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Jamaica
COUNTRY #1
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JAMAICA VS SLOVAKIA

Compare Jamaica and Slovakia 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.

Slovakia
COUNTRY #2
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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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Slovakia Population Pyramid
4,983,647
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   Slovakia SLOVAKIA
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Slovakia SLOVAKIA
       
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
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1970
66.6
70.2
68.4
28
47
41
  
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
N/D
1980
69.1
72.4
70.7
31
53
35
  
66.8
74.3
70.4
43
34
41
1990
69.9
73.4
71.6
39
65
47
  
66.6
75.4
70.9
66
42
54
2000
69.8
75.5
72.6
58
59
59
  
68.9
77.1
73.0
72
44
49
2010
72.5
77.7
75.0
53
58
53
  
71.3
78.9
75.1
69
43
52
2019
74.4
77.7
76.0
57
82
66
  
74.8
81.4
78.2
51
38
43
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Slovakia SLOVAKIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
74.4
77.7
57
82
74.8
81.4
51
38
Age
74.4
77.7
57
82
74.8
81.4
51
38
Age 5
75.5
78.6
50
78
75.3
81.9
55
39
Age 10
75.6
78.7
51
77
75.4
81.9
55
39
Age 15
75.7
78.8
51
77
75.4
81.9
57
40
Age 20
75.9
78.9
51
78
75.5
82.0
57
40
Age 25
76.1
79.1
53
77
75.7
82.1
57
40
Age 30
76.4
79.3
54
76
75.9
82.1
59
41
Age 35
76.7
79.6
53
74
76.1
82.2
61
42
Age 40
77.1
80.0
51
73
76.3
82.4
62
41
Age 45
77.6
80.4
49
71
76.7
82.5
64
41
Age 50
78.2
81.0
52
69
77.3
82.9
66
42
Age 55
79.0
81.8
53
64
78.1
83.3
67
42
Age 60
80.1
82.6
55
61
79.3
83.9
64
43
Age 65
81.4
83.8
52
58
80.9
84.7
64
44
Age 70
83.1
85.2
54
54
82.6
85.7
66
46
Age 75
85.4
86.9
50
50
84.6
86.8
66
51
Age 80
88.1
89.1
40
42
87.0
88.5
76
55
Age 85
91.1
91.5
20
25
89.8
91.4
87
33
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Slovakia SLOVAKIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
70.26
104
35.90
143
2. Diabetes Mellitus
61.66
24
7.45
155
3. Prostate Cancer
53.37
3
25.13
46
4. Coronary Heart Disease
49.69
162
99.61
109
5. Violence
47.92
4
0.91
157
6. Breast Cancer
25.54
24
18.97
65
7. HIV/AIDS
25.41
38
0.03
163
8. Kidney Disease
23.98
84
8.06
149
9. Cervical Cancer
22.18
32
5.79
116
10. Hypertension
18.75
89
9.84
134
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
15.09
133
38.15
3
12. Lung Cancers
14.66
78
25.91
23
13. Road Traffic Accidents
14.23
101
5.28
153
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.25
39
24.87
1
15. Lung Disease
13.20
151
10.88
165
16. Influenza and Pneumonia
11.23
153
20.20
115
17. Lymphomas
7.87
10
7.42
14
18. Stomach Cancer
7.00
77
8.29
59
19. Low Birth Weight
6.72
67
2.38
137
20. Uterin Cancer
6.42
8
4.68
21
21. Ovary Cancer
5.85
38
6.38
26
22. Endocrine Disorders
5.56
60
1.93
152
23. Liver Disease
4.80
162
17.16
100
24. Congenital Anomalies
4.63
124
4.13
132
25. Skin Disease
4.13
19
1.63
91
26. Leukemia
4.13
63
4.79
27
27. Inflammatory/Heart
4.11
112
4.10
114
28. Parkinson's Disease
3.69
118
2.71
150
29. Pancreas Cancer
3.62
94
8.90
9
30. Liver Cancer
3.14
161
4.70
108
31. Other Injuries
2.77
173
7.20
98
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.47
92
2.71
89
33. Falls
2.34
167
13.03
11
34. Suicide
2.28
175
9.31
82
35. Oesophagus Cancer
