Jamaica vs Latvia: Share of deaths from homicide
Jamaica
0.2%
in 2014
Latvia
0.2%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
60th
Latvia rank
57th
Share of deaths from homicide over time
- Jamaica
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Latvia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 60th and Latvia ranks 57th of 113 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Latvia |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.7% | 1.7% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Jamaica or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Jamaica and Latvia?
- 0.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latvia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2014.
- How do Jamaica and Latvia rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?
- Jamaica ranks 60th and Latvia ranks 57th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.