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Mauritius
COUNTRY #1
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MAURITIUS VS JAMAICA

Compare Mauritius and Jamaica 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.

Jamaica
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Mauritius Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    57.7
    61.2
    59.4
    65
    66
    65
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    60.3
    64.6
    62.4
    70
    69
    67
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    63.4
    68.7
    66.0
    76
    77
    75
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    65.6
    73.4
    69.4
    82
    66
    72
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    67.8
    74.3
    71.0
    85
    75
    81
    		  
    69.8
    75.5
    72.6
    58
    59
    59
    2010
    70.1
    76.6
    73.3
    85
    75
    83
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2019
    71.0
    77.3
    74.1
    89
    86
    87
    		  
    74.4
    77.7
    76.0
    57
    82
    66
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.0
    77.3
    89
    86
    74.4
    77.7
    57
    82
    Age 5
    72.1
    78.4
    92
    85
    75.5
    78.6
    50
    78
    Age 10
    72.2
    78.5
    93
    85
    75.6
    78.7
    51
    77
    Age 15
    72.3
    78.5
    95
    85
    75.7
    78.8
    51
    77
    Age 20
    72.5
    78.6
    94
    83
    75.9
    78.9
    51
    78
    Age 25
    72.8
    78.8
    96
    82
    76.1
    79.1
    53
    77
    Age 30
    73.2
    79.0
    94
    81
    76.4
    79.3
    54
    76
    Age 35
    73.7
    79.2
    93
    82
    76.7
    79.6
    53
    74
    Age 40
    74.3
    79.5
    91
    81
    77.1
    80.0
    51
    73
    Age 45
    75.0
    79.9
    89
    81
    77.6
    80.4
    49
    71
    Age 50
    75.9
    80.5
    86
    80
    78.2
    81.0
    52
    69
    Age 55
    77.1
    81.1
    82
    77
    79.0
    81.8
    53
    64
    Age 60
    78.5
    82.0
    82
    75
    80.1
    82.6
    55
    61
    Age 65
    80.2
    83.0
    76
    72
    81.4
    83.8
    52
    58
    Age 70
    82.2
    84.4
    71
    71
    83.1
    85.2
    54
    54
    Age 75
    84.4
    86.1
    72
    67
    85.4
    86.9
    50
    50
    Age 80
    87.1
    88.3
    68
    61
    88.1
    89.1
    40
    42
    Age 85
    90.1
    90.7
    72
    67
    91.1
    91.5
    20
    25
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    104.41
    8
    61.66
    24
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    102.82
    103
    49.69
    162
    3. Stroke
    56.52
    121
    70.26
    104
    4. Kidney Disease
    41.13
    20
    23.98
    84
    5. Lung Disease
    37.21
    31
    13.20
    151
    6. Hypertension
    34.14
    34
    18.75
    89
    7. Breast Cancer
    24.67
    31
    25.54
    24
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21.53
    108
    11.23
    153
    9. Prostate Cancer
    16.53
    83
    53.37
    3
    10. Road Traffic Accidents
    10.85
    122
    14.23
    101
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.27
    72
    13.25
    39
    12. Lung Cancers
    10.21
    103
    14.66
    78
    13. HIV/AIDS
    9.81
    60
    25.41
    38
    14. Suicide
    8.75
    87
    2.28
    175
    15. Liver Disease
    8.61
    136
    4.80
    162
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.69
    55
    4.11
    112
    17. Asthma
    6.38
    78
    2.02
    115
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    6.34
    76
    4.63
    124
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    6.10
    51
    5.56
    60
    20. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    93
    7.00
    77
    21. Cervical Cancer
    5.26
    122
    22.18
    32
    22. Ovary Cancer
    4.98
    69
    5.85
    38
    23. Other Neoplasms
    4.61
    17
    0.57
    80
    24. Birth Trauma
    4.26
    71
    1.82
    96
    25. Other Injuries
    4.15
    150
    2.77
    173
    26. Skin Disease
    3.73
    22
    4.13
    19
    27. Low Birth Weight
    3.62
    113
    6.72
    67
    28. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    64
    1.87
    141
    29. Falls
    3.56
    135
    2.34
    167
    30. Lymphomas
    3.36
    138
    7.87
    10
    31. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    43
    6.42
    8
    32. Alcohol
    3.15
    31
    0.24
    169
    33. Pancreas Cancer
    3.13
    106
    3.62
    94
    34. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    166
    3.14
    161
    35. Drownings
    3.02
    75
    0.34
    182
    36. Leukemia
    2.86
    127
    4.13
    63
    37. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2.41
    177
    15.09
    133
    38. Epilepsy
    2.36
    51
    1.48
    101
    39. Violence
    2.18
    128
    47.92
    4
    40. Anemia
    2.05