2.28
95
3.30
60
36. Asthma
2.02
115
0.48
163
37. Oral Cancer
1.87
141
7.93
10
38. Birth Trauma
1.82
96
0.37
166
39. Bladder Cancer
1.77
108
4.61
14
40. Epilepsy
1.48
101
2.06
63
41. Malnutrition
1.43
90
0.28
127
42. Maternal Conditions
1.15
81
0.05
171
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.06
133
0.35
167
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.85
127
0.68
141
45. Other Neoplasms
0.57
80
0.96
62
46. Meningitis
0.49
116
0.38
129
47. Fires
0.47
145
0.51
140
48. Encephalitis
0.43
90
0.03
151
49. Drug Use
0.40
169
0.68
144
50. Drownings
0.34
182
2.12
111
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Slovakia SLOVAKIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
2,415
13.82
3,756
8.38
2. Diabetes Mellitus
2,077
11.88
750
1.67
3. Coronary Heart Disease
1,726
9.88
10,654
23.76
4. Violence
1,484
8.49
59
0.13
5. Prostate Cancer
883
5.05
968
2.16
6. Kidney Disease
793
4.54
830
1.85
7. HIV/AIDS
757
4.33
2
0.00
8. Hypertension
651
3.73
1,034
2.31
9. Alzheimers & Dementia
587
3.36
4,482
9.99
10. Lung Cancers
472
2.70
2,562
5.71
11. Lung Disease
452
2.59
1,121
2.50
12. Road Traffic Accidents
444
2.54
331
0.74
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
436
2.49
2,528
5.64
14. Breast Cancer
413
2.36
1,071
2.39
15. Influenza and Pneumonia
393
2.25
2,024
4.51
16. Cervical Cancer
358
2.05
273
0.61
17. Lymphomas
251
1.44
736
1.64
18. Low Birth Weight
241
1.38
97
0.22
19. Stomach Cancer
231
1.32
827
1.84
20. Endocrine Disorders
176
1.01
163
0.36
21. Liver Disease
155
0.89
1,425
3.18
22. Skin Disease
145
0.83
170
0.38
23. Congenital Anomalies
139
0.80
167
0.37
24. Inflammatory/Heart
133
0.76
339
0.76
25. Parkinson's Disease
132
0.76
310
0.69
26. Leukemia
129
0.74
448
1.00
27. Pancreas Cancer
119
0.68
876
1.95
28. Uterin Cancer
106
0.61
280
0.62
29. Liver Cancer
101
0.58
469
1.05
30. Ovary Cancer
97
0.56
334
0.74
31. Other Injuries
91
0.52
554
1.24
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
82
0.47
274
0.61
33. Falls
82
0.47
1,277
2.85
34. Oesophagus Cancer
74
0.42
314
0.70
35. Suicide
70
0.40
660
1.47
36. Birth Trauma
65
0.37
15
0.03
37. Asthma
65
0.37
47
0.10
38. Bladder Cancer
60
0.34
489
1.09
39. Oral Cancer
59
0.34
716
1.60
40. Malnutrition
48
0.27
29
0.06
41. Epilepsy
46
0.26
168
0.37
42. Diarrhoeal diseases
35
0.20
34
0.08
43. Maternal Conditions
35
0.20
3
0.01
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
27
0.15
70
0.16
45. Other Neoplasms
19
0.11
93
0.21
46. Meningitis
16
0.09
25
0.06
47. Fires
16
0.09
39
0.09
48. Encephalitis
13
0.07
1
0.00
49. Drug Use
13
0.07
45
0.10
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
11
0.06
15
0.03
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Slovakia SLOVAKIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
53.37
3
25.13
46
2. Breast Cancer
25.54
24
18.97
65
3. Cervical Cancer
22.18
32
5.79
116
4. Lung Cancers
14.66
78
25.91
23
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.25
39
24.87
1
6. Lymphomas
7.87
10
7.42
14
7. Stomach Cancer
7.00
77
8.29
59
8. Uterin Cancer
6.42
8
4.68
21
9. Ovary Cancer
5.85
38
6.38
26
10. Leukemia
4.13
63
4.79
27
11. Pancreas Cancer
3.62
94
8.90
9
12. Liver Cancer
3.14
161
4.70
108
13. Oesophagus Cancer
2.28
95
3.30
60
14. Oral Cancer
1.87
141
7.93
10
15. Bladder Cancer
1.77
108
4.61
14
16. Skin Cancers
0.29
168
3.59
20
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.