Colombia vs Jamaica: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Colombia
71.99 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Jamaica
60.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Colombia rank
28th
Jamaica rank
31st
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Colombia
- Jamaica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 71.99 deaths per 100,000 people against 60.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 11.58 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 28th and Jamaica ranks 31st of 109 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 962.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 505.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 456.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 699.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 198.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 501.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 218.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 87.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 131.51 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 171.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 41.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 129.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 139.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 119.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 88.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 51.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Colombia or Jamaica?
- Colombia, at 71.99 deaths per 100,000 people against 60.41 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Colombia and Jamaica?
- 11.58 deaths per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Jamaica?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2014.
- How do Colombia and Jamaica rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Colombia ranks 28th and Jamaica ranks 31st of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Respiratory infections death rate by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from respiratory infections per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.