Age-standardized NCD mortality rate (per 100 000 population) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Age-standardized NCD mortality rate was 766.23 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Age-standardized NCD mortality rate in Jamaica, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, age-standardized ncd mortality rate in Jamaica stood at 766.23. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized ncd mortality rate in Jamaica peaked at 766.23 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 512.74, in 2006.
That places Jamaica 17th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Age-standardized NCD mortality rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 585.11 | — |
| 2001 | 590.1 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 568.41 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 564.84 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 545.7 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 623.44 | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 512.74 | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 739.44 | +44.2% |
| 2008 | 683.35 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 614.34 | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 567.39 | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 620.21 | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 577.7 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 579.61 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 666.32 | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 675.66 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 683.69 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 672.62 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 669.54 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 694.6 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 679.66 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 766.23 | +12.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 766.23 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 521.91, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 766.23 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 446.41, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Age-standardized NCD mortality rate in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +44.2% | 512.74 | 739.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 602.75 | 512.74 | 739.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 640.73 | 567.39 | 694.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 722.94 | 679.66 | 766.23 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized ncd mortality rate in Jamaica?
- Age-standardized ncd mortality rate in Jamaica was 766.23 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest age-standardized ncd mortality rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 766.23 in 2021.
- What is the lowest age-standardized ncd mortality rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 512.74 in 2006.
- How does Jamaica rank for age-standardized ncd mortality rate?
- Jamaica ranks 17th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is age-standardized ncd mortality rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Age-standardized NCD mortality rate (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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