Barbados vs Jamaica: Death rates from different causes

Barbados
117.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Jamaica
118.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Barbados rank
19th
Jamaica rank
17th

Death rates from different causes over time

  • Barbados
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 118.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 117.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 0.67 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.

Barbados ranks 19th and Jamaica ranks 17th of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 125.94 deaths per 100,000 people 135.02 deaths per 100,000 people 9.08 deaths per 100,000 people Jamaica
1970s 125.37 deaths per 100,000 people 128.65 deaths per 100,000 people 3.28 deaths per 100,000 people Jamaica
1980s 136.62 deaths per 100,000 people 112.61 deaths per 100,000 people 24.01 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
1990s 132.08 deaths per 100,000 people 94.22 deaths per 100,000 people 37.86 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
2000s 118.93 deaths per 100,000 people 107.4 deaths per 100,000 people 11.53 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
2010s 115.96 deaths per 100,000 people 113.2 deaths per 100,000 people 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rates from different causes, Barbados or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 118.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 117.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados as of 2014.
What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Barbados and Jamaica?
0.67 deaths per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
28 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2013.
How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for death rates from different causes?
Barbados ranks 19th and Jamaica ranks 17th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rates from different causes
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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