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Jamaica
COUNTRY #1
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JAMAICA VS CONGO

Compare Jamaica and Congo 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.

Congo
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
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%
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Congo Population Pyramid
10,701,991
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
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Congo CONGO
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Congo CONGO
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
62.5
66.3
64.4
40
44
41
  
44.8
49.4
47.1
116
99
106
1970
66.6
70.2
68.4
28
47
41
  
51.6
56.0
53.8
107
100
105
1980
69.1
72.4
70.7
31
53
35
  
54.1
58.5
56.3
123
121
122
1990
69.9
73.4
71.6
39
65
47
  
54.4
59.5
56.9
145
137
140
2000
69.8
75.5
72.6
58
59
59
  
51.9
54.0
52.9
152
153
152
2010
72.5
77.7
75.0
53
58
53
  
60.7
63.2
62.0
141
147
144
2019
74.4
77.7
76.0
57
82
66
  
63.8
65.6
64.7
140
158
151
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Congo CONGO
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
74.4
77.7
57
82
63.8
65.6
140
158
Age
74.4
77.7
57
82
63.8
65.6
140
158
Age 5
75.5
78.6
50
78
67.3
68.6
147
171
Age 10
75.6
78.7
51
77
67.6
68.9
148
172
Age 15
75.7
78.8
51
77
67.8
69.0
148
172
Age 20
75.9
78.9
51
78
68.2
69.4
147
172
Age 25
76.1
79.1
53
77
68.7
69.7
147
172
Age 30
76.4
79.3
54
76
69.2
70.3
147
172
Age 35
76.7
79.6
53
74
69.8
70.9
147
171
Age 40
77.1
80.0
51
73
70.5
71.8
148
173
Age 45
77.6
80.4
49
71
71.4
72.8
150
174
Age 50
78.2
81.0
52
69
72.6
74.1
151
172
Age 55
79.0
81.8
53
64
74.0
75.5
151
171
Age 60
80.1
82.6
55
61
75.7
77.1
150
171
Age 65
81.4
83.8
52
58
77.8
78.9
149
171
Age 70
83.1
85.2
54
54
80.2
80.9
147
170
Age 75
85.4
86.9
50
50
82.9
83.4
146
167
Age 80
88.1
89.1
40
42
86.0
86.3
140
164
Age 85
91.1
91.5
20
25
89.3
89.5
148
165
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Congo CONGO
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
70.26
104
120.40
39
2. Diabetes Mellitus
61.66
24
51.04
38
3. Prostate Cancer
53.37
3
31.52
25
4. Coronary Heart Disease
49.69
162
133.74
63
5. Violence
47.92
4
11.99
41
6. Breast Cancer
25.54
24
9.95
160
7. HIV/AIDS
25.41
38
101.72
12
8. Kidney Disease
23.98
84
29.78
60
9. Cervical Cancer
22.18
32
13.92
60
10. Hypertension
18.75
89
52.27
12
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
15.09
133
20.22
43
12. Lung Cancers
14.66
78
2.77
164
13. Road Traffic Accidents
14.23
101
39.65
27
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.25
39
4.17
161
15. Lung Disease
13.20
151
31.45
46
16. Influenza and Pneumonia
11.23
153
86.29
37
17. Lymphomas
7.87
10
2.21
171
18. Stomach Cancer
7.00
77
3.94
131
19. Low Birth Weight
6.72
67
9.29
42
20. Uterin Cancer
6.42
8
1.40
146
21. Ovary Cancer
5.85
38
3.37
130
22. Endocrine Disorders
5.56
60
6.36
46
23. Liver Disease
4.80
162
36.31
40
24. Congenital Anomalies
4.63
124
6.57
65
25. Skin Disease
4.13
19
2.02
62
26. Leukemia
4.13
63
1.70
157
27. Inflammatory/Heart
4.11
112
9.18
32
28. Parkinson's Disease
3.69
118
4.68
62
29. Pancreas Cancer
3.62
94
1.96
144
30. Liver Cancer
3.14
161
6.39
68
31. Other Injuries
2.77
173
9.74
68
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.47
92
5.10
56
33. Falls
2.34
167
7.27
66
34. Suicide
2.28
175
11.62
55
35. Oesophagus Cancer
