Lung cancer death rates males in Jamaica
Jamaica: Lung cancer death rates males was 20.57 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
20.57
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
64th
of 111 countries
All-time high
25.12
in 2009
All-time low
6.38
in 1960
Years of data
30
1960–2014
Lung cancer death rates males in Jamaica, 1960–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lung cancer death rates males in Jamaica is 20.57, measured in 2014.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lung cancer death rates males in Jamaica peaked at 25.12 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.38, in 1960.
Jamaica ranks 64th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Lung cancer death rates males in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.38 | — |
| 1961 | 7.19 | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 9.63 | +34.0% |
| 1967 | 7.59 | -21.2% |
| 1977 | 10.95 | +44.3% |
| 1980 | 8.98 | -18.0% |
| 1981 | 11.77 | +31.0% |
| 1982 | 12.36 | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 14.34 | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 15.27 | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 14.25 | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 13.32 | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 15.88 | +19.2% |
| 1988 | 14.55 | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 16.42 | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 15.58 | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 15.71 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 21.28 | +35.5% |
| 2001 | 20.98 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 15.77 | -24.8% |
| 2003 | 19.27 | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 18.88 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 21.73 | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 20.51 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 25.12 | +22.5% |
| 2010 | 19.03 | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 20.7 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 21.29 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 21.95 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 20.57 | -6.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 20.57 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.92, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 20.57 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.28, 2.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7 | 6.38 | 9.63 | 4 |
| 1970s | 10.95 | 10.95 | 10.95 | 1 |
| 1980s | 13.71 | 8.98 | 16.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.64 | 15.58 | 15.71 | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.44 | 15.77 | 25.12 | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.71 | 19.03 | 21.95 | 5 |
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 lung cancer death rates males in Jamaica?
- Lung cancer death rates males in Jamaica was 20.57 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 25.12 in 2009.
- What is the lowest lung cancer death rates males recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.38 in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for lung cancer death rates males?
- Jamaica ranks 64th out of 111 countries with data for 2014.
- Is lung cancer death rates males rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Lung cancer death rates males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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