Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 118.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
118.08 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
17th
of 111 countries
All-time high
150.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1984
All-time low
87.96 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1980
Years of data
30
1960–2014
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized 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
Jamaica recorded 118.08 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2014.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Jamaica peaked at 150.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 1984 and was at its lowest, 87.96 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1980.
Jamaica ranks 17th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 129.42 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 134.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 121.05 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 141.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 128.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 87.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -31.6% |
| 1981 | 97.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 120.91 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.4% |
| 1983 | 112.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 150.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +33.1% |
| 1985 | 119.93 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 108.39 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 115.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 108.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 105.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 95.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 92.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 115.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +24.2% |
| 2001 | 108.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 97.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 105.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 109.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 107.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 104.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 111.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 110.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 115.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 112.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 114.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 118.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 131.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 121.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 141.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
| 1970s | 128.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 128.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 128.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 112.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 87.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 150.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 92.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 95.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 107.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 97.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 115.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 114.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 110.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 118.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 14 Lithuania 122.55 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Romania 120.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 16 Russia 119.8 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 18 Belarus 117.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Barbados 117.41 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Montenegro 113.99 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Jamaica?
- Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Jamaica was 118.08 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 cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 150.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 1984.
- What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.96 deaths per 100,000 people in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
- Jamaica ranks 17th out of 111 countries with data for 2014.
- Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.