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Panama
COUNTRY #1
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PANAMA VS JAMAICA

Compare Panama 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
Panama Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Panama PANAMA   Jamaica JAMAICA
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    59.9
    62.0
    60.9
    58
    61
    60
    		  
    62.5
    66.3
    64.4
    40
    44
    41
    1970
    64.2
    67.0
    65.6
    52
    60
    57
    		  
    66.6
    70.2
    68.4
    28
    47
    41
    1980
    67.8
    72.4
    70.1
    37
    54
    47
    		  
    69.1
    72.4
    70.7
    31
    53
    35
    1990
    69.8
    75.2
    72.5
    40
    46
    39
    		  
    69.9
    73.4
    71.6
    39
    65
    47
    2000
    73.2
    78.4
    75.7
    33
    34
    34
    		  
    69.8
    75.5
    72.6
    58
    59
    59
    2010
    73.5
    79.8
    76.5
    43
    37
    38
    		  
    72.5
    77.7
    75.0
    53
    58
    53
    2019
    76.7
    82.1
    79.3
    37
    33
    35
    		  
    74.4
    77.7
    76.0
    57
    82
    66
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   Jamaica JAMAICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.7
    82.1
    37
    33
    74.4
    77.7
    57
    82
    Age 5
    77.9
    83.2
    37
    32
    75.5
    78.6
    50
    78
    Age 10
    78.0
    83.3
    37
    32
    75.6
    78.7
    51
    77
    Age 15
    78.1
    83.4
    37
    31
    75.7
    78.8
    51
    77
    Age 20
    78.5
    83.5
    37
    30
    75.9
    78.9
    51
    78
    Age 25
    78.9
    83.6
    37
    29
    76.1
    79.1
    53
    77
    Age 30
    79.4
    83.8
    33
    29
    76.4
    79.3
    54
    76
    Age 35
    79.7
    84.1
    31
    28
    76.7
    79.6
    53
    74
    Age 40
    80.1
    84.3
    29
    26
    77.1
    80.0
    51
    73
    Age 45
    80.5
    84.6
    29
    26
    77.6
    80.4
    49
    71
    Age 50
    81.0
    84.9
    29
    23
    78.2
    81.0
    52
    69
    Age 55
    81.7
    85.4
    26
    19
    79.0
    81.8
    53
    64
    Age 60
    82.6
    86.0
    24
    15
    80.1
    82.6
    55
    61
    Age 65
    83.7
    86.7
    24
    14
    81.4
    83.8
    52
    58
    Age 70
    85.1
    87.6
    19
    12
    83.1
    85.2
    54
    54
    Age 75
    87.0
    88.8
    11
    11
    85.4
    86.9
    50
    50
    Age 80
    89.1
    90.3
    5
    10
    88.1
    89.1
    40
    42
    Age 85
    91.7
    92.1
    4
    10
    91.1
    91.5
    20
    25
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   Jamaica JAMAICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.54
    159
    49.69
    162
    2. Stroke
    40.58
    138
    70.26
    104
    3. Kidney Disease
    23.93
    85
    23.98
    84
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    23.54
    103
    61.66
    24
    5. Prostate Cancer
    18.10
    75
    53.37
    3
    6. Violence
    17.46
    25
    47.92
    4
    7. Lung Disease
    15.81
    135
    13.20
    151
    8. HIV/AIDS
    15.42
    48
    25.41
    38
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    13.99
    104
    14.23
    101
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    13.90
    141
    11.23
    153
    11. Breast Cancer
    12.10
    139
    25.54
    24
    12. Hypertension
    10.48
    131
    18.75
    89
    13. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    52
    7.00
    77
    14. Cervical Cancer
    8.37
    92
    22.18
    32
    15. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.95
    104
    13.25
    39
    16. Liver Disease
    7.57
    147
    4.80
    162
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    7.51
    41
    4.63
    124
    18. Lung Cancers
    6.93
    121
    14.66
    78
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5.93
    54
    5.56
    60
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    5.91
    67
    4.11
    112
    21. Other Neoplasms
    5.68
    8
    0.57
    80
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    5.37
    166
    15.09
    133
    23. Tuberculosis
    5.19
    83
    0.24
    157
    24. Lymphomas
    4.74
    88
    7.87
    10
    25. Leukemia
    4.35
    55
    4.13
    63
    26. Liver Cancer
    4.09
    125
    3.14
    161
    27. Low Birth Weight
    4.04
    105
    6.72
    67
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    3.62
    85
    1.06
    133
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    109
    3.62
    94
    30. Uterin Cancer
    2.90
    64
    6.42
    8
    31. Suicide
    2.86
    163
    2.28
    175
    32. Ovary Cancer
    2.79
    151
    5.85
    38
    33. Malnutrition
    2.51
    79
    1.43
    90
    34. Skin Disease
    2.50
    38
    4.13
    19
    35. Drownings
    2.44
    91
    0.34
    182
    36. Parkinson's Disease
    2.35
    155
    3.69
    118
    37. Other Injuries
    2.30
