Jamaica vs Lebanon: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex

Jamaica
14.05 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lebanon
14.44 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Jamaica rank
83rd
Lebanon rank
81st

Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time

  • Jamaica
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 14.44 deaths per 1,000 people against 14.05 deaths per 1,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.39 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 83rd and Lebanon ranks 81st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Lebanon in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Lebanon Difference Ahead
1950s 80.66 deaths per 1,000 people 64.9 deaths per 1,000 people 15.77 deaths per 1,000 people Jamaica
1960s 50.95 deaths per 1,000 people 49 deaths per 1,000 people 1.95 deaths per 1,000 people Jamaica
1970s 34.68 deaths per 1,000 people 50.38 deaths per 1,000 people 15.69 deaths per 1,000 people Lebanon
1980s 23.84 deaths per 1,000 people 39.91 deaths per 1,000 people 16.07 deaths per 1,000 people Lebanon
1990s 17.69 deaths per 1,000 people 20.93 deaths per 1,000 people 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people Lebanon
2000s 14.15 deaths per 1,000 people 12.75 deaths per 1,000 people 1.4 deaths per 1,000 people Jamaica
2010s 13.82 deaths per 1,000 people 10.43 deaths per 1,000 people 3.39 deaths per 1,000 people Jamaica
2020s 14.03 deaths per 1,000 people 13.88 deaths per 1,000 people 0.1524 deaths per 1,000 people Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Jamaica or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 14.44 deaths per 1,000 people against 14.05 deaths per 1,000 people in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Jamaica and Lebanon?
0.39 deaths per 1,000 people, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lebanon?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Lebanon rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
Jamaica ranks 83rd and Lebanon ranks 81st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.