Jamaica vs Viet Nam: Annual death rates at different ages
Jamaica
16.13 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Viet Nam
15.28 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Jamaica rank
81st
Viet Nam rank
84th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Jamaica
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 16.13 deaths per 1,000 people against 15.28 deaths per 1,000 people in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.85 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 81st and Viet Nam ranks 84th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 87.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 86.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 56.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 67.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.84 deaths per 1,000 people | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 39.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 27.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.84 deaths per 1,000 people | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 20.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.36 deaths per 1,000 people | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 16.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 16.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7433 deaths per 1,000 people | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 16.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5663 deaths per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Jamaica or Viet Nam?
- Jamaica, at 16.13 deaths per 1,000 people against 15.28 deaths per 1,000 people in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Jamaica and Viet Nam?
- 0.85 deaths per 1,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Viet Nam rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Jamaica ranks 81st and Viet Nam ranks 84th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.