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Jamaica
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Jamaica and Djibouti 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.

Djibouti
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Jamaica Population Pyramid
2,960,321
Djibouti Population Pyramid
1,295,368
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Djibouti DJIBOUTI
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Djibouti DJIBOUTI
       
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
 
37.2
40.3
38.7
156
150
151
1970
66.6
70.2
68.4
28
47
41
 
41.9
45.0
43.4
153
149
150
1980
69.1
72.4
70.7
31
53
35
 
46.5
49.4
47.9
152
150
151
1990
69.9
73.4
71.6
39
65
47
 
49.5
52.5
51.0
159
158
159
2000
69.8
75.5
72.6
58
59
59
 
55.7
59.2
57.4
145
143
145
2010
72.5
77.7
75.0
53
58
53
 
59.8
63.0
61.3
145
148
148
2019
74.4
77.7
76.0
57
82
66
 
64.1
67.8
65.8
137
147
141
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Djibouti DJIBOUTI
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
74.4
77.7
57
82
64.1
67.8
137
147
Age
74.4
77.7
57
82
64.1
67.8
137
147
Age 5
75.5
78.6
50
78
68.2
71.5
139
144
Age 10
75.6
78.7
51
77
68.7
72.0
138
145
Age 15
75.7
78.8
51
77
69.1
72.3
138
145
Age 20
75.9
78.9
51
78
69.4
72.5
138
144
Age 25
76.1
79.1
53
77
69.9
72.8
138
145
Age 30
76.4
79.3
54
76
70.4
73.3
138
145
Age 35
76.7
79.6
53
74
71.0
73.9
137
145
Age 40
77.1
80.0
51
73
71.7
74.7
137
143
Age 45
77.6
80.4
49
71
72.6
75.6
132
141
Age 50
78.2
81.0
52
69
73.8
76.7
130
139
Age 55
79.0
81.8
53
64
75.1
77.8
129
135
Age 60
80.1
82.6
55
61
76.6
79.0
129
129
Age 65
81.4
83.8
52
58
78.5
80.4
125
122
Age 70
83.1
85.2
54
54
80.7
82.2
124
122
Age 75
85.4
86.9
50
50
83.3
84.4
126
123
Age 80
88.1
89.1
40
42
86.3
87.0
122
121
Age 85
91.1
91.5
20
25
89.6
90.2
116
109
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Djibouti DJIBOUTI
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
70.26
104
117.12
49
2. Diabetes Mellitus
61.66
24
47.76
44
3. Prostate Cancer
53.37
3
7.02
145
4. Coronary Heart Disease
49.69
162
121.27
78
5. Violence
47.92
4
6.49
75
6. Breast Cancer
25.54
24
23.76
35
7. HIV/AIDS
25.41
38
38.68
27
8. Kidney Disease
23.98
84
30.92
53
9. Cervical Cancer
22.18
32
11.24
76
10. Hypertension
18.75
89
38.28
27
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
15.09
133
21.76
29
12. Lung Cancers
14.66
78
2.88
159
13. Road Traffic Accidents
14.23
101
29.07
52
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.25
39
5.28
147
15. Lung Disease
13.20
151
21.95
91
16. Influenza and Pneumonia
11.23
153
98.22
27
17. Lymphomas
7.87
10
5.68
57
18. Stomach Cancer
7.00
77
2.21
174
19. Low Birth Weight
6.72
67
14.66
6
20. Uterin Cancer
6.42
8
1.30
150
21. Ovary Cancer
5.85
38
6.54
23
22. Endocrine Disorders
5.56
60
3.36
93
23. Liver Disease
4.80
162
42.55
19
24. Congenital Anomalies
4.63
124
8.20
23
25. Skin Disease
4.13
19
1.91
74
26. Leukemia
4.13
63
5.83
10
27. Inflammatory/Heart
4.11
112
6.22
63
28. Parkinson's Disease
3.69
118
4.65
63
29. Pancreas Cancer
3.62
94
0.72
173
30. Liver Cancer
3.14
161
2.67
173
31. Other Injuries
2.77
173
27.05
3
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.47
92
4.75
62
33. Falls
2.34
167
7.79
57
34. Suicide
2.28
175
11.95
53
35. Oesophagus Cancer
2.28
95
4.01
45
36. Asthma
2.02
115
10.33
61
37. Oral Cancer
