Jamaica vs Tuvalu: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Jamaica
14.05 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tuvalu
14.13 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Jamaica rank
83rd
Tuvalu rank
82nd
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Jamaica
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 14.13 deaths per 1,000 people against 14.05 deaths per 1,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 83rd and Tuvalu ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 80.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 143.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 62.95 deaths per 1,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 50.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 98.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 47.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 34.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 23.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 41.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.31 deaths per 1,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 17.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 14.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.93 deaths per 1,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 13.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.27 deaths per 1,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 14.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8298 deaths per 1,000 people | Tuvalu |
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 Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 14.13 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 Tuvalu?
- 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Tuvalu rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Jamaica ranks 83rd and Tuvalu ranks 82nd 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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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.