Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders
Jamaica
103.46 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Trinidad and Tobago
103.88 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Jamaica rank
90th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
88th
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders over time
- Jamaica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 103.88 DALYs per 100,000 people against 103.46 DALYs per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.42 DALYs per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Jamaica ranks 90th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 88th of 194 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 110.42 DALYs per 100,000 people | 118.79 DALYs per 100,000 people | 8.37 DALYs per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 106.08 DALYs per 100,000 people | 107.63 DALYs per 100,000 people | 1.55 DALYs per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 103.44 DALYs per 100,000 people | 105.11 DALYs per 100,000 people | 1.67 DALYs per 100,000 people | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of disease burden from drug use disorders, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 103.88 DALYs per 100,000 people against 103.46 DALYs per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in rate of disease burden from drug use disorders between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.42 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Jamaica ranks 90th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 88th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders. 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 DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.