Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Jamaica
Jamaica: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.9301 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.9301 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 28.5%
World rank
70th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.9301 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.5176 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2006
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Jamaica, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.9301 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year 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 in Jamaica peaked at 0.9301 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5176 deaths per 100,000 people, 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 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6187 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.623 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5771 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5656 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5555 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.654 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5176 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7429 deaths per 100,000 people | +43.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6946 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6265 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5624 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6122 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5655 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5713 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.647 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.679 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6915 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6927 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6953 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7256 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7241 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9301 deaths per 100,000 people | +28.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.9301 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.9301 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6176 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5176 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7429 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6443 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5624 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7256 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8271 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7241 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9301 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 67 Dominica 0.9375 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 68 Thailand 0.9353 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 69 Kazakhstan 0.9304 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 71 South Sudan 0.9233 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Chad 0.9232 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 0.9162 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 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 crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Jamaica?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Jamaica was 0.9301 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9301 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5176 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- How does Jamaica rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Jamaica ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year 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 World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.