Australia vs Jamaica: Homicide rate who mortality database

Australia
0.9888
in 2024
Jamaica
1.04
in 2014
Australia rank
67th
Jamaica rank
65th

Homicide rate who mortality database over time

  • Australia
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1.04 against 0.9888 in Australia, a difference of 0.0512.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.

Australia ranks 67th and Jamaica ranks 65th of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 1.41 1.55 0.1369 Jamaica
1970s 1.93 0.7209 1.21 Australia
1980s 1.95 1.05 0.8996 Australia
1990s 2.08 0.2258 1.85 Australia
2000s 1.32 8.56 7.24 Jamaica
2010s 1.14 7.69 6.55 Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate who mortality database, Australia or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 1.04 against 0.9888 in Australia as of 2014.
What is the difference in homicide rate who mortality database between Australia and Jamaica?
0.0512, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Jamaica?
29 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2014.
How do Australia and Jamaica rank globally for homicide rate who mortality database?
Australia ranks 67th and Jamaica ranks 65th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate who mortality database. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Homicide rate who mortality database
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,851 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed