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Jamaica
COUNTRY #1
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JAMAICA VS SURINAME

Compare Jamaica and Suriname 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.

Suriname
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Jamaica Population Pyramid
2,960,321
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Suriname Population Pyramid
680,234
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Suriname SURINAME
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Suriname SURINAME
       
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
  
58.0
61.7
59.8
64
63
63
1970
66.6
70.2
68.4
28
47
41
  
61.2
65.7
63.4
66
66
65
1980
69.1
72.4
70.7
31
53
35
  
64.0
69.0
66.4
71
73
74
1990
69.9
73.4
71.6
39
65
47
  
65.9
71.0
68.4
79
85
84
2000
69.8
75.5
72.6
58
59
59
  
64.2
70.8
67.4
109
105
107
2010
72.5
77.7
75.0
53
58
53
  
67.1
73.6
70.3
105
104
104
2019
74.4
77.7
76.0
57
82
66
  
68.5
74.6
71.5
117
107
113
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Suriname SURINAME
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
74.4
77.7
57
82
68.5
74.6
117
107
Age
74.4
77.7
57
82
68.5
74.6
117
107
Age 5
75.5
78.6
50
78
69.9
75.8
124
110
Age 10
75.6
78.7
51
77
70.0
75.9
124
111
Age 15
75.7
78.8
51
77
70.1
76.0
128
110
Age 20
75.9
78.9
51
78
70.3
76.2
129
110
Age 25
76.1
79.1
53
77
70.6
76.3
130
110
Age 30
76.4
79.3
54
76
71.2
76.6
128
109
Age 35
76.7
79.6
53
74
71.7
77.1
125
106
Age 40
77.1
80.0
51
73
72.2
77.5
128
106
Age 45
77.6
80.4
49
71
72.8
77.9
129
105
Age 50
78.2
81.0
52
69
73.6
78.6
134
101
Age 55
79.0
81.8
53
64
74.6
79.2
141
102
Age 60
80.1
82.6
55
61
76.4
80.5
137
101
Age 65
81.4
83.8
52
58
78.2
81.7
138
100
Age 70
83.1
85.2
54
54
80.3
83.0
141
102
Age 75
85.4
86.9
50
50
82.6
85.0
161
100
Age 80
88.1
89.1
40
42
85.5
87.1
165
115
Age 85
91.1
91.5
20
25
89.1
89.8
161
147
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Suriname SURINAME
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
70.26
104
117.53
47
2. Diabetes Mellitus
61.66
24
53.75
34
3. Prostate Cancer
53.37
3
39.62
15
4. Coronary Heart Disease
49.69
162
123.28
75
5. Violence
47.92
4
5.85
82
6. Breast Cancer
25.54
24
18.46
72
7. HIV/AIDS
25.41
38
23.57
41
8. Kidney Disease
23.98
84
52.54
9
9. Cervical Cancer
22.18
32
16.24
50
10. Hypertension
18.75
89
25.66
56
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
15.09
133
23.53
21
12. Lung Cancers
14.66
78
18.83
60
13. Road Traffic Accidents
14.23
101
15.53
92
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.25
39
13.75
35
15. Lung Disease
13.20
151
18.00
115
16. Influenza and Pneumonia
11.23
153
32.82
81
17. Lymphomas
7.87
10
4.23
110
18. Stomach Cancer
7.00
77
4.64
121
19. Low Birth Weight
6.72
67
6.28
74
20. Uterin Cancer
6.42
8
1.81
120
21. Ovary Cancer
5.85
38
4.45
92
22. Endocrine Disorders
5.56
60
6.72
43
23. Liver Disease
4.80
162
24.32
79
24. Congenital Anomalies
4.63
124
5.78
93
25. Skin Disease
4.13
19
10.27
2
26. Leukemia
4.13
63
3.60
91
27. Inflammatory/Heart
4.11
112
6.86
52
28. Parkinson's Disease
3.69
118
5.52
34
29. Pancreas Cancer
3.62
94
4.88
66
30. Liver Cancer
3.14
161
8.43
44
31. Other Injuries
2.77
173
13.07
35
32. Peptic Ulcer Disease
2.47
92
5.41
54
33. Falls
2.34
167
6.60
76
34. Suicide
2.28
175
25.89
6
35. Oesophagus Cancer
