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Jamaica
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Jamaica and Equatorial Guinea 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.

Equatorial Guinea
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Jamaica Population Pyramid
2,960,321
Equatorial Guinea Population Pyramid
2,820,923
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
       
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
 
35.4
38.4
36.9
161
157
159
1970
66.6
70.2
68.4
28
47
41
 
38.4
41.5
39.9
165
162
163
1980
69.1
72.4
70.7
31
53
35
 
41.5
44.6
43.0
168
165
167
1990
69.9
73.4
71.6
39
65
47
 
45.2
48.4
46.8
173
171
172
2000
69.8
75.5
72.6
58
59
59
 
51.2
54.3
52.7
156
152
153
2010
72.5
77.7
75.0
53
58
53
 
54.9
57.3
56.1
168
167
168
2019
74.4
77.7
76.0
57
82
66
 
60.9
63.6
62.2
162
171
172
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
74.4
77.7
57
82
60.9
63.6
162
171
Age
74.4
77.7
57
82
60.9
63.6
162
171
Age 5
75.5
78.6
50
78
66.7
68.8
152
168
Age 10
75.6
78.7
51
77
67.3
69.4
151
168
Age 15
75.7
78.8
51
77
67.7
69.7
151
168
Age 20
75.9
78.9
51
78
68.1
70.0
152
168
Age 25
76.1
79.1
53
77
68.5
70.5
152
167
Age 30
76.4
79.3
54
76
69.0
71.3
152
165
Age 35
76.7
79.6
53
74
69.7
72.4
148
161
Age 40
77.1
80.0
51
73
70.8
73.6
146
158
Age 45
77.6
80.4
49
71
72.1
74.9
145
151
Age 50
78.2
81.0
52
69
73.5
76.2
136
147
Age 55
79.0
81.8
53
64
75.0
77.5
133
143
Age 60
80.1
82.6
55
61
76.5
78.8
132
137
Age 65
81.4
83.8
52
58
78.4
80.3
134
134
Age 70
83.1
85.2
54
54
80.6
82.0
131
132
Age 75
85.4
86.9
50
50
83.2
84.2
132
134
Age 80
88.1
89.1
40
42
86.1
86.8
128
134
Age 85
91.1
91.5
20
25
89.5
90.0
129
139
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
70.26
104
102.28
68
2. Diabetes Mellitus
61.66
24
65.06
21
3. Prostate Cancer
53.37
3
25.56
41
4. Coronary Heart Disease
49.69
162
101.86
105
5. Violence
47.92
4
3.18
110
6. Breast Cancer
25.54
24
23.78
34
7. HIV/AIDS
25.41
38
159.33
6
8. Kidney Disease
23.98
84
37.97
26
9. Cervical Cancer
22.18
32
18.15
43
10. Hypertension
18.75
89
40.56
22
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
15.09
133
20.94
35
12. Lung Cancers
14.66
78
5.20
136
13. Road Traffic Accidents
14.23
101
33.71
40
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.25
39
5.46
144
15. Lung Disease
13.20
151
31.60
45
16. Influenza and Pneumonia
11.23
153
102.79
23
17. Lymphomas
7.87
10
2.31
167
18. Stomach Cancer
7.00
77
2.91
159
19. Low Birth Weight
6.72
67
12.02
18
20. Uterin Cancer
6.42
8
2.92
61
21. Ovary Cancer
5.85
38
4.50
88
22. Endocrine Disorders
5.56
60
7.32
32
23. Liver Disease
4.80
162
30.93
55
24. Congenital Anomalies
4.63
124
9.49
12
25. Skin Disease
4.13
19
2.27
49
26. Leukemia
4.13
63
0.49
180
27. Inflammatory/Heart
4.11
112
10.22
26
28. Parkinson's Disease
3.69
118
5.44
37
29. Pancreas Cancer
3.62
94
2.46
131
30. Liver Cancer
3.14
161
5.77
81
31. Other Injuries
2.77
173
10.43
61
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.47
92
3.96
69
33. Falls
2.34
167
8.23
45
34. Suicide
2.28
175
13.51
37
35. Oesophagus Cancer
2.28
95
2.09
109
36. Asthma
2.02
115
11.91
52
37. Oral Cancer
1.87
141
5.85
32
38. Birth Trauma
1.82
96
11.51
13
