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Vanuatu
COUNTRY #1
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VANUATU VS JAMAICA

Compare Vanuatu and Jamaica 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.

Jamaica
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Vanuatu Population Pyramid
556,750
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Jamaica Population Pyramid
2,960,321
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Vanuatu VANUATU   Jamaica JAMAICA
  Vanuatu VANUATU   Jamaica JAMAICA
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
45.4
48.3
46.8
109
109
111
  
62.5
66.3
64.4
40
44
41
1970
51.3
54.4
52.8
110
109
108
  
66.6
70.2
68.4
28
47
41
1980
57.1
60.6
58.8
111
111
110
  
69.1
72.4
70.7
31
53
35
1990
62.0
65.0
63.5
111
119
113
  
69.9
73.4
71.6
39
65
47
2000
67.6
70.7
69.0
87
107
99
  
69.8
75.5
72.6
58
59
59
2010
69.3
72.9
71.0
94
107
99
  
72.5
77.7
75.0
53
58
53
2019
62.7
68.3
65.3
151
144
147
  
74.4
77.7
76.0
57
82
66
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Vanuatu VANUATU   Jamaica JAMAICA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
62.7
68.3
151
144
74.4
77.7
57
82
Age
62.7
68.3
151
144
74.4
77.7
57
82
Age 5
64.5
70.0
169
158
75.5
78.6
50
78
Age 10
64.6
70.1
169
162
75.6
78.7
51
77
Age 15
64.8
70.3
169
163
75.7
78.8
51
77
Age 20
65.2
70.5
169
163
75.9
78.9
51
78
Age 25
65.8
70.8
169
165
76.1
79.1
53
77
Age 30
66.6
71.2
168
167
76.4
79.3
54
76
Age 35
67.5
71.6
168
167
76.7
79.6
53
74
Age 40
68.5
72.2
168
168
77.1
80.0
51
73
Age 45
69.7
73.0
168
172
77.6
80.4
49
71
Age 50
71.2
74.0
168
174
78.2
81.0
52
69
Age 55
72.9
75.2
168
175
79.0
81.8
53
64
Age 60
74.8
76.7
168
176
80.1
82.6
55
61
Age 65
77.2
78.5
166
176
81.4
83.8
52
58
Age 70
79.8
80.5
163
174
83.1
85.2
54
54
Age 75
82.6
83.0
163
173
85.4
86.9
50
50
Age 80
85.6
85.9
160
168
88.1
89.1
40
42
Age 85
89.0
89.2
165
170
91.1
91.5
20
25
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Vanuatu VANUATU   Jamaica JAMAICA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
299.44
7
49.69
162
2. Stroke
190.53
6
70.26
104
3. Diabetes Mellitus
81.66
15
61.66
24
4. Lung Disease
78.03
7
13.20
151
5. Influenza and Pneumonia
59.97
58
11.23
153
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
46.26
39
1.06
133
7. Kidney Disease
43.29
16
23.98
84
8. Hypertension
31.50
40
18.75
89
9. Asthma
29.89
7
2.02
115
10. Liver Disease
27.40
64
4.80
162
11. Suicide
20.97
13
2.28
175
12. Alzheimers & Dementia
17.62
90
15.09
133
13. Road Traffic Accidents
17.40
84
14.23
101
14. Rheumatic Heart Disease
16.53
4
0.85
127
15. Liver Cancer
14.32
16
3.14
161
16. Prostate Cancer
14.31
108
53.37
3
17. Breast Cancer
13.78
124
25.54
24
18. Drownings
12.56
4
0.34
182
19. Other Injuries
12.56
41
2.77
173
20. Peptic Ulcer Disease
12.20
7
2.47
92
21. Cervical Cancer
11.35
72
22.18
32
22. Parkinson's Disease
9.71
3
3.69
118
23. Congenital Anomalies
9.24
16
4.63
124
24. Lung Cancers
8.83
109
14.66
78
25. Falls
7.87
55
2.34
167
26. Tuberculosis
7.46
74
0.24
157
27. Malnutrition
6.59
44
1.43
90
28. Low Birth Weight
6.17
75
6.72
67
29. Inflammatory/Heart
5.91
68
4.11
112
30. Maternal Conditions
5.24
47
1.15
81
31. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.85
152
13.25
39
