Barbados vs Jamaica: Death rate from poisoning
Barbados
0.11 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Jamaica
0.1 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Barbados rank
176th
Jamaica rank
178th
Death rate from poisoning over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Barbados'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 Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 176th and Jamaica ranks 178th of 194 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.172 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.121 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.051 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.133 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.089 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.044 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.095 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.025 deaths per 100,000 people | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from poisoning, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Barbados, at 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from poisoning between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for death rate from poisoning?
- Barbados ranks 176th and Jamaica ranks 178th 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 poisoning. 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 poisonings in both sexes, per 100,000 people.