39. Bladder Cancer
1.77
108
1.66
116
40. Epilepsy
1.48
101
2.86
34
41. Malnutrition
1.43
90
6.02
46
42. Maternal Conditions
1.15
81
10.03
32
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.06
133
31.31
48
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.85
127
2.21
62
45. Other Neoplasms
0.57
80
0.68
70
46. Meningitis
0.49
116
9.40
37
47. Fires
0.47
145
3.10
46
48. Encephalitis
0.43
90
0.60
61
49. Drug Use
0.40
169
4.22
15
50. Drownings
0.34
182
2.70
81
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
2,415
13.82
437
4.61
2. Diabetes Mellitus
2,077
11.88
299
3.15
3. Coronary Heart Disease
1,726
9.88
419
4.42
4. Violence
1,484
8.49
45
0.47
5. Prostate Cancer
883
5.05
43
0.45
6. Kidney Disease
793
4.54
198
2.09
7. HIV/AIDS
757
4.33
1,838
19.37
8. Hypertension
651
3.73
165
1.74
9. Alzheimers & Dementia
587
3.36
55
0.58
10. Lung Cancers
472
2.70
27
0.28
11. Lung Disease
452
2.59
120
1.26
12. Road Traffic Accidents
444
2.54
368
3.88
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
436
2.49
29
0.31
14. Breast Cancer
413
2.36
84
0.89
15. Influenza and Pneumonia
393
2.25
913
9.62
16. Cervical Cancer
358
2.05
56
0.59
17. Lymphomas
251
1.44
19
0.20
18. Low Birth Weight
241
1.38
457
4.82
19. Stomach Cancer
231
1.32
16
0.17
20. Endocrine Disorders
176
1.01
73
0.77
21. Liver Disease
155
0.89
199
2.10
22. Skin Disease
145
0.83
13
0.14
23. Congenital Anomalies
139
0.80
249
2.62
24. Inflammatory/Heart
133
0.76
63
0.66
25. Parkinson's Disease
132
0.76
18
0.19
26. Leukemia
129
0.74
4
0.04
27. Pancreas Cancer
119
0.68
11
0.12
28. Uterin Cancer
106
0.61
8
0.08
29. Liver Cancer
101
0.58
43
0.45
30. Ovary Cancer
97
0.56
13
0.14
31. Other Injuries
91
0.52
105
1.11
32. Falls
82
0.47
46
0.48
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
82
0.47
22
0.23
34. Oesophagus Cancer
74
0.42
12
0.13
35. Suicide
70
0.40
107
1.13
36. Asthma
65
0.37
65
0.69
37. Birth Trauma
65
0.37
441
4.65
38. Bladder Cancer
60
0.34
9
0.09
39. Oral Cancer
59
0.34
35
0.37
40. Malnutrition
48
0.27
48
0.51
41. Epilepsy
46
0.26
32
0.34
42. Maternal Conditions
35
0.20
139
1.47
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
35
0.20
349
3.68
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
27
0.15
14
0.15
45. Other Neoplasms
19
0.11
3
0.03
46. Fires
16
0.09
30
0.32
47. Meningitis
16
0.09
127
1.34
48. Drug Use
13
0.07
50
0.53
49. Encephalitis
13
0.07
8
0.08
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
11
0.06
4
0.04
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Equatorial Guinea EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
53.37
3
25.56
41
2. Breast Cancer
25.54
24
23.78
34
3. Cervical Cancer
22.18
32
18.15
43
4. Lung Cancers
14.66
78
5.20
136
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.25
39
5.46
144
6. Lymphomas
7.87
10
2.31
167
7. Stomach Cancer
7.00
77
2.91
159
8. Uterin Cancer
6.42
8
2.92
61
9. Ovary Cancer
5.85
38
4.50
88
10. Leukemia
4.13
63
0.49
180
11. Pancreas Cancer
3.62
94
2.46
131
12. Liver Cancer
3.14
161
5.77
81
13. Oesophagus Cancer
2.28
95
2.09
109
14. Oral Cancer
1.87
141
5.85
32
15. Bladder Cancer
1.77
108
1.66
116
16. Skin Cancers
0.29
168
3.32
23
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.