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Jamaica
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Jamaica and Guyana 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.

Guyana
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Jamaica Population Pyramid
2,960,321
Guyana Population Pyramid
824,958
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Guyana GUYANA
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Guyana GUYANA
       
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
 
54.8
57.9
56.3
71
75
73
1970
66.6
70.2
68.4
28
47
41
 
57.8
61.6
59.7
83
85
84
1980
69.1
72.4
70.7
31
53
35
 
58.2
63.7
60.9
105
94
99
1990
69.9
73.4
71.6
39
65
47
 
59.1
65.6
62.3
127
115
118
2000
69.8
75.5
72.6
58
59
59
 
62.7
68.4
65.4
114
116
116
2010
72.5
77.7
75.0
53
58
53
 
63.4
68.6
65.9
128
126
129
2019
74.4
77.7
76.0
57
82
66
 
62.5
69.4
65.7
152
135
142
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Guyana GUYANA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
74.4
77.7
57
82
62.5
69.4
152
135
Age
74.4
77.7
57
82
62.5
69.4
152
135
Age 5
75.5
78.6
50
78
64.6
71.2
167
147
Age 10
75.6
78.7
51
77
64.8
71.3
168
151
Age 15
75.7
78.8
51
77
65.0
71.5
168
154
Age 20
75.9
78.9
51
78
65.3
71.9
168
152
Age 25
76.1
79.1
53
77
66.3
72.2
166
152
Age 30
76.4
79.3
54
76
67.5
72.9
166
149
Age 35
76.7
79.6
53
74
68.2
73.2
167
153
Age 40
77.1
80.0
51
73
69.2
73.8
166
152
Age 45
77.6
80.4
49
71
70.5
74.7
166
152
Age 50
78.2
81.0
52
69
71.5
75.6
167
153
Age 55
79.0
81.8
53
64
73.4
76.8
165
152
Age 60
80.1
82.6
55
61
75.1
78.1
165
151
Age 65
81.4
83.8
52
58
77.7
79.8
153
148
Age 70
83.1
85.2
54
54
79.6
81.4
168
156
Age 75
85.4
86.9
50
50
83.7
84.4
103
122
Age 80
88.1
89.1
40
42
85.3
85.7
172
171
Age 85
91.1
91.5
20
25
91.0
90.1
26
116
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Guyana GUYANA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
70.26
104
149.26
24
2. Diabetes Mellitus
61.66
24
82.60
14
3. Prostate Cancer
53.37
3
41.13
12
4. Coronary Heart Disease
49.69
162
192.95
31
5. Violence
47.92
4
25.46
14
6. Breast Cancer
25.54
24
25.59
23
7. HIV/AIDS
25.41
38
34.94
29
8. Kidney Disease
23.98
84
32.95
45
9. Cervical Cancer
22.18
32
24.77
25
10. Hypertension
18.75
89
45.77
18
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
15.09
133
3.28
171
12. Lung Cancers
14.66
78
5.31
135
13. Road Traffic Accidents
14.23
101
22.39
63
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.25
39
8.32
96
15. Lung Disease
13.20
151
25.43
78
16. Influenza and Pneumonia
11.23
153
42.19
65
17. Lymphomas
7.87
10
4.43
105
18. Stomach Cancer
7.00
77
4.88
110
19. Low Birth Weight
6.72
67
7.54
57
20. Uterin Cancer
6.42
8
3.50
36
21. Ovary Cancer
5.85
38
4.75
77
22. Endocrine Disorders
5.56
60
24.94
3
23. Liver Disease
4.80
162
26.93
68
24. Congenital Anomalies
4.63
124
7.16
50
25. Skin Disease
4.13
19
0.46
144
26. Leukemia
4.13
63
2.77
131
27. Inflammatory/Heart
4.11
112
12.69
18
28. Parkinson's Disease
3.69
118
1.31
172
29. Pancreas Cancer
3.62
94
2.70
123
30. Liver Cancer
3.14
161
4.07
126
31. Other Injuries
2.77
173
22.64
4
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.47
92
7.61
26
33. Falls
2.34
167
1.52
177
34. Suicide
2.28
175
40.85
2
35. Oesophagus Cancer
2.28
95
1.07
152
36. Asthma
2.02
115
3.57
100
