Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Jamaica
Jamaica: Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Jamaica, 2005–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0 for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Jamaica peaked at 1.9 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2017.
That places Jamaica 117th out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.22 | — |
| 2006 | 0.04 | -81.8% |
| 2007 | 0.18 | +350.0% |
| 2008 | 0.48 | +166.7% |
| 2009 | 1.9 | +295.8% |
| 2010 | 1.49 | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 0.76 | -49.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 | -94.7% |
| 2016 | 0.07 | +75.0% |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.564 | 0.04 | 1.9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3933 | 0 | 1.49 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 117 Bahrain 0 compare
- 117 Barbados 0 compare
- 117 Belarus 0
- 117 Botswana 0 compare
- 117 Costa Rica 0 compare
- 117 Dominica 0 compare
- 117 Estonia 0 compare
- 117 Finland 0 compare
- 117 Kenya 0 compare
- 117 Mali 0 compare
- 117 Mauritius 0 compare
- 117 Micronesia, Federated States of 0 compare
- 117 Montenegro 0 compare
- 117 Namibia 0 compare
- 117 Qatar 0 compare
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 117 Tuvalu 0
- 117 Vanuatu 0 compare
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,308 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.0823 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3643 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.0087 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.7314 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Jamaica?
- Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters in Jamaica was 0 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 in 2009.
- What is the lowest deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2017.
- How does Jamaica rank for deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Jamaica ranks 117th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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