Jamaica vs Syrian Arab Republic: Annual death rates at different ages

Jamaica
16.13 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
16.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Jamaica rank
81st
Syrian Arab Republic rank
78th

Annual death rates at different ages over time

  • Jamaica
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 16.99 deaths per 1,000 people against 16.13 deaths per 1,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.86 deaths per 1,000 people.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Jamaica ranks 81st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 78th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1950s 87.97 deaths per 1,000 people 144.61 deaths per 1,000 people 56.64 deaths per 1,000 people Syrian Arab Republic
1960s 56.92 deaths per 1,000 people 96.31 deaths per 1,000 people 39.39 deaths per 1,000 people Syrian Arab Republic
1970s 39.37 deaths per 1,000 people 61.35 deaths per 1,000 people 21.98 deaths per 1,000 people Syrian Arab Republic
1980s 27.78 deaths per 1,000 people 38 deaths per 1,000 people 10.22 deaths per 1,000 people Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 20.8 deaths per 1,000 people 23.71 deaths per 1,000 people 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 16.59 deaths per 1,000 people 16.44 deaths per 1,000 people 0.1453 deaths per 1,000 people Jamaica
2010s 16.01 deaths per 1,000 people 20.1 deaths per 1,000 people 4.09 deaths per 1,000 people Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 16.12 deaths per 1,000 people 16.7 deaths per 1,000 people 0.58 deaths per 1,000 people Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Jamaica or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 16.99 deaths per 1,000 people against 16.13 deaths per 1,000 people in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Jamaica and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.86 deaths per 1,000 people, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Syrian Arab Republic?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
Jamaica ranks 81st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 78th 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 at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual death rates at different ages
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
Last refreshed

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.