What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Jamaica and United Arab Emirates?

0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United Arab Emirates?

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

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs United Arab Emirates: Death rate from drowning

Jamaica

0.69 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

United Arab Emirates

0.63 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Jamaica rank

174th

United Arab Emirates rank

175th

Death rate from drowning over time

Jamaica
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Jamaica ranks 174th and United Arab Emirates ranks 175th of 194 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.742 deaths per 100,000 people	1.09 deaths per 100,000 people	0.353 deaths per 100,000 people	United Arab Emirates
2010s	0.627 deaths per 100,000 people	0.993 deaths per 100,000 people	0.366 deaths per 100,000 people	United Arab Emirates
2020s	0.68 deaths per 100,000 people	0.755 deaths per 100,000 people	0.075 deaths per 100,000 people	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from drowning, Jamaica or United Arab Emirates?: Jamaica, at 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.63 deaths per 100,000 people in United Arab Emirates as of 2021.
What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Jamaica and United Arab Emirates?: 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United Arab Emirates?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Jamaica and United Arab Emirates rank globally for death rate from drowning?: Jamaica ranks 174th and United Arab Emirates ranks 175th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rate from drowning
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: 28 August 2026

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