Jamaica vs Saint Lucia: Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases
Jamaica
1.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Saint Lucia
1.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Jamaica rank
94th
Saint Lucia rank
92nd
Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases over time
- Jamaica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia 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 Saint Lucia'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 Saint Lucia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 94th and Saint Lucia ranks 92nd of 194 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7572 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3336 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 1.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1564 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from rheumatic heart diseases, Jamaica or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, 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 Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Jamaica and Saint Lucia rank globally for death rate from rheumatic heart diseases?
- Jamaica ranks 94th and Saint Lucia ranks 92nd 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.