Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Jamaica
Jamaica: Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old was 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014. ▲ Rising
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Jamaica, 1965–2014
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 cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Jamaica is 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 71.5% on the previous year and up 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Jamaica peaked at 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1989.
That places Jamaica 8th out of 110 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1980 | 2.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 2.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.6% |
| 1985 | 3.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +42.4% |
| 1986 | 2.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -37.6% |
| 1987 | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.4% |
| 1988 | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +45.8% |
| 1989 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -59.4% |
| 1990 | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +50.5% |
| 1991 | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 2.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 5.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +86.7% |
| 2003 | 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -46.9% |
| 2004 | 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -33.6% |
| 2006 | 2.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.5% |
| 2009 | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.9% |
| 2013 | 3.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people | +71.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0389 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0399 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Jamaica?
- Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old in Jamaica was 5.93 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 rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest cancer death rates in children under 10 years old recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 1989.
- How does Jamaica rank for cancer death rates in children under 10 years old?
- Jamaica ranks 8th out of 110 countries with data for 2014.
- Is cancer death rates in children under 10 years old rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. 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 Cancer death rates in children under 10 years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms per 100,000 people in both sexes aged 10-14 years.