Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate 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, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Jamaica stood at 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Jamaica peaked at 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2006.
Jamaica ranks 177th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +71.0% |
| 2006 | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -45.3% |
| 2007 | 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +182.8% |
| 2008 | 0.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 0.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 0.32 deaths per 100,000 people | -42.9% |
| 2011 | 0.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.2% |
| 2013 | 0.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | +38.9% |
| 2016 | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.487 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.435 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Jamaica?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Jamaica was 0.57 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 mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- How does Jamaica rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Jamaica ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.