Which has higher cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female, Jamaica or Latin America & Caribbean?

Jamaica, at 11.5% against 8.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean?

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

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female (% of total female deaths ages 15-59). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Latin America & Caribbean: Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female

Jamaica

11.5%

in 2021

Latin America & Caribbean

8.6%

in 2021

Jamaica rank

31st

Latin America & Caribbean rank

30th

Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female over time

Jamaica
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 11.5% against 8.6% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 2.9%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Jamaica ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.1%	12.7%	2.7%	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	14.7%	17.3%	2.6%	Latin America & Caribbean
2020s	13.2%	9.2%	4.0%	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female, Jamaica or Latin America & Caribbean?: Jamaica, at 11.5% against 8.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
What is the difference in cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female between Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean?: 2.9%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female?: Jamaica ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female (% of total female deaths ages 15-59). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Jamaica vs Latin America & Caribbean: Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female. Statizoid, drawing on Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/cause-of-death-by-injury-ages-15-59-female-percent-of-total-female-deaths-ages-15-59/jamaica/latin-america-and-caribbean/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/cause-of-death-by-injury-ages-15-59-female-percent-of-total-female-deaths-ages-15-59/jamaica/latin-america-and-caribbean/">Jamaica vs Latin America & Caribbean: Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Cause of death, by injury, ages 15-59, female (% of total female deaths ages 15-59)
Unit: % of total female deaths ages 15-59
Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 1,392 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of female deaths ages 15-59 due to injury divided by number of all female deaths ages 15-59, expressed by percentage. Injury includes unintentional and intentional injuries.