1.87
141
2.34
112
38. Birth Trauma
1.82
96
9.60
30
39. Bladder Cancer
1.77
108
2.44
71
40. Epilepsy
1.48
101
3.08
28
41. Malnutrition
1.43
90
25.18
4
42. Maternal Conditions
1.15
81
3.80
52
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.06
133
49.56
35
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.85
127
2.16
63
45. Other Neoplasms
0.57
80
0.41
99
46. Meningitis
0.49
116
13.72
20
47. Fires
0.47
145
4.26
24
48. Encephalitis
0.43
90
0.63
56
49. Drug Use
0.40
169
1.34
80
50. Drownings
0.34
182
3.12
71
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Djibouti DJIBOUTI
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
2,415
13.82
680
10.17
2. Diabetes Mellitus
2,077
11.88
284
4.25
3. Coronary Heart Disease
1,726
9.88
687
10.27
4. Violence
1,484
8.49
64
0.96
5. Prostate Cancer
883
5.05
17
0.25
6. Kidney Disease
793
4.54
186
2.78
7. HIV/AIDS
757
4.33
348
5.20
8. Hypertension
651
3.73
211
3.16
9. Alzheimers & Dementia
587
3.36
90
1.35
10. Lung Cancers
472
2.70
20
0.30
11. Lung Disease
452
2.59
120
1.79
12. Road Traffic Accidents
444
2.54
229
3.42
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
436
2.49
38
0.57
14. Breast Cancer
413
2.36
91
1.36
15. Influenza and Pneumonia
393
2.25
671
10.03
16. Cervical Cancer
358
2.05
40
0.60
17. Lymphomas
251
1.44
40
0.60
18. Low Birth Weight
241
1.38
251
3.75
19. Stomach Cancer
231
1.32
14
0.21
20. Endocrine Disorders
176
1.01
25
0.37
21. Liver Disease
155
0.89
295
4.41
22. Skin Disease
145
0.83
12
0.18
23. Congenital Anomalies
139
0.80
113
1.69
24. Inflammatory/Heart
133
0.76
45
0.67
25. Parkinson's Disease
132
0.76
23
0.34
26. Leukemia
129
0.74
45
0.67
27. Pancreas Cancer
119
0.68
6
0.09
28. Uterin Cancer
106
0.61
4
0.06
29. Liver Cancer
101
0.58
19
0.28
30. Ovary Cancer
97
0.56
23
0.34
31. Other Injuries
91
0.52
233
3.48
32. Falls
82
0.47
45
0.67
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
82
0.47
32
0.48
34. Oesophagus Cancer
74
0.42
27
0.40
35. Suicide
70
0.40
94
1.41
36. Asthma
65
0.37
68
1.02
37. Birth Trauma
65
0.37
166
2.48
38. Bladder Cancer
60
0.34
15
0.22
39. Oral Cancer
59
0.34
17
0.25
40. Malnutrition
48
0.27
170
2.54
41. Epilepsy
46
0.26
26
0.39
42. Maternal Conditions
35
0.20
40
0.60
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
35
0.20
364
5.44
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
27
0.15
15
0.22
45. Other Neoplasms
19
0.11
2
0.03
46. Fires
16
0.09
33
0.49
47. Meningitis
16
0.09
117
1.75
48. Drug Use
13
0.07
12
0.18
49. Encephalitis
13
0.07
5
0.07
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
11
0.06
3
0.04
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Djibouti DJIBOUTI
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
53.37
3
7.02
145
2. Breast Cancer
25.54
24
23.76
35
3. Cervical Cancer
22.18
32
11.24
76
4. Lung Cancers
14.66
78
2.88
159
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.25
39
5.28
147
6. Lymphomas
7.87
10
5.68
57
7. Stomach Cancer
7.00
77
2.21
174
8. Uterin Cancer
6.42
8
1.30
150
9. Ovary Cancer
5.85
38
6.54
23
10. Leukemia
4.13
63
5.83
10
11. Pancreas Cancer
3.62
94
0.72
173
12. Liver Cancer
3.14
161
2.67
173
13. Oesophagus Cancer
2.28
95
4.01
45
14. Oral Cancer
1.87
141
2.34
112
15. Bladder Cancer
1.77
108
2.44
71
16. Skin Cancers
0.29
168
1.78
101
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.