Jamaica vs Sweden: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Jamaica
2.01 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Sweden
1.94 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Jamaica rank
80th
Sweden rank
81st
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Jamaica
- Sweden
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 81st of 111 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.38 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 30.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 13.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.75 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 7.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unintentional injuries death rate by age group, Jamaica or Sweden?
- Jamaica, at 2.01 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2014.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Jamaica and Sweden?
- 0.07 deaths per 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sweden?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2014.
- How do Jamaica and Sweden rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Jamaica ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 81st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Unintentional injuries 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 unintentional injuries per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.