Jamaica vs United States of America: Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group
Jamaica
8.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
United States of America
8.47 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Jamaica rank
50th
United States of America rank
49th
Death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group over time
- Jamaica
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 8.47 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Jamaica ranks 50th and United States of America ranks 49th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 7.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.88 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1980s | 44.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.87 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 37.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.24 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 6.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.42 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2010s | 13.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.27 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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 8.47 deaths per 100,000 people against 8.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group between Jamaica and United States of America?
- 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United States of America?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2014.
- How do Jamaica and United States of America rank globally for death rate from cardiovascular diseases by age group?
- Jamaica ranks 50th and United States of America ranks 49th 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.