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