32. Endocrine Disorders
4.71
68
5.56
60
33. Skin Disease
4.13
20
4.13
19
34. Leukemia
4.06
66
4.13
63
35. Ovary Cancer
3.60
126
5.85
38
36. Birth Trauma
2.94
84
1.82
96
37. Stomach Cancer
2.91
160
7.00
77
38. Violence
2.69
117
47.92
4
39. Meningitis
2.40
58
0.49
116
40. Pertussis
2.20
40
0.00
177
41. Epilepsy
2.01
68
1.48
101
42. Alcohol
1.85
65
0.24
169
43. Uterin Cancer
1.75
125
6.42
8
44. Fires
1.74
82
0.47
145
45. Syphilis
1.35
28
0.02
127
46. Lymphomas
1.32
178
7.87
10
47. Bladder Cancer
1.17
144
1.77
108
48. Poisonings
0.79
75
0.08
175
49. Appendicitis
0.72
39
0.29
94
50. Pancreas Cancer
0.65
176
3.62
94
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Vanuatu VANUATU   Jamaica JAMAICA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
454
22.70
1,726
9.88
2. Stroke
288
14.40
2,415
13.82
3. Diabetes Mellitus
127
6.35
2,077
11.88
4. Influenza and Pneumonia
124
6.20
393
2.25
5. Lung Disease
108
5.40
452
2.59
6. Diarrhoeal diseases
80
4.00
35
0.20
7. Kidney Disease
70
3.50
793
4.54
8. Suicide
54
2.70
70
0.40
9. Liver Disease
51
2.55
155
0.89
10. Congenital Anomalies
48
2.40
139
0.80
11. Hypertension
47
2.35
651
3.73
12. Asthma
45
2.25
65
0.37
13. Road Traffic Accidents
45
2.25
444
2.54
14. Low Birth Weight
43
2.15
241
1.38
15. Rheumatic Heart Disease
35
1.75
27
0.15
16. Drownings
35
1.75
10
0.06
17. Other Injuries
30
1.50
91
0.52
18. Liver Cancer
27
1.35
101
0.58
19. Birth Trauma
20
1.00
65
0.37
20. Alzheimers & Dementia
18
0.90
587
3.36
21. Peptic Ulcer Disease
18
0.90
82
0.47
22. Tuberculosis
16
0.80
8
0.05
23. Lung Cancers
15
0.75
472
2.70
24. Maternal Conditions
14
0.70
35
0.20
25. Falls
13
0.65
82
0.47
26. Breast Cancer
13
0.65
413
2.36
27. Cervical Cancer
13
0.65
358
2.05
28. Parkinson's Disease
12
0.60
132
0.76
29. Inflammatory/Heart
11
0.55
133
0.76
30. Malnutrition
10
0.50
48
0.27
31. Pertussis
10
0.50
0
0.00
32. Prostate Cancer
9
0.45
883
5.05
33. Leukemia
9
0.45
129
0.74
34. Endocrine Disorders
9
0.45
176
1.01
35. Meningitis
8
0.40
16
0.09
36. Colon-Rectum Cancers
8
0.40
436
2.49
37. Syphilis
8
0.40
1
0.01
38. Skin Disease
7
0.35
145
0.83
39. Violence
7
0.35
1,484
8.49
40. Stomach Cancer
6
0.30
231
1.32
41. Epilepsy
5
0.25
46
0.26
42. Fires
4
0.20
16
0.09
43. Alcohol
4
0.20
7
0.04
44. Ovary Cancer
4
0.20
97
0.56
45. Tetanus
3
0.15
0
0.00
46. Lymphomas
3
0.15
251
1.44
47. Bladder Cancer
2
0.10
60
0.34
48. Uterin Cancer
2
0.10
106
0.61
49. Poisonings
2
0.10
2
0.01
50. Pancreas Cancer
1
0.05
119
0.68
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Vanuatu VANUATU   Jamaica JAMAICA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Liver Cancer
14.32
16
3.14
161
2. Prostate Cancer
14.31
108
53.37
3
3. Breast Cancer
13.78
124
25.54
24
4. Cervical Cancer
11.35
72
22.18
32
5. Lung Cancers
8.83
109
14.66
78
6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.85
152
13.25
39
7. Leukemia
4.06
66
4.13
63
8. Ovary Cancer
3.60
126
5.85
38
9. Stomach Cancer
2.91
160
7.00
77
10. Uterin Cancer
1.75
125
6.42
8
11. Lymphomas
1.32
178
7.87
10
12. Bladder Cancer
1.17
144
1.77
108
13. Pancreas Cancer
0.65
176
3.62
94
14. Oral Cancer
0.61
180
1.87
141
15. Oesophagus Cancer
0.00
183
2.28
95
16. Skin Cancers
0.00
183
0.29
168
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.