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Central African Republic
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Central African Republic 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
Central African Republic Population Pyramid
8,400,954
Jamaica Population Pyramid
2,960,321
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Jamaica JAMAICA
  Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Jamaica JAMAICA
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
36.2
41.2
38.7
159
146
156
 
62.5
66.3
64.4
40
44
41
1970
40.2
45.2
42.6
160
148
154
 
66.6
70.2
68.4
28
47
41
1980
45.1
50.4
47.7
157
147
153
 
69.1
72.4
70.7
31
53
35
1990
47.3
52.5
49.8
165
159
163
 
69.9
73.4
71.6
39
65
47
2000
44.9
47.1
46.0
177
178
178
 
69.8
75.5
72.6
58
59
59
2010
47.9
50.5
49.2
181
181
181
 
72.5
77.7
75.0
53
58
53
2019
50.2
56.3
53.1
182
182
182
 
74.4
77.7
76.0
57
82
66
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Jamaica JAMAICA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
50.2
56.3
182
182
74.4
77.7
57
82
Age
50.2
56.3
182
182
74.4
77.7
57
82
Age 5
56.9
62.8
181
182
75.5
78.6
50
78
Age 10
57.3
63.3
181
182
75.6
78.7
51
77
Age 15
57.6
63.5
181
182
75.7
78.8
51
77
Age 20
58.4
64.0
181
182
75.9
78.9
51
78
Age 25
59.2
64.6
181
182
76.1
79.1
53
77
Age 30
60.1
65.4
181
182
76.4
79.3
54
76
Age 35
61.0
66.4
181
182
76.7
79.6
53
74
Age 40
62.3
67.7
182
182
77.1
80.0
51
73
Age 45
64.0
69.2
182
182
77.6
80.4
49
71
Age 50
66.1
70.9
182
182
78.2
81.0
52
69
Age 55
68.6
72.8
182
182
79.0
81.8
53
64
Age 60
71.3
74.9
182
182
80.1
82.6
55
61
Age 65
74.4
77.1
183
182
81.4
83.8
52
58
Age 70
77.7
79.6
183
182
83.1
85.2
54
54
Age 75
81.2
82.5
182
179
85.4
86.9
50
50
Age 80
84.9
85.7
179
170
88.1
89.1
40
42
Age 85
88.8
89.3
169
169
91.1
91.5
20
25
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Jamaica JAMAICA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Diarrhoeal diseases
186.48
1
1.06
133
2. Stroke
181.27
9
70.26
104
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
163.64
2
11.23
153
4. Coronary Heart Disease
161.58
39
49.69
162
5. Tuberculosis
148.01
1
0.24
157
6. HIV/AIDS
118.59
10
25.41
38
7. Hypertension
73.55
2
18.75
89
8. Diabetes Mellitus
59.37
26
61.66
24
9. Lung Disease
56.65
12
13.20
151
10. Liver Disease
52.83
8
4.80
162
11. Malaria
48.35
11
0.00
119
12. Road Traffic Accidents
46.52
13
14.23
101
13. Asthma
38.64
4
2.02
115
14. Kidney Disease
35.36
36
23.98
84
15. Maternal Conditions
31.52
2
1.15
81
16. Prostate Cancer
26.97
36
53.37
3
17. Breast Cancer
26.45
19
25.54
24
18. Violence
25.46
15
47.92
4
19. Malnutrition
24.59
6
1.43
90
20. Suicide
22.96
10
2.28
175
21. Other Injuries
21.36
7
2.77
173
22. Meningitis
21.14
5
0.49
116
23. Measles
19.96
6
0.00
136
24. Cervical Cancer
18.81
41
22.18
32
25. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.60
91
15.09
133
26. Peptic Ulcer Disease
15.30
5
2.47
92
27. Low Birth Weight
14.93
4
6.72
67
28. Birth Trauma
14.54
5
1.82
96
29. Endocrine Disorders
14.01
11
5.56
60
30. Inflammatory/Heart
12.87
16
4.11
112
31. Falls
9.19
26
2.34
167
32. Rheumatic Heart Disease
8.80
11
0.85
127
33. Congenital Anomalies
7.72
39
4.63
124
34. Schistosomiasis
7.44
1
0.00
124
35. War
6.90
7
0.02
99
36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.15
