Mortality from ncds gender in Jamaica
Jamaica: Mortality from ncds gender was 22.6 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mortality from ncds gender in Jamaica, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 22.6 for mortality from ncds gender in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from ncds gender in Jamaica peaked at 27.8 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.9, in 2010.
Jamaica ranks 78th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Mortality from ncds gender in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.6 | — |
| 2001 | 19.6 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 20.6 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 20.1 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 17.1 | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 20.8 | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 15.7 | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 27.8 | +77.1% |
| 2008 | 24.1 | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 19.8 | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 14.9 | -24.7% |
| 2011 | 19.9 | +33.6% |
| 2012 | 16 | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 16.5 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 17.9 | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 22.8 | +27.4% |
| 2016 | 23.1 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 23.8 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 22.5 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 22.6 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 21.2 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 22.6 | +6.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 22.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.9, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 22.6 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.55, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality from ncds gender in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +77.1% | 15.7 | 27.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.62 | 15.7 | 27.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20 | 14.9 | 23.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9 | 21.2 | 22.6 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from ncds gender in Jamaica?
- Mortality from ncds gender in Jamaica was 22.6 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8 in 2007.
- What is the lowest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9 in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for mortality from ncds gender?
- Jamaica ranks 78th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from ncds gender rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 Mortality from ncds gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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