Which has higher number of deaths, Jamaica or Panama?

Jamaica, at 22,935 deaths against 21,275 deaths in Panama as of 2023.

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

1,660 deaths, with Jamaica ahead.

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

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.

Jamaica vs Panama: Number of deaths

Jamaica

22,935 deaths

in 2023

Panama

21,275 deaths

in 2023

Jamaica rank

137th

Panama rank

139th

Number of deaths over time

Jamaica
Panama

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 22,935 deaths against 21,275 deaths in Panama, a difference of 1,660 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 137th and Panama ranks 139th of 236 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15,626 deaths	10,948 deaths	4,678 deaths	Jamaica
1960s	15,383 deaths	11,119 deaths	4,264 deaths	Jamaica
1970s	16,861 deaths	10,778 deaths	6,083 deaths	Jamaica
1980s	18,292 deaths	11,318 deaths	6,975 deaths	Jamaica
1990s	18,193 deaths	13,533 deaths	4,660 deaths	Jamaica
2000s	17,900 deaths	15,246 deaths	2,654 deaths	Jamaica
2010s	18,946 deaths	18,430 deaths	516 deaths	Jamaica
2020s	23,688 deaths	22,973 deaths	715.25 deaths	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Jamaica or Panama?: Jamaica, at 22,935 deaths against 21,275 deaths in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Jamaica and Panama?: 1,660 deaths, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Panama?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Panama rank globally for number of deaths?: Jamaica ranks 137th and Panama ranks 139th 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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