Breast cancer death rate in women in Jamaica
Jamaica: Breast cancer death rate in women was 26.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
26.03 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
6th
of 111 countries
All-time high
31.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1984
All-time low
14.18 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1980
Years of data
30
1960–2014
Breast cancer death rate in women in Jamaica, 1960–2014
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for breast cancer death rate in women in Jamaica is 26.03 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, breast cancer death rate in women in Jamaica peaked at 31.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 1984 and was at its lowest, 14.18 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1980.
Jamaica ranks 6th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Breast cancer death rate in women in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.55 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 15.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 14.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 14.96 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 20.12 deaths per 100,000 people | +34.5% |
| 1980 | 14.18 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.5% |
| 1981 | 17.41 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.8% |
| 1982 | 19.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.8% |
| 1983 | 18.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 31.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +70.2% |
| 1985 | 20.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.2% |
| 1986 | 15.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -27.4% |
| 1987 | 19.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.2% |
| 1988 | 19.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 18.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 16.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 17.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 20.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 21.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 15.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.5% |
| 2003 | 19.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +27.6% |
| 2004 | 19.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 18.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 17.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 21.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +22.1% |
| 2010 | 21.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 20.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 21.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 23.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 26.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 1970s | 20.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 19.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 22.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 3 Fiji 33.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 4 Antigua and Barbuda 29.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 5 Bahamas 28.39 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Barbados 24.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 23.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Serbia 23.24 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is breast cancer death rate in women in Jamaica?
- Breast cancer death rate in women in Jamaica was 26.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 31.42 deaths per 100,000 people in 1984.
- What is the lowest breast cancer death rate in women recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.18 deaths per 100,000 people in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for breast cancer death rate in women?
- Jamaica ranks 6th out of 111 countries with data for 2014.
- Is breast cancer death rate in women rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breast cancer death rate in women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from breast cancer in females in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.