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

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

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

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.

Jamaica vs Senegal: Burden of disease

Jamaica

34,961 DALYs per 100,000 people

in 2021

Senegal

34,663 DALYs per 100,000 people

in 2021

Jamaica rank

103rd

Senegal rank

104th

Burden of disease over time

Jamaica
Senegal

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 34,961 DALYs per 100,000 people against 34,663 DALYs per 100,000 people in Senegal, a difference of 298 DALYs per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.

Jamaica ranks 103rd and Senegal ranks 104th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	27,419 DALYs per 100,000 people	61,572 DALYs per 100,000 people	34,153 DALYs per 100,000 people	Senegal
2010s	27,636 DALYs per 100,000 people	40,706 DALYs per 100,000 people	13,071 DALYs per 100,000 people	Senegal
2020s	32,446 DALYs per 100,000 people	34,378 DALYs per 100,000 people	1,932 DALYs per 100,000 people	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burden of disease, Jamaica or Senegal?: Jamaica, at 34,961 DALYs per 100,000 people against 34,663 DALYs per 100,000 people in Senegal as of 2021.
What is the difference in burden of disease between Jamaica and Senegal?: 298 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Senegal?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Jamaica and Senegal rank globally for burden of disease?: Jamaica ranks 103rd and Senegal ranks 104th 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.