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COUNTRY #1
Compare Uruguay 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.

COUNTRY #2
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Uruguay Population Pyramid
3,639,106


Jamaica Population Pyramid
2,960,321


LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
POOR
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World Rank
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World Rank
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M | F | All | M | F | All | M | F | All | M | F | All | ||
1960 |
64.9
|
71.2
|
68.0
|
32
|
28
|
33
|
62.5
|
66.3
|
64.4
|
40
|
44
|
41
|
|
1970 |
65.6
|
72.1
|
68.8
|
44
|
38
|
38
|
66.6
|
70.2
|
68.4
|
28
|
47
|
41
|
|
1980 |
67.1
|
73.9
|
70.4
|
41
|
41
|
40
|
69.1
|
72.4
|
70.7
|
31
|
53
|
35
|
|
1990 |
69.0
|
76.5
|
72.6
|
44
|
34
|
38
|
69.9
|
73.4
|
71.6
|
39
|
65
|
47
|
|
2000 |
71.2
|
78.9
|
75.1
|
43
|
33
|
35
|
69.8
|
75.5
|
72.6
|
58
|
59
|
59
|
|
2010 |
72.7
|
79.7
|
76.3
|
51
|
40
|
40
|
72.5
|
77.7
|
75.0
|
53
|
58
|
53
|
|
2019 |
73.5
|
80.6
|
77.1
|
63
|
44
|
52
|
74.4
|
77.7
|
76.0
|
57
|
82
|
66
|
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
POOR
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World Rank | World Rank | ||||||||
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||
At Birth |
73.5
|
80.6
|
63
|
44
|
74.4
|
77.7
|
57
|
82
|
|
Age |
73.5
|
80.6
|
63
|
44
|
74.4
|
77.7
|
57
|
82
|
|
Age 5 |
74.0
|
81.1
|
68
|
47
|
75.5
|
78.6
|
50
|
78
|
|
Age 10 |
74.0
|
81.1
|
69
|
47
|
75.6
|
78.7
|
51
|
77
|
|
Age 15 |
74.1
|
81.1
|
70
|
47
|
75.7
|
78.8
|
51
|
77
|
|
Age 20 |
74.4
|
81.3
|
70
|
46
|
75.9
|
78.9
|
51
|
78
|
|
Age 25 |
74.9
|
81.4
|
70
|
46
|
76.1
|
79.1
|
53
|
77
|
|
Age 30 |
75.3
|
81.6
|
69
|
46
|
76.4
|
79.3
|
54
|
76
|
|
Age 35 |
75.7
|
81.8
|
68
|
46
|
76.7
|
79.6
|
53
|
74
|
|
Age 40 |
76.1
|
82.0
|
66
|
44
|
77.1
|
80.0
|
51
|
73
|
|
Age 45 |
76.6
|
82.3
|
67
|
44
|
77.6
|
80.4
|
49
|
71
|
|
Age 50 |
77.1
|
82.7
|
68
|
44
|
78.2
|
81.0
|
52
|
69
|
|
Age 55 |
77.9
|
83.2
|
72
|
43
|
79.0
|
81.8
|
53
|
64
|
|
Age 60 |
79.0
|
84.0
|
73
|
42
|
80.1
|
82.6
|
55
|
61
|
|
Age 65 |
80.4
|
84.9
|
71
|
41
|
81.4
|
83.8
|
52
|
58
|
|
Age 70 |
82.2
|
86.1
|
70
|
41
|
83.1
|
85.2
|
54
|
54
|
|
Age 75 |
84.5
|
87.7
|
70
|
38
|
85.4
|
86.9
|
50
|
50
|
|
Age 80 |
87.1
|
89.6
|
70
|
22
|
88.1
|
89.1
|
40
|
42
|
|
Age 85 |
90.1
|
92.1
|
73
|
11
|
91.1
|
91.5
|
20
|
25
|
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
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TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH | Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | ||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
59.81
|
151
|
49.69
|
162
|
|
2. | Stroke |
38.74
|
139
|
70.26
|
104
|
|
3. | Lung Cancers |
27.49
|
20
|
14.66
|
78
|
|
4. | Prostate Cancer |
26.87
|
37
|
53.37
|
3
|
|
5. | Breast Cancer |
26.62
|
18
|
25.54
|
24
|
|
6. | Lung Disease |
25.09
|
79
|
13.20
|
151
|
|
7. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
19.66
|
8
|
13.25
|
39
|
|
8. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
19.49
|
56
|
15.09
|
133
|
|
9. | Suicide |
18.83
|
16
|
2.28
|
175
|
|
10. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
17.00
|
126
|
11.23
|
153
|
|
11. | Kidney Disease |
14.07
|
124
|
23.98
|
84
|
|
12. | Road Traffic Accidents |
13.84
|
106
|
14.23
|
101
|
|
13. | Other Injuries |
12.74
|
38
|
2.77
|
173
|
|
14. | Diabetes Mellitus |
11.96
|
136
|
61.66
|
24
|
|
15. | Pancreas Cancer |
11.08
|
1
|
3.62
|
94
|
|
16. | Violence |
8.60
|
60
|
47.92
|
4
|
|
17. | Stomach Cancer |
8.46
|
58
|
7.00
|
77
|
|
18. | Hypertension |
8.00
|
144
|
18.75
|
89
|
|
19. | Lymphomas |
7.95
|
9
|
7.87
|
10
|
|
20. | Other Neoplasms |
7.48
|
4
|
0.57
|
80
|
|
21. | Endocrine Disorders |
7.33
|
31
|
5.56
|
60
|
|
22. | Cervical Cancer |
7.07
|
104
|
22.18
|
32
|
|
23. | Ovary Cancer |
5.40
|
54
|
5.85
|
38
|
|
24. | HIV/AIDS |
5.35
|
74
|
25.41
|
38
|
|
25. | Congenital Anomalies |
5.33
|
104
|
4.63
|
124
|
|
26. | Inflammatory/Heart |
5.26
|
80
|
4.11
|
112
|
|
27. | Leukemia |
4.88
|
24
|
4.13
|
63
|
|
28. | Oesophagus Cancer |
4.86
|
37
|
2.28
|
95
|
|
29. | Bladder Cancer |
4.18
|
22
|
1.77
|
108
|
|
30. | Liver Disease |
4.17
|
168
|
4.80
|
162
|
|
31. | Parkinson's Disease |
3.89
|
103
|
3.69
|
118
|
|
32. | Uterin Cancer |
3.22
|
46
|
6.42
|
8
|
|
33. | Oral Cancer |
3.06
|
82
|
1.87
|
141
|
|
34. | Liver Cancer |
2.67
|
174
|
3.14
|
161
|
|
35. | Skin Cancers |
2.34
|
59
|
0.29
|
168
|
|
36. | Alcohol |
2.09
|
57
|
0.24
|
169
|
|
37. | Low Birth Weight |
2.08
|
146
|
6.72
|
67
|
|
38. | Asthma |
2.01
|
116
|
2.02
|
115
|
|
39. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
1.91
|
106
|
1.06
|
133
|
|
40. | Epilepsy |
1.83
|
79
|
1.48
|
101
|
|
41. | Drownings |
1.79
|
121
|
0.34
|
182
|
|
42. | Tuberculosis |
1.72
|
112
|
0.24
|
157
|
|
43. | Skin Disease |
1.49
|
96
|
4.13
|
19
|
|
44. | Fires |
1.21
|
101
|
0.47
|
145
|
|
45. | Malnutrition |
1.10
|
98
|
1.43
|
90
|
|
46. | Falls |
0.90
|
181
|
2.34
|
167
|
|
47. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
0.81
|
156
|
2.47
|
92
|
|
48. | Anemia |
0.81
|
16
|
0.00
|
115
|
|
49. | Drug Use |
0.76
|
135
|
0.40
|
169
|
|
50. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
0.65
|
142
|
0.85
|
127
|
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
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Deaths | % | Deaths | % | |||
1. | Coronary Heart Disease |
4,265
|
15.23
|
1,726
|
9.88
|
|
2. | Stroke |
2,850
|
10.18
|
2,415
|
13.82
|
|
3. | Alzheimers & Dementia |
1,899
|
6.78
|
587
|
3.36
|
|
4. | Lung Disease |
1,706
|
6.09
|
452
|
2.59
|
|
5. | Lung Cancers |
1,463
|
5.23
|
472
|
2.70
|
|
6. | Influenza and Pneumonia |
1,370
|
4.89
|
393
|
2.25
|
|
7. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
1,245
|
4.45
|
436
|
2.49
|
|
8. | Kidney Disease |
1,040
|
3.71
|
793
|
4.54
|
|
9. | Breast Cancer |
848
|
3.03
|
413
|
2.36
|
|
10. | Other Injuries |
774
|
2.76
|
91
|
0.52
|
