Death rates substance disorders who in Jamaica
Jamaica: Death rates substance disorders who was 0.5709 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rates substance disorders who in Jamaica, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.5709 for death rates substance disorders who in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rates substance disorders who in Jamaica peaked at 0.8177 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2903, in 2006.
That places Jamaica 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rates substance disorders who in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4621 | — |
| 2001 | 0.4271 | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3992 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3504 | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3095 | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5307 | +71.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2903 | -45.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8177 | +181.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7151 | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.555 | -22.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3187 | -42.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4155 | +30.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3127 | -24.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3344 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3547 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.502 | +41.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5043 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.527 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5163 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5409 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5083 | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5709 | +12.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.5709 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.43, 40% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.5709 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.46, 23% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rates substance disorders who 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 | +181.7% | 0.2903 | 0.8177 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4857 | 0.2903 | 0.8177 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4327 | 0.3127 | 0.5409 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5396 | 0.5083 | 0.5709 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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- 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 rates substance disorders who in Jamaica?
- Death rates substance disorders who in Jamaica was 0.5709 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rates substance disorders who recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8177 in 2007.
- What is the lowest death rates substance disorders who recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2903 in 2006.
- How does Jamaica rank for death rates substance disorders who?
- Jamaica ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rates substance disorders who rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. 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 rates substance disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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