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United Kingdom
COUNTRY #1
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UNITED KINGDOM VS JAMAICA

Compare United Kingdom 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
United Kingdom Population Pyramid
74,081,983
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Jamaica Population Pyramid
2,960,321
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Jamaica JAMAICA
  United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Jamaica JAMAICA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
68.2
74.2
71.1
9
4
9
  
62.5
66.3
64.4
40
44
41
1970
68.9
75.2
72.0
13
9
9
  
66.6
70.2
68.4
28
47
41
1980
70.7
76.8
73.7
16
14
17
  
69.1
72.4
70.7
31
53
35
1990
73.1
78.8
75.9
17
16
16
  
69.9
73.4
71.6
39
65
47
2000
75.3
80.1
77.8
18
23
20
  
69.8
75.5
72.6
58
59
59
2010
78.1
82.2
80.2
15
26
21
  
72.5
77.7
75.0
53
58
53
2019
79.8
83.0
81.4
19
31
25
  
74.4
77.7
76.0
57
82
66
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Jamaica JAMAICA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
79.8
83.0
19
31
74.4
77.7
57
82
Age
79.8
83.0
19
31
74.4
77.7
57
82
Age 5
80.2
83.3
19
30
75.5
78.6
50
78
Age 10
80.2
83.3
19
30
75.6
78.7
51
77
Age 15
80.2
83.4
19
30
75.7
78.8
51
77
Age 20
80.3
83.4
20
31
75.9
78.9
51
78
Age 25
80.4
83.5
21
31
76.1
79.1
53
77
Age 30
80.6
83.6
22
31
76.4
79.3
54
76
Age 35
80.8
83.7
23
31
76.7
79.6
53
74
Age 40
81.0
83.8
22
31
77.1
80.0
51
73
Age 45
81.3
84.0
21
30
77.6
80.4
49
71
Age 50
81.8
84.3
21
30
78.2
81.0
52
69
Age 55
82.3
84.7
22
31
79.0
81.8
53
64
Age 60
83.0
85.2
21
31
80.1
82.6
55
61
Age 65
83.9
85.9
18
31
81.4
83.8
52
58
Age 70
85.0
86.8
20
31
83.1
85.2
54
54
Age 75
86.5
87.9
22
31
85.4
86.9
50
50
Age 80
88.4
89.4
21
32
88.1
89.1
40
42
Age 85
90.7
91.3
40
40
91.1
91.5
20
25
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Jamaica JAMAICA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
43.08
168
49.69
162
2. Alzheimers & Dementia
42.70
2
15.09
133
3. Lung Cancers
24.68
29
14.66
78
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
20.37
114
11.23
153
5. Stroke
20.17
169
70.26
104
6. Lung Disease
19.80
107
13.20
151
7. Breast Cancer
17.64
82
25.54
24
8. Prostate Cancer
16.66
82
53.37
3
9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.09
50
13.25
39
10. Liver Disease
7.90
142
4.80
162
11. Suicide
6.88
116
2.28
175
12. Pancreas Cancer
6.20
52
3.62
94
13. Lymphomas
6.17
37
7.87
10
14. Oesophagus Cancer
6.08
28
2.28
95
15. Ovary Cancer
5.61
45
5.85
38
16. Parkinson's Disease
4.31
80
3.69
118
17. Falls
4.31
120
2.34
167
18. Drug Use
4.16
16
0.40
169
19. Liver Cancer
3.64
146
3.14
161
20. Other Injuries
3.64
157
2.77
173
21. Diabetes Mellitus
3.59
178
61.66
24
22. Leukemia
3.55
93
4.13
63
23. Bladder Cancer
3.54
40
1.77
108
24. Stomach Cancer
3.32
143
7.00
77
25. Congenital Anomalies
3.07
155
4.63
124
26. Uterin Cancer
2.98
56
6.42
8
27. Hypertension
2.97
167
18.75
89
28. Kidney Disease
2.86
179
23.98
84
29. Endocrine Disorders
2.84
119
5.56
60
30. Road Traffic Accidents
2.81
173
14.23
101
31. Skin Cancers
2.62
46
0.29
168
32. Inflammatory/Heart
2.47
151
4.11
112
33. Oral Cancer
2.46
105
1.87
141
34. Low Birth Weight
2.42
135
6.72
67
35. Other Neoplasms
2.38
45
0.57
80
36. Cervical Cancer
2.01
165
22.18
32
37. Alcohol
1.76
69
0.24
169
38. Multiple Sclerosis
1.58
1
0.11
148
39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.34