|
11. | Diabetes Mellitus |
747
|
2.67
|
2,077
|
11.88
|
|
12. | Suicide |
735
|
2.63
|
70
|
0.40
|
|
13. | Prostate Cancer |
707
|
2.53
|
883
|
5.05
|
|
14. | Pancreas Cancer |
656
|
2.34
|
119
|
0.68
|
|
15. | Hypertension |
648
|
2.31
|
651
|
3.73
|
|
16. | Road Traffic Accidents |
512
|
1.83
|
444
|
2.54
|
|
17. | Endocrine Disorders |
487
|
1.74
|
176
|
1.01
|
|
18. | Stomach Cancer |
480
|
1.71
|
231
|
1.32
|
|
19. | Other Neoplasms |
464
|
1.66
|
19
|
0.11
|
|
20. | Lymphomas |
457
|
1.63
|
251
|
1.44
|
|
21. | Parkinson's Disease |
320
|
1.14
|
132
|
0.76
|
|
22. | Inflammatory/Heart |
314
|
1.12
|
133
|
0.76
|
|
23. | Violence |
295
|
1.05
|
1,484
|
8.49
|
|
24. | Oesophagus Cancer |
286
|
1.02
|
74
|
0.42
|
|
25. | Leukemia |
280
|
1.00
|
129
|
0.74
|
|
26. | Bladder Cancer |
276
|
0.99
|
60
|
0.34
|
|
27. | Liver Disease |
206
|
0.74
|
155
|
0.89
|
|
28. | HIV/AIDS |
195
|
0.70
|
757
|
4.33
|
|
29. | Cervical Cancer |
172
|
0.61
|
358
|
2.05
|
|
30. | Congenital Anomalies |
170
|
0.61
|
139
|
0.80
|
|
31. | Oral Cancer |
167
|
0.60
|
59
|
0.34
|
|
32. | Ovary Cancer |
160
|
0.57
|
97
|
0.56
|
|
33. | Skin Cancers |
149
|
0.53
|
10
|
0.06
|
|
34. | Liver Cancer |
147
|
0.53
|
101
|
0.58
|
|
35. | Diarrhoeal diseases |
134
|
0.48
|
35
|
0.20
|
|
36. | Skin Disease |
130
|
0.46
|
145
|
0.83
|
|
37. | Asthma |
127
|
0.45
|
65
|
0.37
|
|
38. | Uterin Cancer |
115
|
0.41
|
106
|
0.61
|
|
39. | Alcohol |
104
|
0.37
|
7
|
0.04
|
|
40. | Epilepsy |
86
|
0.31
|
46
|
0.26
|
|
41. | Tuberculosis |
81
|
0.29
|
8
|
0.05
|
|
42. | Low Birth Weight |
73
|
0.26
|
241
|
1.38
|
|
43. | Malnutrition |
73
|
0.26
|
48
|
0.27
|
|
44. | Anemia |
71
|
0.25
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
45. | Drownings |
65
|
0.23
|
10
|
0.06
|
|
46. | Peptic Ulcer Disease |
57
|
0.20
|
82
|
0.47
|
|
47. | Falls |
55
|
0.20
|
82
|
0.47
|
|
48. | Fires |
54
|
0.19
|
16
|
0.09
|
|
49. | Drug Use |
41
|
0.15
|
13
|
0.07
|
|
50. | Rheumatic Heart Disease |
39
|
0.14
|
27
|
0.15
|
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
POOR
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Rate | World Rank | Rate | World Rank | |||
1. | Lung Cancers |
27.49
|
20
|
14.66
|
78
|
|
2. | Prostate Cancer |
26.87
|
37
|
53.37
|
3
|
|
3. | Breast Cancer |
26.62
|
18
|
25.54
|
24
|
|
4. | Colon-Rectum Cancers |
19.66
|
8
|
13.25
|
39
|
|
5. | Pancreas Cancer |
11.08
|
1
|
3.62
|
94
|
|
6. | Stomach Cancer |
8.46
|
58
|
7.00
|
77
|
|
7. | Lymphomas |
7.95
|
9
|
7.87
|
10
|
|
8. | Cervical Cancer |
7.07
|
104
|
22.18
|
32
|
|
9. | Ovary Cancer |
5.40
|
54
|
5.85
|
38
|
|
10. | Leukemia |
4.88
|
24
|
4.13
|
63
|
|
11. | Oesophagus Cancer |
4.86
|
37
|
2.28
|
95
|
|
12. | Bladder Cancer |
4.18
|
22
|
1.77
|
108
|
|
13. | Uterin Cancer |
3.22
|
46
|
6.42
|
8
|
|
14. | Oral Cancer |
3.06
|
82
|
1.87
|
141
|
|
15. | Liver Cancer |
2.67
|
174
|
3.14
|
161
|
|
16. | Skin Cancers |
2.34
|
59
|
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.
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.