Dominica vs Jamaica: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Dominica
1.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Jamaica
1.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Dominica rank
93rd
Jamaica rank
94th
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Dominica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Dominica'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 Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 93rd and Jamaica ranks 94th of 194 countries.
Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1099 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominica |
| 2010s | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2036 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominica |
| 2020s | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0609 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Dominica or Jamaica?
- Dominica, at 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from rheumatic heart diseases between Dominica and Jamaica?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Jamaica?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Dominica and Jamaica rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Dominica ranks 93rd and Jamaica ranks 94th 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 rheumatic heart diseases. 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 age-standardized deaths from rheumatic heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.