What is the difference in burden of disease between Germany and Jamaica?

575 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Jamaica?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Jamaica: Burden of disease

Germany

34,386 DALYs per 100,000 people

in 2021

Jamaica

34,961 DALYs per 100,000 people

in 2021

Germany rank

106th

Jamaica rank

103rd

Burden of disease over time

Germany
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 34,961 DALYs per 100,000 people against 34,386 DALYs per 100,000 people in Germany, a difference of 575 DALYs per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 106th and Jamaica ranks 103rd of 194 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	31,992 DALYs per 100,000 people	27,419 DALYs per 100,000 people	4,573 DALYs per 100,000 people	Germany
2010s	32,426 DALYs per 100,000 people	27,636 DALYs per 100,000 people	4,791 DALYs per 100,000 people	Germany
2020s	33,938 DALYs per 100,000 people	32,446 DALYs per 100,000 people	1,492 DALYs per 100,000 people	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burden of disease, Germany or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 34,961 DALYs per 100,000 people against 34,386 DALYs per 100,000 people in Germany as of 2021.
What is the difference in burden of disease between Germany and Jamaica?: 575 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Jamaica?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Germany and Jamaica rank globally for burden of disease?: Germany ranks 106th and Jamaica ranks 103rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Burden of disease
Unit: DALYs per 100,000 people
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.