133
13.25
39
37. Liver Cancer
5.31
94
3.14
161
38. Ovary Cancer
5.08
64
5.85
38
39. Fires
4.94
11
0.47
145
40. Lymphomas
4.93
81
7.87
10
41. Poisonings
4.53
4
0.08
175
42. Parkinson's Disease
4.47
71
3.69
118
43. Drownings
4.30
39
0.34
182
44. Tetanus
4.09
3
0.01
126
45. Oral Cancer
4.02
58
1.87
141
46. Stomach Cancer
3.43
140
7.00
77
47. Epilepsy
3.37
19
1.48
101
48. Pertussis
3.36
23
0.00
177
49. Leukemia
3.09
117
4.13
63
50. Alcohol
2.64
45
0.24
169
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Jamaica JAMAICA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
5,231
9.88
393
2.25
2. Tuberculosis
4,704
8.88
8
0.05
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
4,684
8.84
35
0.20
4. HIV/AIDS
3,753
7.09
757
4.33
5. Stroke
3,284
6.20
2,415
13.82
6. Malaria
3,279
6.19
0
0.00
7. Coronary Heart Disease
2,900
5.48
1,726
9.88
8. Low Birth Weight
2,228
4.21
241
1.38
9. Birth Trauma
2,192
4.14
65
0.37
10. Road Traffic Accidents
1,790
3.38
444
2.54
11. Measles
1,625
3.07
0
0.00
12. Hypertension
1,252
2.36
651
3.73
13. Maternal Conditions
1,174
2.22
35
0.20
14. Liver Disease
1,153
2.18
155
0.89
15. Diabetes Mellitus
1,141
2.15
2,077
11.88
16. Meningitis
1,015
1.92
16
0.09
17. Violence
1,009
1.91
1,484
8.49
18. Lung Disease
956
1.80
452
2.59
19. Congenital Anomalies
776
1.47
139
0.80
20. Asthma
761
1.44
65
0.37
21. Kidney Disease
710
1.34
793
4.54
22. Malnutrition
691
1.30
48
0.27
23. Other Injuries
621
1.17
91
0.52
24. Suicide
585
1.10
70
0.40
25. Endocrine Disorders
423
0.80
176
1.01
26. Breast Cancer
344
0.65
413
2.36
27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
317
0.60
82
0.47
28. War
314
0.59
1
0.01
29. Tetanus
280
0.53
0
0.00
30. Inflammatory/Heart
270
0.51
133
0.76
31. Pertussis
265
0.50
0
0.00
32. Cervical Cancer
230
0.43
358
2.05
33. Alzheimers & Dementia
204
0.39
587
3.36
34. Drownings
202
0.38
10
0.06
35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
194
0.37
27
0.15
36. Falls
181
0.34
82
0.47
37. Schistosomiasis
169
0.32
0
0.00
38. Prostate Cancer
156
0.29
883
5.05
39. Fires
142
0.27
16
0.09
40. Poisonings
134
0.25
2
0.01
41. Syphilis
120
0.23
1
0.01
42. Lymphomas
119
0.22
251
1.44
43. Epilepsy
119
0.22
46
0.26
44. Liver Cancer
117
0.22
101
0.58
45. Colon-Rectum Cancers
116
0.22
436
2.49
46. Oral Cancer
91
0.17
59
0.34
47. Leukemia
88
0.17
129
0.74
48. Parkinson's Disease
67
0.13
132
0.76
49. Stomach Cancer
65
0.12
231
1.32
50. Ovary Cancer
64
0.12
97
0.56
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Central African Republic CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   Jamaica JAMAICA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
26.97
36
53.37
3
2. Breast Cancer
26.45
19
25.54
24
3. Cervical Cancer
18.81
41
22.18
32
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
6.15
133
13.25
39
5. Liver Cancer
5.31
94
3.14
161
6. Ovary Cancer
5.08
64
5.85
38
7. Lymphomas
4.93
81
7.87
10
8. Oral Cancer
4.02
58
1.87
141
9. Stomach Cancer
3.43
140
7.00
77
10. Leukemia
3.09
117
4.13
63
11. Oesophagus Cancer
2.54
89
2.28
95
12. Lung Cancers
2.48
167
14.66
78
13. Skin Cancers
2.26
66
0.29
168
14. Pancreas Cancer
1.95
145
3.62
94
15. Uterin Cancer
1.81
118
6.42
8
16. Bladder Cancer
1.26
143
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.