Cuba vs Jamaica: Respiratory infections death rate by age group
Cuba
56.38 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Jamaica
60.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Cuba rank
32nd
Jamaica rank
31st
Respiratory infections death rate by age group over time
- Cuba
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 60.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 56.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba, a difference of 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 32nd and Jamaica ranks 31st of 109 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 340 deaths per 100,000 people | 198.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 141.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1980s | 133.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 102.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 88.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 41.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 46.84 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 53.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.57 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 42.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher respiratory infections death rate by age group, Cuba or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 60.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 56.38 deaths per 100,000 people in Cuba as of 2014.
- What is the difference in respiratory infections death rate by age group between Cuba and Jamaica?
- 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Jamaica?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2014.
- How do Cuba and Jamaica rank globally for respiratory infections death rate by age group?
- Cuba ranks 32nd 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.