Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male was 21.3 per 100,000 male population in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
21.3 per 100,000 male population
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
101st
of 183 countries
All-time high
21.3 per 100,000 male population
in 2019
All-time low
12.8 per 100,000 male population
in 2012
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Jamaica, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
In 2019, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Jamaica stood at 21.3 per 100,000 male population. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Jamaica peaked at 21.3 per 100,000 male population in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.8 per 100,000 male population, in 2012.
Jamaica ranks 101st of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.7 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 19.5 per 100,000 male population | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 20.5 per 100,000 male population | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 19 per 100,000 male population | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 17.2 per 100,000 male population | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 17.3 per 100,000 male population | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 20.5 per 100,000 male population | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 18.9 per 100,000 male population | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 18.5 per 100,000 male population | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 19.4 per 100,000 male population | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 16.5 per 100,000 male population | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 19.2 per 100,000 male population | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 12.8 per 100,000 male population | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 14.9 per 100,000 male population | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 16.1 per 100,000 male population | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 18.5 per 100,000 male population | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 18.4 per 100,000 male population | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 19 per 100,000 male population | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 20.2 per 100,000 male population | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 21.3 per 100,000 male population | +5.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 21.3 per 100,000 male population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.1 per 100,000 male population, 88% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 21.3 per 100,000 male population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.1 per 100,000 male population, 88% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.95 per 100,000 male population | 17.2 per 100,000 male population | 20.5 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.69 per 100,000 male population | 12.8 per 100,000 male population | 21.3 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 98 Syrian Arab Republic 22 per 100,000 male population compare
- 99 Vanuatu 21.8 per 100,000 male population compare
- 100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.4 per 100,000 male population compare
- 102 Mauritius 21.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 102 Turkmenistan 21.2 per 100,000 male population compare
- 104 Honduras 21 per 100,000 male population 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Jamaica?
- Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male in Jamaica was 21.3 per 100,000 male population in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3 per 100,000 male population in 2019.
- What is the lowest mortality caused by road traffic injury, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8 per 100,000 male population in 2012.
- How does Jamaica rank for mortality caused by road traffic injury, male?
- Jamaica ranks 101st out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is mortality caused by road traffic injury, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.