Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Jamaica
Jamaica: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 9.83 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
9.83
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
145th
of 184 countries
All-time high
18.01
in 2002
All-time low
9.83
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Jamaica, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Jamaica stood at 9.83. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Jamaica peaked at 18.01 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.83, in 2019.
Jamaica ranks 145th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.44 | — |
| 2001 | 17.48 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 18.01 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 17.82 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 16.87 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 16.65 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 15.3 | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 13.97 | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 13.85 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 13.57 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 12.63 | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 12.78 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 12.64 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 12.1 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 11.77 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.4 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 11 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 10.74 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 10.61 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 9.83 | -7.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 9.83 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.77, 62% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 9.83 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.98, 45% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.09 | 13.57 | 18.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.55 | 9.83 | 12.78 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Jamaica?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Jamaica was 9.83 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.01 in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.83 in 2019.
- How does Jamaica rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Jamaica ranks 145th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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 Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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