Self harm death rates by age in Jamaica
Jamaica: Self harm death rates by age was 0.0422 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.0422
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
170th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0526
in 2017
All-time low
0.0111
in 2006
Years of data
22
2000–2021
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.
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 31 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,308 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 18,975 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 20,997 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 36.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 20,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 19,600 (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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