Death rate from road injuries in Jamaica
Jamaica: Death rate from road injuries was 17.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from road injuries 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
The most recent figure for death rate from road injuries in Jamaica is 17.75 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in Jamaica peaked at 17.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2012.
That places Jamaica 52nd 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.
Death rate from road injuries in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.71 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 13.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 14.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 14.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 12.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 12.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 14.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 13.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 13.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 13.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 11.73 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 11.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 11.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 12.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 14.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 13.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 11.82 deaths per 100,000 people | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 14.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 16.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 15.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 17.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 49 Honduras 18.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 50 Algeria 18.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 51 Tuvalu 17.85 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 53 Eritrea 17.68 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 53 Viet Nam 17.68 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Ethiopia 17.67 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0898 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Jamaica?
- Death rate from road injuries in Jamaica was 17.75 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 road injuries recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2012.
- How does Jamaica rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Jamaica ranks 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. 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 road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.