    16.44
    118
    12. Lung Cancers
    14.66
    78
    18.34
    64
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    14.23
    101
    22.70
    61
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.25
    39
    8.90
    89
    15. Lung Disease
    13.20
    151
    31.41
    47
    16. Influenza and Pneumonia
    11.23
    153
    83.23
    40
    17. Lymphomas
    7.87
    10
    6.08
    39
    18. Stomach Cancer
    7.00
    77
    3.68
    137
    19. Low Birth Weight
    6.72
    67
    7.16
    63
    20. Uterin Cancer
    6.42
    8
    2.15
    99
    21. Ovary Cancer
    5.85
    38
    3.85
    115
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    5.56
    60
    11.70
    14
    23. Liver Disease
    4.80
    162
    18.41
    95
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.63
    124
    6.23
    83
    25. Skin Disease
    4.13
    19
    2.91
    30
    26. Leukemia
    4.13
    63
    3.34
    108
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.11
    112
    12.75
    17
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.69
    118
    3.36
    130
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.62
    94
    4.98
    65
    30. Liver Cancer
    3.14
    161
    5.46
    87
    31. Other Injuries
    2.77
    173
    10.77
    57
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.47
    92
    4.52
    65
    33. Falls
    2.34
    167
    2.99
    150
    34. Suicide
    2.28
    175
    23.49
    8
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.28
    95
    8.50
    16
    36. Asthma
    2.02
    115
    13.63
    45
    37. Oral Cancer
    1.87
    141
    3.18
    80
    38. Birth Trauma
    1.82
    96
    3.36
    78
    39. Bladder Cancer
    1.77
    108
    2.19
    83
    40. Epilepsy
    1.48
    101
    3.28
    22
    41. Malnutrition
    1.43
    90
    4.41
    56
    42. Maternal Conditions
    1.15
    81
    2.65
    62
    43. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.06
    133
    33.37
    46
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.85
    127
    2.04
    70
    45. Other Neoplasms
    0.57
    80
    0.65
    75
    46. Meningitis
    0.49
    116
    6.74
    41
    47. Fires
    0.47
    145
    6.64
    4
    48. Encephalitis
    0.43
    90
    0.43
    87
    49. Drug Use
    0.40
    169
    1.52
    67
    50. Drownings
    0.34
    182
    4.06
    44
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Jamaica JAMAICA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    2,415
    13.82
    30,693
    6.75
    2. Diabetes Mellitus
    2,077
    11.88
    30,188
    6.64
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,726
    9.88
    32,739
    7.20
    4. Violence
    1,484
    8.49
    21,000
    4.62
    5. Prostate Cancer
    883
    5.05
    4,374
    0.96
    6. Kidney Disease
    793
    4.54
    15,302
    3.37
    7. HIV/AIDS
    757
    4.33
    71,996
    15.84
    8. Hypertension
    651
    3.73
    12,789
    2.81
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    587
    3.36
    4,676
    1.03
    10. Lung Cancers
    472
    2.70
    7,705
    1.70
    11. Lung Disease
    452
    2.59
    11,895
    2.62
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    444
    2.54
    13,014
    2.86
    13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    436
    2.49
    3,587
    0.79
    14. Breast Cancer
    413
    2.36
    4,533
    1.00
    15. Influenza and Pneumonia
    393
    2.25
    39,341
    8.65
    16. Cervical Cancer
    358
    2.05
    5,555
    1.22
    17. Lymphomas
    251
    1.44
    2,818
    0.62
    18. Low Birth Weight
    241
    1.38
    6,250
    1.37
    19. Stomach Cancer
    231
    1.32
    1,535
    0.34
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    176
    1.01
    5,890
    1.30
    21. Liver Disease
    155
    0.89
    9,013
    1.98
    22. Skin Disease
    145
    0.83
    1,101
    0.24
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    139
    0.80
    4,351
    0.96
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    133
    0.76
    5,408
    1.19
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    132
    0.76
    1,077
    0.24
    26. Leukemia
    129
    0.74
    1,464
    0.32
    27. Pancreas Cancer
    119
    0.68
    2,007
    0.44
    28. Uterin Cancer
    106
    0.61
    512
    0.11
    29. Liver Cancer
    101
    0.58
    2,383
    0.52
    30. Ovary Cancer
    97
    0.56
    951
    0.21
    31. Other Injuries
    91
    0.52
    6,014
    1.32
    32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    82
    0.47
    1,894
    0.42
    33. Falls
    82
    0.47
    1,399
    0.31
    34. Oesophagus Cancer
    74
    0.42
    3,486
    0.77
    35. Suicide
    70
    0.40
    13,774
    3.03
    36. Birth Trauma
    65
    0.37
    3,004
    0.66
    37. Asthma
    65
    0.37
    5,966
    1.31
    38. Bladder Cancer
    60
    0.34
    829
    0.18
    39. Oral Cancer
    59
    0.34
    1,406
    0.31
    40. Malnutrition
    48
    0.27
    2,381
    0.52
    41. Epilepsy
    46
    0.26
    1,870
    0.41
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    35
    0.20
    15,843
    3.49
    43. Maternal Conditions
    35
    0.20
    1,700
    0.37
    44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    27
    0.15
    1,015
    0.22
    45. Other Neoplasms
    19
    0.11
    267
    0.06
    46. Meningitis
    16
    0.09
    3,660
    0.81
    47. Fires
    16
    0.09
    3,618
    0.80
    48. Encephalitis
    13
    0.07
    234
    0.05
    49. Drug Use
    13
    0.07
    770
    0.17
    50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    11
    0.06
    376
    0.08
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Jamaica JAMAICA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    53.37
    3
    35.20
    22
    2. Breast Cancer
    25.54
    24
    18.21
    76
    3. Cervical Cancer
    22.18
    32
    20.99
    37
    4. Lung Cancers
    14.66
    78
    18.34
    64
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.25
    39
    8.90
    89
    6. Lymphomas
    7.87
    10
    6.08
    39
    7. Stomach Cancer
    7.00
    77
    3.68
    137
    8. Uterin Cancer
    6.42
    8
    2.15
    99
    9. Ovary Cancer
    5.85
    38
    3.85
    115
    10. Leukemia
    4.13
    63
    3.34
    108
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.62
    94
    4.98
    65
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.14
    161
    5.46
    87
    13. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.28
    95
    8.50
    16
    14. Oral Cancer
    1.87
    141
    3.18
    80
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.77
    108
    2.19
    83
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.29
    168
    2.47
    53
    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.