    178
    2.77
    173
    38. Falls
    2.01
    172
    2.34
    167
    39. Oral Cancer
    1.78
    145
    1.87
    141
    40. Birth Trauma
    1.55
    101
    1.82
    96
    41. Epilepsy
    1.48
    99
    1.48
    101
    42. Anemia
    1.31
    12
    0.00
    115
    43. Asthma
    1.22
    124
    2.02
    115
    44. Skin Cancers
    1.20
    131
    0.29
    168
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.19
    145
    2.28
    95
    46. Maternal Conditions
    0.78
    94
    1.15
    81
    47. Drug Use
    0.75
    136
    0.40
    169
    48. Alcohol
    0.72
    130
    0.24
    169
    49. Bladder Cancer
    0.70
    171
    1.77
    108
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.66
    166
    2.47
    92
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Panama PANAMA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    2,624
    14.96
    1,726
    9.88
    2. Stroke
    2,006
    11.43
    2,415
    13.82
    3. Kidney Disease
    1,106
    6.30
    793
    4.54
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,070
    6.10
    2,077
    11.88
    5. Lung Disease
    815
    4.65
    452
    2.59
    6. Violence
    730
    4.16
    1,484
    8.49
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    697
    3.97
    393
    2.25
    8. HIV/AIDS
    653
    3.72
    757
    4.33
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    591
    3.37
    444
    2.54
    10. Hypertension
    510
    2.91
    651
    3.73
    11. Stomach Cancer
    397
    2.26
    231
    1.32
    12. Prostate Cancer
    390
    2.22
    883
    5.05
    13. Congenital Anomalies
    378
    2.15
    139
    0.80
    14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    352
    2.01
    436
    2.49
    15. Liver Disease
    325
    1.85
    155
    0.89
    16. Lung Cancers
    303
    1.73
    472
    2.70
    17. Alzheimers & Dementia
    296
    1.69
    587
    3.36
    18. Breast Cancer
    279
    1.59
    413
    2.36
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    279
    1.59
    176
    1.01
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    270
    1.54
    133
    0.76
    21. Other Neoplasms
    256
    1.46
    19
    0.11
    22. Low Birth Weight
    238
    1.36
    241
    1.38
    23. Tuberculosis
    223
    1.27
    8
    0.05
    24. Lymphomas
    205
    1.17
    251
    1.44
    25. Leukemia
    189
    1.08
    129
    0.74
    26. Cervical Cancer
    185
    1.05
    358
    2.05
    27. Liver Cancer
    182
    1.04
    101
    0.58
    28. Diarrhoeal diseases
    163
    0.93
    35
    0.20
    29. Pancreas Cancer
    135
    0.77
    119
    0.68
    30. Skin Disease
    127
    0.72
    145
    0.83
    31. Malnutrition
    122
    0.70
    48
    0.27
    32. Suicide
    121
    0.69
    70
    0.40
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    115
    0.66
    132
    0.76
    34. Drownings
    103
    0.59
    10
    0.06
    35. Other Injuries
    100
    0.57
    91
    0.52
    36. Birth Trauma
    94
    0.54
    65
    0.37
    37. Falls
    92
    0.52
    82
    0.47
    38. Oral Cancer
    78
    0.44
    59
    0.34
    39. Uterin Cancer
    66
    0.38
    106
    0.61
    40. Epilepsy
    66
    0.38
    46
    0.26
    41. Ovary Cancer
    64
    0.36
    97
    0.56
    42. Anemia
    63
    0.36
    0
    0.00
    43. Skin Cancers
    56
    0.32
    10
    0.06
    44. Asthma
    56
    0.32
    65
    0.37
    45. Oesophagus Cancer
    52
    0.30
    74
    0.42
    46. Bladder Cancer
    33
    0.19
    60
    0.34
    47. Drug Use
    33
    0.19
    13
    0.07
    48. Maternal Conditions
    32
    0.18
    35
    0.20
    49. Alcohol
    30
    0.17
    7
    0.04
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    30
    0.17
    82
    0.47
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Panama PANAMA   Jamaica JAMAICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    18.10
    75
    53.37
    3
    2. Breast Cancer
    12.10
    139
    25.54
    24
    3. Stomach Cancer
    9.06
    52
    7.00
    77
    4. Cervical Cancer
    8.37
    92
    22.18
    32
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    7.95
    104
    13.25
    39
    6. Lung Cancers
    6.93
    121
    14.66
    78
    7. Lymphomas
    4.74
    88
    7.87
    10
    8. Leukemia
    4.35
    55
    4.13
    63
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.09
    125
    3.14
    161
    10. Pancreas Cancer
    3.08
    109
    3.62
    94
    11. Uterin Cancer
    2.90
    64
    6.42
    8
    12. Ovary Cancer
    2.79
    151
    5.85
    38
    13. Oral Cancer
    1.78
    145
    1.87
    141
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.20
    131
    0.29
    168
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.19
    145
    2.28
    95
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.70
    171
    1.77
    108
    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.