Death rate from suicides gho in Jamaica
Jamaica: Death rate from suicides gho was 1.65 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from suicides gho in Jamaica, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.65 for death rate from suicides gho in 2021.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from suicides gho in Jamaica peaked at 2.79 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8736, in 2006.
Jamaica ranks 181st 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.
Death rate from suicides gho in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.25 | — |
| 2001 | 1.26 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.18 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 1.07 | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9618 | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 1.68 | +74.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8736 | -48.1% |
| 2007 | 2.79 | +219.9% |
| 2008 | 2.73 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.81 | -33.9% |
| 2010 | 1.13 | -37.3% |
| 2011 | 1.61 | +41.8% |
| 2012 | 1.14 | -28.9% |
| 2013 | 1.14 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.14 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.68 | +46.8% |
| 2016 | 1.64 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.69 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.63 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.66 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.52 | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 1.65 | +8.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.65 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.85, 24% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.65 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.03, 33% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from suicides gho in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +219.9% | 0.8736 | 2.79 |
| 2005 | +74.9% | 0.9618 | 1.68 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.56 | 0.8736 | 2.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 | 1.13 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 | 1.52 | 1.65 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 178 Kuwait 1.83 compare
- 179 Armenia 1.82 compare
- 180 United Arab Emirates 1.7 compare
- 182 Saudi Arabia 1.64 compare
- 183 Azerbaijan 1.56 compare
- 184 Peru 1.53 compare
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from suicides gho in Jamaica?
- Death rate from suicides gho in Jamaica was 1.65 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 in 2007.
- What is the lowest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8736 in 2006.
- How does Jamaica rank for death rate from suicides gho?
- Jamaica ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from suicides gho rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 suicides gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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