Death rate from road accidents ghe in Jamaica
Jamaica: Death rate from road accidents ghe was 17.75 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from road accidents ghe in Jamaica, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from road accidents ghe in Jamaica is 17.75, 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 accidents ghe in Jamaica peaked at 17.75 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.43, 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 accidents ghe in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.71 | — |
| 2001 | 13.7 | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 14.97 | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 14.03 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 12.96 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 12.45 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 14.2 | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 13.34 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 13.04 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 13.1 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 11.73 | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 11.56 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 9.43 | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 11.25 | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 12.25 | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 14.1 | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 13.95 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 11.82 | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 14.26 | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 16.13 | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 15.81 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 17.75 | +12.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 17.75 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.69, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 17.75 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.6, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.45 | 12.45 | 14.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.65 | 9.43 | 16.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.78 | 15.81 | 17.75 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road accidents ghe in Jamaica?
- Death rate from road accidents ghe in Jamaica was 17.75 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.75 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.43 in 2012.
- How does Jamaica rank for death rate from road accidents ghe?
- Jamaica ranks 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road accidents ghe 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from road accidents ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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