Jamaica vs South Sudan: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year

Jamaica
0.9301 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
South Sudan
0.9233 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Jamaica rank
70th
South Sudan rank
71st

Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year over time

  • Jamaica
  • South Sudan
0.60.811.21.41.6200020102021

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.9301 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9233 deaths per 100,000 people in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0068 deaths per 100,000 people.

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

Jamaica ranks 70th and South Sudan ranks 71st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica South Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6176 deaths per 100,000 people 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6038 deaths per 100,000 people South Sudan
2010s 0.6443 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9335 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2893 deaths per 100,000 people South Sudan
2020s 0.8271 deaths per 100,000 people 0.916 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0889 deaths per 100,000 people South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year, Jamaica or South Sudan?
Jamaica, at 0.9301 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.9233 deaths per 100,000 people in South Sudan as of 2021.
What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between Jamaica and South Sudan?
0.0068 deaths per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Sudan?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Jamaica and South Sudan rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
Jamaica ranks 70th and South Sudan ranks 71st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
Unit
deaths 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, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

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