Jamaica vs Kuwait: Suicide rate vs. income inequality
Jamaica
1.65 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Kuwait
1.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Jamaica rank
181st
Kuwait rank
178th
Suicide rate vs. income inequality over time
- Jamaica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kuwait ahead.
Jamaica ranks 181st and Kuwait ranks 178th of 194 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0203 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3203 deaths per 100,000 people | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher suicide rate vs. income inequality, Jamaica or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.65 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in suicide rate vs. income inequality between Jamaica and Kuwait?
- 0.18 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kuwait?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Jamaica and Kuwait rank globally for suicide rate vs. income inequality?
- Jamaica ranks 181st and Kuwait ranks 178th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Suicide rate vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from self-harm in both sexes, per 100,000 people.