138
2.47
92
40. Epilepsy
1.31
114
1.48
101
41. Violence
1.22
144
47.92
4
42. Skin Disease
1.20
105
4.13
19
43. Asthma
0.86
140
2.02
115
44. Diarrhoeal diseases
0.86
147
1.06
133
45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
0.59
38
0.31
89
46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.54
153
0.85
127
47. Drownings
0.40
178
0.34
182
48. Birth Trauma
0.35
168
1.82
96
49. Fires
0.32
162
0.47
145
50. Hepatitis C
0.29
38
0.00
166
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Jamaica JAMAICA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Alzheimers & Dementia
98,135
19.17
587
3.36
2. Coronary Heart Disease
71,728
14.01
1,726
9.88
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
40,540
7.92
393
2.25
4. Stroke
37,626
7.35
2,415
13.82
5. Lung Cancers
35,715
6.98
472
2.70
6. Lung Disease
32,896
6.43
452
2.59
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
18,446
3.60
436
2.49
8. Prostate Cancer
13,289
2.60
883
5.05
9. Breast Cancer
12,718
2.48
413
2.36
10. Lymphomas
9,350
1.83
251
1.44
11. Pancreas Cancer
8,995
1.76
119
0.68
12. Oesophagus Cancer
8,727
1.70
74
0.42
13. Parkinson's Disease
8,573
1.67
132
0.76
14. Liver Disease
7,666
1.50
155
0.89
15. Falls
7,618
1.49
82
0.47
16. Bladder Cancer
6,133
1.20
60
0.34
17. Diabetes Mellitus
5,842
1.14
2,077
11.88
18. Kidney Disease
5,471
1.07
793
4.54
19. Other Injuries
5,464
1.07
91
0.52
20. Suicide
5,325
1.04
70
0.40
21. Liver Cancer
5,237
1.02
101
0.58
22. Leukemia
5,211
1.02
129
0.74
23. Hypertension
5,208
1.02
651
3.73
24. Stomach Cancer
4,999
0.98
231
1.32
25. Ovary Cancer
4,019
0.79
97
0.56
26. Other Neoplasms
3,986
0.78
19
0.11
27. Skin Cancers
3,727
0.73
10
0.06
28. Endocrine Disorders
3,297
0.64
176
1.01
29. Inflammatory/Heart
3,126
0.61
133
0.76
30. Oral Cancer
3,109
0.61
59
0.34
31. Drug Use
2,824
0.55
13
0.07
32. Uterin Cancer
2,346
0.46
106
0.61
33. Road Traffic Accidents
2,169
0.42
444
2.54
34. Skin Disease
2,134
0.42
145
0.83
35. Congenital Anomalies
2,127
0.42
139
0.80
36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2,090
0.41
82
0.47
37. Multiple Sclerosis
1,856
0.36
3
0.02
38. Diarrhoeal diseases
1,599
0.31
35
0.20
39. Alcohol
1,555
0.30
7
0.04
40. Low Birth Weight
1,313
0.26
241
1.38
41. Asthma
1,302
0.25
65
0.37
42. Epilepsy
1,193
0.23
46
0.26
43. Cervical Cancer
1,099
0.21
358
2.05
44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
1,014
0.20
11
0.06
45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
876
0.17
27
0.15
46. Violence
868
0.17
1,484
8.49
47. Tuberculosis
351
0.07
8
0.05
48. Fires
334
0.07
16
0.09
49. Drownings
301
0.06
10
0.06
50. Anemia
277
0.05
0
0.00
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Jamaica JAMAICA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Lung Cancers
24.68
29
14.66
78
2. Breast Cancer
17.64
82
25.54
24
3. Prostate Cancer
16.66
82
53.37
3
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.09
50
13.25
39
5. Pancreas Cancer
6.20
52
3.62
94
6. Lymphomas
6.17
37
7.87
10
7. Oesophagus Cancer
6.08
28
2.28
95
8. Ovary Cancer
5.61
45
5.85
38
9. Liver Cancer
3.64
146
3.14
161
10. Leukemia
3.55
93
4.13
63
11. Bladder Cancer
3.54
40
1.77
108
12. Stomach Cancer
3.32
143
7.00
77
13. Uterin Cancer
2.98
56
6.42
8
14. Skin Cancers
2.62
46
0.29
168
15. Oral Cancer
2.46
105
1.87
141
16. Cervical Cancer
2.01
165
22.18
32
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.