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Jamaica
COUNTRY #1
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JAMAICA VS KENYA

Compare Jamaica and Kenya 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.

Kenya
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Jamaica Population Pyramid
1,402,903
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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Kenya Population Pyramid
6,076,757
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   Kenya KENYA
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Kenya KENYA
       
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
48.7
46.7
117
104
112
1970
66.6
70.2
68.4
28
47
41
  
50.4
54.6
52.5
117
108
112
1980
69.1
72.4
70.7
31
53
35
  
56.0
59.7
57.8
116
116
115
1990
69.9
73.4
71.6
39
65
47
  
57.4
61.4
59.4
131
128
131
2000
69.8
75.5
72.6
58
59
59
  
50.8
53.0
51.9
157
158
157
2010
72.5
77.7
75.0
53
58
53
  
58.9
61.7
60.3
149
151
151
2019
74.4
77.7
76.0
57
82
66
  
63.7
68.4
66.1
141
143
140
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Kenya KENYA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
74.4
77.7
57
82
63.7
68.4
141
143
Age
74.4
77.7
57
82
63.7
68.4
141
143
Age 5
75.5
78.6
50
78
66.9
71.3
151
146
Age 10
75.6
78.7
51
77
67.2
71.6
152
148
Age 15
75.7
78.8
51
77
67.5
71.8
153
148
Age 20
75.9
78.9
51
78
67.9
72.1
153
148
Age 25
76.1
79.1
53
77
68.4
72.5
153
148
Age 30
76.4
79.3
54
76
68.9
73.0
155
148
Age 35
76.7
79.6
53
74
69.5
73.6
156
148
Age 40
77.1
80.0
51
73
70.3
74.4
154
146
Age 45
77.6
80.4
49
71
71.4
75.4
151
144
Age 50
78.2
81.0
52
69
72.7
76.6
149
142
Age 55
79.0
81.8
53
64
74.2
77.8
147
129
Age 60
80.1
82.6
55
61
76.0
79.1
144
124
Age 65
81.4
83.8
52
58
78.0
80.5
144
118
Age 70
83.1
85.2
54
54
80.3
82.2
139
119
Age 75
85.4
86.9
50
50
83.0
84.4
139
124
Age 80
88.1
89.1
40
42
86.0
87.0
138
124
Age 85
91.1
91.5
20
25
89.4
90.1
137
126
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Kenya KENYA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
70.26
104
92.66
81
2. Diabetes Mellitus
61.66
24
30.43
88
3. Prostate Cancer
53.37
3
24.17
51
4. Coronary Heart Disease
49.69
162
72.70
144
5. Violence
47.92
4
7.07
65
6. Breast Cancer
25.54
24
19.76
51
7. HIV/AIDS
25.41
38
48.82
25
8. Kidney Disease
23.98
84
23.30
91
9. Cervical Cancer
22.18
32
24.71
26
10. Hypertension
18.75
89
28.53
47
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
15.09
133
18.35
76
12. Lung Cancers
14.66
78
3.20
156
13. Road Traffic Accidents
14.23
101
48.00
12
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.25
39
6.74
123
15. Lung Disease
13.20
151
26.82
68
16. Influenza and Pneumonia
11.23
153
85.68
38
17. Lymphomas
7.87
10
7.26
17
18. Stomach Cancer
7.00
77
10.16
43
19. Low Birth Weight
6.72
67
8.13
53
20. Uterin Cancer
6.42
8
3.07
51
21. Ovary Cancer
5.85
38
6.41
25
22. Endocrine Disorders
5.56
60
2.69
125
23. Liver Disease
4.80
162
57.44
6
24. Congenital Anomalies
4.63
124
6.20
86
25. Skin Disease
4.13
19
2.15
56
26. Leukemia
4.13
63
4.48
44
27. Inflammatory/Heart
4.11
112
4.22
105
28. Parkinson's Disease
3.69
118
3.79
112
29. Pancreas Cancer
3.62
94
3.59
96
30. Liver Cancer
3.14
161
5.77
82
31. Other Injuries
2.77
173
12.36
42
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.47
92
4.78
61
33. Falls
2.34
167
7.89
53
34. Suicide
2.28
175
11.01
60
35. Oesophagus Cancer
2.28
95
20.37
2
36. Asthma
2.02
115
9.95
65
