Mortality rates at age 25 in Jamaica
Jamaica: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.1745 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates at age 25 in Jamaica, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, mortality rates at age 25 in Jamaica stood at 0.1745 deaths per 1,000 people.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in Jamaica peaked at 0.409 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1321 deaths per 1,000 people, in 1991.
Jamaica ranks 93rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates at age 25 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.409 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 0.394 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1952 | 0.377 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1953 | 0.3599 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1954 | 0.3444 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1955 | 0.3293 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1956 | 0.3142 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.6% |
| 1957 | 0.299 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.8% |
| 1958 | 0.2861 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1959 | 0.2756 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1960 | 0.2692 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.2581 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 0.2519 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2457 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2404 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2365 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.234 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2326 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2322 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2314 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2253 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2272 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2237 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2194 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2149 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2114 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2069 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2014 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1968 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1931 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1878 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1827 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1768 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1691 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1659 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1507 deaths per 1,000 people | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1505 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1453 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1397 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1351 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1325 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1321 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1324 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1342 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.137 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1376 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1422 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1445 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1466 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1475 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1468 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.154 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.147 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1463 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1479 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1507 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.154 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1555 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1536 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1496 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1449 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1395 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1353 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1336 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1345 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1372 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1407 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1422 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1626 deaths per 1,000 people | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1645 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1669 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1684 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1743 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1745 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3389 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2756 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.409 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2432 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2314 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2692 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.212 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1931 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2272 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1604 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1351 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1878 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1387 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1321 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1475 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1505 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1463 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1555 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1435 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1336 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1645 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.171 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1669 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1745 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 90 Peru 0.1822 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 91 Guam 0.1793 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 92 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1768 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 94 New Caledonia 0.1745 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 95 Suriname 0.1716 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 96 Mauritius 0.1672 deaths per 1,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates at age 25 in Jamaica?
- Mortality rates at age 25 in Jamaica was 0.1745 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.409 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1321 deaths per 1,000 people in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for mortality rates at age 25?
- Jamaica ranks 93rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.