Jamaica vs Papua New Guinea: Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population)
Jamaica
1.7 per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
1.8 per 100,000 people
in 2021
Jamaica rank
180th
Papua New Guinea rank
178th
Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population) over time
- Jamaica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.8 per 100,000 people against 1.7 per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1 per 100,000 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 197 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.25 per 100,000 people | 1.7 per 100,000 people | 0.45 per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.43 per 100,000 people | 1.93 per 100,000 people | 0.5 per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.65 per 100,000 people | 1.75 per 100,000 people | 0.1 per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide mortality rate, by sex, Jamaica or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.8 per 100,000 people against 1.7 per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide mortality rate, by sex between Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1 per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Jamaica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for suicide mortality rate, by sex?
- Jamaica ranks 180th and Papua New Guinea ranks 178th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.