Barbados vs Jamaica: Breast cancer death rate in women
Barbados
24.32 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Jamaica
26.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Barbados rank
7th
Jamaica rank
6th
Breast cancer death rate in women over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 26.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 24.32 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 7th and Jamaica ranks 6th of 111 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 1970s | 24.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.24 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 1980s | 25.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 1990s | 26.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.65 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2000s | 24.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.91 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 28.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.38 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breast cancer death rate in women, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 26.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 24.32 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados as of 2014.
- What is the difference in breast cancer death rate in women between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2013.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for breast cancer death rate in women?
- Barbados ranks 7th and Jamaica ranks 6th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from breast cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.