Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Jamaica
Jamaica: Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized was 50.09 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Jamaica, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Jamaica stood at 50.09. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Jamaica peaked at 50.09 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.88, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 20th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.88 | — |
| 2001 | 29.07 | +32.9% |
| 2002 | 32.5 | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 33.38 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 31.77 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 34.66 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 26.58 | -23.3% |
| 2007 | 38.69 | +45.6% |
| 2008 | 40.14 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 34.42 | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 32.77 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 37.55 | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 37.22 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 37.74 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 42.34 | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 42.92 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 43.45 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 42.65 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 42.61 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 44.59 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 43.76 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 50.09 | +14.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 50.09 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.08, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 50.09 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.7, 3.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.31 | 21.88 | 40.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.38 | 32.77 | 44.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.92 | 43.76 | 50.09 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Jamaica?
- Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized in Jamaica was 50.09 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 50.09 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.88 in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized?
- Jamaica ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. 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 Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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