Jamaica vs Luxembourg: Homicide rate
Jamaica
1.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Luxembourg
1.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Jamaica rank
65th
Luxembourg rank
64th
Homicide rate over time
- Jamaica
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 65th and Luxembourg ranks 64th of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Luxembourg in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2983 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.7209 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6611 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8234 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.2258 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.38 deaths per 100,000 people | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 15.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 7.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7294 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.96 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Jamaica or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Jamaica and Luxembourg?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Luxembourg?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2014.
- How do Jamaica and Luxembourg rank globally for homicide rate?
- Jamaica ranks 65th and Luxembourg ranks 64th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicide per 100,000 people.