Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Jamaica
Jamaica: Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who was 0.9301 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Jamaica, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.9301 for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.5% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Jamaica peaked at 0.9301 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5176, in 2006.
That places Jamaica 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6187 | — |
| 2001 | 0.623 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5771 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5656 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5555 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.654 | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5176 | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7429 | +43.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6946 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6265 | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5624 | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6122 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5655 | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5713 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.647 | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.679 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6915 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6927 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6953 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7256 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7241 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9301 | +28.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.9301 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.9301 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8577, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6176 | 0.5176 | 0.7429 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6443 | 0.5624 | 0.7256 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8271 | 0.7241 | 0.9301 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 67 Dominica 0.9375 compare
- 68 Thailand 0.9353 compare
- 69 Kazakhstan 0.9304 compare
- 71 South Sudan 0.9233 compare
- 72 Chad 0.9232 compare
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 0.9162 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Jamaica?
- Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Jamaica was 0.9301 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9301 in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5176 in 2006.
- How does Jamaica rank for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who?
- Jamaica ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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