37. Oral Cancer
1.87
141
7.82
13
38. Birth Trauma
1.82
96
8.50
38
39. Bladder Cancer
1.77
108
1.69
115
40. Epilepsy
1.48
101
2.27
52
41. Malnutrition
1.43
90
13.10
21
42. Maternal Conditions
1.15
81
11.72
28
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.06
133
53.46
31
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.85
127
1.74
79
45. Other Neoplasms
0.57
80
0.35
120
46. Meningitis
0.49
116
13.96
19
47. Fires
0.47
145
3.66
34
48. Encephalitis
0.43
90
0.59
66
49. Drug Use
0.40
169
0.39
171
50. Drownings
0.34
182
2.27
103
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Kenya KENYA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
2,415
13.82
15,895
6.03
2. Diabetes Mellitus
2,077
11.88
5,651
2.15
3. Coronary Heart Disease
1,726
9.88
11,972
4.54
4. Violence
1,484
8.49
2,942
1.12
5. Prostate Cancer
883
5.05
1,292
0.49
6. Kidney Disease
793
4.54
4,464
1.69
7. HIV/AIDS
757
4.33
20,885
7.93
8. Hypertension
651
3.73
4,418
1.68
9. Alzheimers & Dementia
587
3.36
1,827
0.69
10. Lung Cancers
472
2.70
669
0.25
11. Lung Disease
452
2.59
4,280
1.62
12. Road Traffic Accidents
444
2.54
14,883
5.65
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
436
2.49
1,477
0.56
14. Breast Cancer
413
2.36
2,658
1.01
15. Influenza and Pneumonia
393
2.25
22,571
8.57
16. Cervical Cancer
358
2.05
3,389
1.29
17. Lymphomas
251
1.44
1,931
0.73
18. Low Birth Weight
241
1.38
9,562
3.63
19. Stomach Cancer
231
1.32
2,010
0.76
20. Endocrine Disorders
176
1.01
831
0.32
21. Liver Disease
155
0.89
13,405
5.09
22. Skin Disease
145
0.83
455
0.17
23. Congenital Anomalies
139
0.80
6,115
2.32
24. Inflammatory/Heart
133
0.76
1,121
0.43
25. Parkinson's Disease
132
0.76
470
0.18
26. Leukemia
129
0.74
1,327
0.50
27. Pancreas Cancer
119
0.68
716
0.27
28. Uterin Cancer
106
0.61
323
0.12
29. Liver Cancer
101
0.58
1,351
0.51
30. Ovary Cancer
97
0.56
795
0.30
31. Other Injuries
91
0.52
4,336
1.65
32. Falls
82
0.47
1,465
0.56
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
82
0.47
1,089
0.41
34. Oesophagus Cancer
74
0.42
4,373
1.66
35. Suicide
70
0.40
3,214
1.22
36. Asthma
65
0.37
2,300
0.87
37. Birth Trauma
65
0.37
9,957
3.78
38. Bladder Cancer
60
0.34
318
0.12
39. Oral Cancer
59
0.34
1,842
0.70
40. Malnutrition
48
0.27
4,212
1.60
41. Epilepsy
46
0.26
832
0.32
42. Maternal Conditions
35
0.20
5,651
2.15
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
35
0.20
15,420
5.85
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
27
0.15
408
0.15
45. Other Neoplasms
19
0.11
60
0.02
46. Fires
16
0.09
1,316
0.50
47. Meningitis
16
0.09
5,364
2.04
48. Drug Use
13
0.07
113
0.04
49. Encephalitis
13
0.07
189
0.07
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
11
0.06
84
0.03
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Kenya KENYA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
53.37
3
24.17
51
2. Breast Cancer
25.54
24
19.76
51
3. Cervical Cancer
22.18
32
24.71
26
4. Lung Cancers
14.66
78
3.20
156
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.25
39
6.74
123
6. Lymphomas
7.87
10
7.26
17
7. Stomach Cancer
7.00
77
10.16
43
8. Uterin Cancer
6.42
8
3.07
51
9. Ovary Cancer
5.85
38
6.41
25
10. Leukemia
4.13
63
4.48
44
11. Pancreas Cancer
3.62
94
3.59
96
12. Liver Cancer
3.14
161
5.77
82
13. Oesophagus Cancer
2.28
95
20.37
2
14. Oral Cancer
1.87
141
7.82
13
15. Bladder Cancer
1.77
108
1.69
115
16. Skin Cancers
0.29
168
3.16
26
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.