Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Jamaica
Jamaica: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases was 50.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases 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
In 2021, death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Jamaica stood at 50.09 deaths per 100,000 people. 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 diseases in Jamaica peaked at 50.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.88 deaths per 100,000 people, 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 diseases in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.88 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 29.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.9% |
| 2002 | 32.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 33.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 31.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 34.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 26.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.3% |
| 2007 | 38.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +45.6% |
| 2008 | 40.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 34.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 32.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 37.55 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 37.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 37.74 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 42.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 42.92 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 43.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 42.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 42.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 44.59 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 43.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 50.09 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 40.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 44.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 43.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 50.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Jamaica?
- Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Jamaica was 50.09 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 death rate from hypertensive heart diseases recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 50.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart diseases recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.88 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
- Jamaica ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hypertensive heart diseases 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 World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from hypertensive heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.