Which has higher number of deaths, Eritrea or Jamaica?

Jamaica, at 22,935 deaths against 20,977 deaths in Eritrea as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Eritrea and Jamaica?

1,958 deaths, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Jamaica?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Jamaica: Number of deaths

Eritrea

20,977 deaths

in 2023

Jamaica

22,935 deaths

in 2023

Eritrea rank

140th

Jamaica rank

137th

Number of deaths over time

Eritrea
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 22,935 deaths against 20,977 deaths in Eritrea, a difference of 1,958 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 140th and Jamaica ranks 137th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 7 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1950s	25,757 deaths	15,626 deaths	10,131 deaths	Eritrea
1960s	26,403 deaths	15,383 deaths	11,020 deaths	Eritrea
1970s	30,243 deaths	16,861 deaths	13,382 deaths	Eritrea
1980s	36,548 deaths	18,292 deaths	18,256 deaths	Eritrea
1990s	28,070 deaths	18,193 deaths	9,877 deaths	Eritrea
2000s	23,379 deaths	17,900 deaths	5,479 deaths	Eritrea
2010s	21,473 deaths	18,946 deaths	2,526 deaths	Eritrea
2020s	21,583 deaths	23,688 deaths	2,105 deaths	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Eritrea or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 22,935 deaths against 20,977 deaths in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Eritrea and Jamaica?: 1,958 deaths, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Jamaica?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Jamaica rank globally for number of deaths?: Eritrea ranks 140th and Jamaica ranks 137th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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