Jamaica vs Suriname: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Jamaica
8.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Suriname
9.32 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Jamaica rank
50th
Suriname rank
47th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- Jamaica
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 9.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 50th and Suriname ranks 47th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 7.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Suriname |
| 1980s | 29.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | Suriname |
| 1990s | 37.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 38.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | Suriname |
| 2000s | 6.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.28 deaths per 100,000 people | Suriname |
| 2010s | 13.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.65 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group, Jamaica or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 9.32 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2014.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Jamaica and Suriname?
- 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Suriname?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2014.
- How do Jamaica and Suriname rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- Jamaica ranks 50th and Suriname ranks 47th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group. 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 cardiovascular diseases per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.