Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Jamaica
Jamaica: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 1.35 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Jamaica, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Jamaica stood at 1.35 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Jamaica peaked at 1.35 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.78 deaths, in 2012.
That places Jamaica 127th 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.
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.06 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 1.05 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.94 deaths | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.89 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.84 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.03 deaths | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 0.79 deaths | -23.3% |
| 2007 | 1.07 deaths | +35.4% |
| 2008 | 1.03 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.94 deaths | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8 deaths | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.86 deaths | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.78 deaths | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.85 deaths | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 1 deaths | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 1.13 deaths | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 1.14 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.16 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.15 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.31 deaths | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 1.24 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 1.35 deaths | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.964 deaths | 0.79 deaths | 1.07 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 deaths | 0.78 deaths | 1.31 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 deaths | 1.24 deaths | 1.35 deaths | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by sex in Jamaica?
- Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Jamaica was 1.35 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.78 deaths in 2012.
- How does Jamaica rank for drug use disorder deaths by sex?
- Jamaica ranks 127th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. 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 Drug use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in females.