    6
    0.00
    115
    41. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    111
    2.28
    95
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1.41
    118
    1.06
    133
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.26
    140
    2.47
    92
    44. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    146
    1.77
    108
    45. Drug Use
    1.16
    95
    0.40
    169
    46. Tuberculosis
    1.09
    124
    0.24
    157
    47. Maternal Conditions
    0.87
    91
    1.15
    81
    48. Poisonings
    0.74
    80
    0.08
    175
    49. Parkinson's Disease
    0.70
    179
    3.69
    118
    50. Fires
    0.62
    130
    0.47
    145
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,873
    18.89
    2,077
    11.88
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,805
    18.21
    1,726
    9.88
    3. Stroke
    985
    9.94
    2,415
    13.82
    4. Kidney Disease
    724
    7.30
    793
    4.54
    5. Lung Disease
    646
    6.52
    452
    2.59
    6. Hypertension
    592
    5.97
    651
    3.73
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    346
    3.49
    393
    2.25
    8. Breast Cancer
    232
    2.34
    413
    2.36
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    182
    1.84
    436
    2.49
    10. Lung Cancers
    182
    1.84
    472
    2.70
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    155
    1.56
    444
    2.54
    12. Liver Disease
    145
    1.46
    155
    0.89
    13. HIV/AIDS
    141
    1.42
    757
    4.33
    14. Suicide
    120
    1.21
    70
    0.40
    15. Prostate Cancer
    115
    1.16
    883
    5.05
    16. Inflammatory/Heart
    108
    1.09
    133
    0.76
    17. Asthma
    107
    1.08
    65
    0.37
    18. Stomach Cancer
    104
    1.05
    231
    1.32
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    101
    1.02
    176
    1.01
    20. Other Neoplasms
    77
    0.78
    19
    0.11
    21. Other Injuries
    66
    0.67
    91
    0.52
    22. Skin Disease
    64
    0.65
    145
    0.83
    23. Oral Cancer
    63
    0.64
    59
    0.34
    24. Lymphomas
    57
    0.57
    251
    1.44
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    57
    0.57
    139
    0.80
    26. Falls
    57
    0.57
    82
    0.47
    27. Liver Cancer
    56
    0.56
    101
    0.58
    28. Pancreas Cancer
    55
    0.55
    119
    0.68
    29. Alcohol
    53
    0.53
    7
    0.04
    30. Cervical Cancer
    49
    0.49
    358
    2.05
    31. Leukemia
    48
    0.48
    129
    0.74
    32. Ovary Cancer
    46
    0.46
    97
    0.56
    33. Drownings
    43
    0.43
    10
    0.06
    34. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42
    0.42
    587
    3.36
    35. Low Birth Weight
    37
    0.37
    241
    1.38
    36. Birth Trauma
    37
    0.37
    65
    0.37
    37. Oesophagus Cancer
    35
    0.35
    74
    0.42
    38. Epilepsy
    35
    0.35
    46
    0.26
    39. Anemia
    33
    0.33
    0
    0.00
    40. Uterin Cancer
    32
    0.32
    106
    0.61
    41. Violence
    30
    0.30
    1,484
    8.49
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    23
    0.23
    35
    0.20
    43. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    22
    0.22
    82
    0.47
    44. Bladder Cancer
    21
    0.21
    60
    0.34
    45. Tuberculosis
    17
    0.17
    8
    0.05
    46. Drug Use
    16
    0.16
    13
    0.07
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    12
    0.12
    132
    0.76
    48. Maternal Conditions
    11
    0.11
    35
    0.20
    49. Poisonings
    11
    0.11
    2
    0.01
    50. Fires
    10
    0.10
    16
    0.09
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Mauritius MAURITIUS   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    24.67
    31
    25.54
    24
    2. Prostate Cancer
    16.53
    83
    53.37
    3
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10.27
    72
    13.25
    39
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.21
    103
    14.66
    78
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.88
    93
    7.00
    77
    6. Cervical Cancer
    5.26
    122
    22.18
    32
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.98
    69
    5.85
    38
    8. Oral Cancer
    3.62
    64
    1.87
    141
    9. Lymphomas
    3.36
    138
    7.87
    10
    10. Uterin Cancer
    3.26
    43
    6.42
    8
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.13
    106
    3.62
    94
    12. Liver Cancer
    3.04
    166
    3.14
    161
    13. Leukemia
    2.86
    127
    4.13
    63
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.01
    111
    2.28
    95
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.17
    146
    1.77
    108
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.24
    172
    0.29
    168
    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.