2.28
95
0.87
164
36. Asthma
2.02
115
13.81
44
37. Oral Cancer
1.87
141
1.35
166
38. Birth Trauma
1.82
96
7.30
48
39. Bladder Cancer
1.77
108
0.72
168
40. Epilepsy
1.48
101
2.02
67
41. Malnutrition
1.43
90
9.47
31
42. Maternal Conditions
1.15
81
12.50
22
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.06
133
43.98
42
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.85
127
2.80
45
45. Other Neoplasms
0.57
80
0.39
105
46. Meningitis
0.49
116
6.68
42
47. Fires
0.47
145
2.74
56
48. Encephalitis
0.43
90
0.41
92
49. Drug Use
0.40
169
1.92
49
50. Drownings
0.34
182
1.92
118
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Congo CONGO
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
2,415
13.82
2,267
6.90
2. Diabetes Mellitus
2,077
11.88
1,050
3.20
3. Coronary Heart Disease
1,726
9.88
2,494
7.60
4. Violence
1,484
8.49
539
1.64
5. Prostate Cancer
883
5.05
198
0.60
6. Kidney Disease
793
4.54
613
1.87
7. HIV/AIDS
757
4.33
4,509
13.73
8. Hypertension
651
3.73
933
2.84
9. Alzheimers & Dementia
587
3.36
230
0.70
10. Lung Cancers
472
2.70
54
0.16
11. Lung Disease
452
2.59
541
1.65
12. Road Traffic Accidents
444
2.54
1,598
4.87
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
436
2.49
89
0.27
14. Breast Cancer
413
2.36
159
0.48
15. Influenza and Pneumonia
393
2.25
2,576
7.85
16. Cervical Cancer
358
2.05
196
0.60
17. Lymphomas
251
1.44
61
0.19
18. Low Birth Weight
241
1.38
1,283
3.91
19. Stomach Cancer
231
1.32
88
0.27
20. Endocrine Disorders
176
1.01
208
0.63
21. Liver Disease
155
0.89
931
2.84
22. Skin Disease
145
0.83
46
0.14
23. Congenital Anomalies
139
0.80
729
2.22
24. Inflammatory/Heart
133
0.76
220
0.67
25. Parkinson's Disease
132
0.76
69
0.21
26. Leukemia
129
0.74
57
0.17
27. Pancreas Cancer
119
0.68
42
0.13
28. Uterin Cancer
106
0.61
15
0.05
29. Liver Cancer
101
0.58
169
0.51
30. Ovary Cancer
97
0.56
49
0.15
31. Other Injuries
91
0.52
333
1.01
32. Falls
82
0.47
149
0.45
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
82
0.47
105
0.32
34. Oesophagus Cancer
74
0.42
19
0.06
35. Suicide
70
0.40
349
1.06
36. Asthma
65
0.37
291
0.89
37. Birth Trauma
65
0.37
997
3.04
38. Bladder Cancer
60
0.34
15
0.05
39. Oral Cancer
59
0.34
33
0.10
40. Malnutrition
48
0.27
272
0.83
41. Epilepsy
46
0.26
76
0.23
42. Maternal Conditions
35
0.20
578
1.76
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
35
0.20
1,304
3.97
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
27
0.15
67
0.20
45. Other Neoplasms
19
0.11
8
0.02
46. Fires
16
0.09
90
0.27
47. Meningitis
16
0.09
299
0.91
48. Drug Use
13
0.07
65
0.20
49. Encephalitis
13
0.07
20
0.06
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
11
0.06
15
0.05
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Congo CONGO
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
53.37
3
31.52
25
2. Breast Cancer
25.54
24
9.95
160
3. Cervical Cancer
22.18
32
13.92
60
4. Lung Cancers
14.66
78
2.77
164
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.25
39
4.17
161
6. Lymphomas
7.87
10
2.21
171
7. Stomach Cancer
7.00
77
3.94
131
8. Uterin Cancer
6.42
8
1.40
146
9. Ovary Cancer
5.85
38
3.37
130
10. Leukemia
4.13
63
1.70
157
11. Pancreas Cancer
3.62
94
1.96
144
12. Liver Cancer
3.14
161
6.39
68
13. Oesophagus Cancer
2.28
95
0.87
164
14. Oral Cancer
1.87
141
1.35
166
15. Bladder Cancer
1.77
108
0.72
168
16. Skin Cancers
0.29
168
1.82
96
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.