Pancreatic cancer death rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Pancreatic cancer death rate was 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014. ▲ Rising
Pancreatic cancer death rate in Jamaica, 2000–2014
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people for pancreatic cancer death rate in 2014. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pancreatic cancer death rate in Jamaica peaked at 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2003.
That places Jamaica 74th out of 111 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pancreatic cancer death rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 3.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 2.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 2.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 2.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 3.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 3.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 71 Paraguay 4.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Colombia 3.87 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 73 South Africa 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 75 Trinidad and Tobago 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 76 Mexico 3.67 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 77 Kuwait 3.65 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0931 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pancreatic cancer death rate in Jamaica?
- Pancreatic cancer death rate in Jamaica was 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pancreatic cancer death rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest pancreatic cancer death rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Jamaica rank for pancreatic cancer death rate?
- Jamaica ranks 74th out of 111 countries with data for 2014.
- Is pancreatic cancer death rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pancreatic cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Reported deaths from pancreas cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.