Drug use disorder deaths by age in Jamaica
Jamaica: Drug use disorder deaths by age was 0.42 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Jamaica, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drug use disorder deaths by age in Jamaica is 0.42 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.5% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by age in Jamaica peaked at 0.42 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.23 deaths, in 2012.
Jamaica ranks 142nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder deaths by age in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.37 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.38 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.37 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.34 deaths | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.32 deaths | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.36 deaths | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.28 deaths | -22.2% |
| 2007 | 0.37 deaths | +32.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3 deaths | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 0.26 deaths | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.24 deaths | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.25 deaths | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.23 deaths | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.25 deaths | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3 deaths | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.29 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3 deaths | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.31 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.31 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.34 deaths | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.34 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.42 deaths | +23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.335 deaths | 0.26 deaths | 0.38 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.282 deaths | 0.23 deaths | 0.34 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.38 deaths | 0.34 deaths | 0.42 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 139 Sierra Leone 0.5 deaths compare
- 140 Maldives 0.46 deaths compare
- 141 Dominican Republic 0.43 deaths compare
- 143 Congo 0.42 deaths compare
- 144 Mauritania 0.38 deaths compare
- 145 Grenada 0.31 deaths compare
- 145 Kiribati 0.31 deaths 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0075 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0051 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by age in Jamaica?
- Drug use disorder deaths by age in Jamaica was 0.42 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 age recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by age recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 deaths in 2012.
- How does Jamaica rank for drug use disorder deaths by age?
- Jamaica ranks 142nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by age rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders among both sexes aged 70+ year olds.