2.28
95
0.42
179
36. Asthma
2.02
115
2.86
101
37. Oral Cancer
1.87
141
2.80
90
38. Birth Trauma
1.82
96
3.68
76
39. Bladder Cancer
1.77
108
1.06
154
40. Epilepsy
1.48
101
3.21
25
41. Malnutrition
1.43
90
2.50
80
42. Maternal Conditions
1.15
81
2.46
64
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
1.06
133
5.98
77
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
0.85
127
1.15
108
45. Other Neoplasms
0.57
80
0.52
87
46. Meningitis
0.49
116
0.92
84
47. Fires
0.47
145
2.29
68
48. Encephalitis
0.43
90
0.74
48
49. Drug Use
0.40
169
1.30
86
50. Drownings
0.34
182
4.80
29
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Suriname SURINAME
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
2,415
13.82
615
15.19
2. Diabetes Mellitus
2,077
11.88
286
7.06
3. Coronary Heart Disease
1,726
9.88
650
16.05
4. Violence
1,484
8.49
34
0.84
5. Prostate Cancer
883
5.05
78
1.93
6. Kidney Disease
793
4.54
281
6.94
7. HIV/AIDS
757
4.33
138
3.41
8. Hypertension
651
3.73
134
3.31
9. Alzheimers & Dementia
587
3.36
117
2.89
10. Lung Cancers
472
2.70
102
2.52
11. Lung Disease
452
2.59
93
2.30
12. Road Traffic Accidents
444
2.54
89
2.20
13. Colon-Rectum Cancers
436
2.49
72
1.78
14. Breast Cancer
413
2.36
55
1.36
15. Influenza and Pneumonia
393
2.25
171
4.22
16. Cervical Cancer
358
2.05
48
1.19
17. Lymphomas
251
1.44
23
0.57
18. Low Birth Weight
241
1.38
51
1.26
19. Stomach Cancer
231
1.32
25
0.62
20. Endocrine Disorders
176
1.01
37
0.91
21. Liver Disease
155
0.89
134
3.31
22. Skin Disease
145
0.83
53
1.31
23. Congenital Anomalies
139
0.80
40
0.99
24. Inflammatory/Heart
133
0.76
37
0.91
25. Parkinson's Disease
132
0.76
28
0.69
26. Leukemia
129
0.74
20
0.49
27. Pancreas Cancer
119
0.68
26
0.64
28. Uterin Cancer
106
0.61
5
0.12
29. Liver Cancer
101
0.58
45
1.11
30. Ovary Cancer
97
0.56
14
0.35
31. Other Injuries
91
0.52
73
1.80
32. Falls
82
0.47
34
0.84
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
82
0.47
29
0.72
34. Oesophagus Cancer
74
0.42
2
0.05
35. Suicide
70
0.40
148
3.65
36. Asthma
65
0.37
16
0.40
37. Birth Trauma
65
0.37
28
0.69
38. Bladder Cancer
60
0.34
5
0.12
39. Oral Cancer
59
0.34
16
0.40
40. Malnutrition
48
0.27
13
0.32
41. Epilepsy
46
0.26
18
0.44
42. Maternal Conditions
35
0.20
14
0.35
43. Diarrhoeal diseases
35
0.20
31
0.77
44. Rheumatic Heart Disease
27
0.15
6
0.15
45. Other Neoplasms
19
0.11
3
0.07
46. Fires
16
0.09
13
0.32
47. Meningitis
16
0.09
5
0.12
48. Drug Use
13
0.07
7
0.17
49. Encephalitis
13
0.07
4
0.10
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
11
0.06
1
0.02
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Jamaica JAMAICA   Suriname SURINAME
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Prostate Cancer
53.37
3
39.62
15
2. Breast Cancer
25.54
24
18.46
72
3. Cervical Cancer
22.18
32
16.24
50
4. Lung Cancers
14.66
78
18.83
60
5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
13.25
39
13.75
35
6. Lymphomas
7.87
10
4.23
110
7. Stomach Cancer
7.00
77
4.64
121
8. Uterin Cancer
6.42
8
1.81
120
9. Ovary Cancer
5.85
38
4.45
92
10. Leukemia
4.13
63
3.60
91
11. Pancreas Cancer
3.62
94
4.88
66
12. Liver Cancer
3.14
161
8.43
44
13. Oesophagus Cancer
2.28
95
0.42
179
14. Oral Cancer
1.87
141
2.80
90
15. Bladder Cancer
1.77
108
1.06
154
16. Skin Cancers
0.29
168
0.19
175
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.