37. Oral Cancer
1.87
141
2.74
94
38. Birth Trauma
1.82
96
5.24
62
39. Bladder Cancer
1.77
108
1.11
150
40. Epilepsy
1.48
101
3.18
26
41. Malnutrition
1.43
90
5.24
53
42. Maternal Conditions
1.15
81
3.59
53
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.06
133
6.60
74
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.85
127
1.69
81
45. Other Neoplasms
0.57
80
5.49
10
46. Meningitis
0.49
116
1.91
62
47. Fires
0.47
145
2.65
61
48. Encephalitis
0.43
90
0.71
51
49. Drug Use
0.40
169
2.12
43
50. Drownings
0.34
182
18.48
1
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Guyana GUYANA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
2,415
13.82
1,022
14.22
2. Diabetes Mellitus
2,077
11.88
579
8.06
3. Coronary Heart Disease
1,726
9.88
1,335
18.58
4. Violence
1,484
8.49
194
2.70
5. Prostate Cancer
883
5.05
123
1.71
6. Kidney Disease
793
4.54
233
3.24
7. HIV/AIDS
757
4.33
256
3.56
8. Hypertension
651
3.73
320
4.45
9. Alzheimers & Dementia
587
3.36
23
0.32
10. Lung Cancers
472
2.70
38
0.53
11. Lung Disease
452
2.59
174
2.42
12. Road Traffic Accidents
444
2.54
175
2.44
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
436
2.49
59
0.82
14. Breast Cancer
413
2.36
96
1.34
15. Influenza and Pneumonia
393
2.25
302
4.20
16. Cervical Cancer
358
2.05
91
1.27
17. Lymphomas
251
1.44
32
0.45
18. Low Birth Weight
241
1.38
89
1.24
19. Stomach Cancer
231
1.32
34
0.47
20. Endocrine Disorders
176
1.01
174
2.42
21. Liver Disease
155
0.89
197
2.74
22. Skin Disease
145
0.83
3
0.04
23. Congenital Anomalies
139
0.80
69
0.96
24. Inflammatory/Heart
133
0.76
92
1.28
25. Parkinson's Disease
132
0.76
9
0.13
26. Leukemia
129
0.74
21
0.29
27. Pancreas Cancer
119
0.68
19
0.26
28. Uterin Cancer
106
0.61
13
0.18
29. Liver Cancer
101
0.58
29
0.40
30. Ovary Cancer
97
0.56
18
0.25
31. Other Injuries
91
0.52
167
2.32
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
82
0.47
54
0.75
33. Falls
82
0.47
11
0.15
34. Oesophagus Cancer
74
0.42
8
0.11
35. Suicide
70
0.40
315
4.38
36. Birth Trauma
65
0.37
64
0.89
37. Asthma
65
0.37
25
0.35
38. Bladder Cancer
60
0.34
8
0.11
39. Oral Cancer
59
0.34
20
0.28
40. Malnutrition
48
0.27
37
0.51
41. Epilepsy
46
0.26
24
0.33
42. Diarrhoeal diseases
35
0.20
48
0.67
43. Maternal Conditions
35
0.20
28
0.39
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
27
0.15
13
0.18
45. Other Neoplasms
19
0.11
40
0.56
46. Meningitis
16
0.09
17
0.24
47. Fires
16
0.09
19
0.26
48. Encephalitis
13
0.07
7
0.10
49. Drug Use
13
0.07
16
0.22
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
11
0.06
1
0.01
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Guyana GUYANA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
53.37
3
41.13
12
2. Breast Cancer
25.54
24
25.59
23
3. Cervical Cancer
22.18
32
24.77
25
4. Lung Cancers
14.66
78
5.31
135
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.25
39
8.32
96
6. Lymphomas
7.87
10
4.43
105
7. Stomach Cancer
7.00
77
4.88
110
8. Uterin Cancer
6.42
8
3.50
36
9. Ovary Cancer
5.85
38
4.75
77
10. Leukemia
4.13
63
2.77
131
11. Pancreas Cancer
3.62
94
2.70
123
12. Liver Cancer
3.14
161
4.07
126
13. Oesophagus Cancer
2.28
95
1.07
152
14. Oral Cancer
1.87
141
2.74
94
15. Bladder Cancer
1.77
108
1.11
150
16. Skin Cancers
0.29
168
0.71
152
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.