What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Jamaica and Peru?

0.15 per 100,000 population, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Peru?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Peru: Suicide mortality rate

Jamaica

1.69 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Peru

1.54 per 100,000 population

in 2021

Jamaica rank

170th

Peru rank

172nd

Suicide mortality rate over time

Jamaica
Peru

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1.69 per 100,000 population against 1.54 per 100,000 population in Peru, a difference of 0.15 per 100,000 population.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.

Jamaica ranks 170th and Peru ranks 172nd of 185 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Peru	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.4 per 100,000 population	1.15 per 100,000 population	0.257 per 100,000 population	Jamaica
2010s	1.39 per 100,000 population	1.64 per 100,000 population	0.252 per 100,000 population	Peru
2020s	1.62 per 100,000 population	1.52 per 100,000 population	0.105 per 100,000 population	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide mortality rate, Jamaica or Peru?: Jamaica, at 1.69 per 100,000 population against 1.54 per 100,000 population in Peru as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide mortality rate between Jamaica and Peru?: 0.15 per 100,000 population, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Peru?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Jamaica and Peru rank globally for suicide mortality rate?: Jamaica ranks 170th and Peru ranks 172nd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)
Unit: per 100,000 population
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).