Self harm death rates by age in Jamaica
Jamaica: Self harm death rates by age was 0.0422 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Self harm death rates by age in Jamaica, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for self harm death rates by age in Jamaica is 0.0422, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Jamaica peaked at 0.0526 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0111, in 2006.
Jamaica ranks 170th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0162 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0186 | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 0.02 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0178 | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.012 | -32.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0304 | +153.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0111 | -63.4% |
| 2007 | 0.034 | +205.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0361 | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.029 | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0189 | -34.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0457 | +141.6% |
| 2012 | 0.027 | -41.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0291 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0194 | -33.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0473 | +143.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0468 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0526 | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0507 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.052 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0447 | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0422 | -5.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0422 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 20% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0422 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.376, 11% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age 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 | +205.8% | 0.0111 | 0.034 |
| 2005 | +153.2% | 0.012 | 0.0304 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0225 | 0.0111 | 0.0361 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0389 | 0.0189 | 0.0526 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0434 | 0.0422 | 0.0447 | 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 self harm death rates by age in Jamaica?
- Self harm death rates by age in Jamaica was 0.0422 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0526 in 2017.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0111 in 2006.
- How does Jamaica rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Jamaica ranks 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Self harm death rates by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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