Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Jamaica
Jamaica: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2010
All-time low
0.3%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2008–2020
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Jamaica, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.3% for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Jamaica peaked at 0.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
Jamaica ranks 78th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.3% | — |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
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)
- 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 most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Jamaica?
- Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific in Jamaica was 0.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific?
- Jamaica ranks 78th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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