Jamaica vs Panama: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate
Jamaica
0.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Panama
0.61 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Jamaica rank
177th
Panama rank
175th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate over time
- Jamaica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Jamaica ranks 177th and Panama ranks 175th of 194 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.487 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.824 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.337 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.435 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.998 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.563 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mental health and substance use disorders death rate, Jamaica or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.61 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mental health and substance use disorders death rate between Jamaica and Panama?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Panama?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Jamaica and Panama rank globally for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Jamaica ranks 177th and Panama 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 Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.