Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 2.99 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate, male in Jamaica, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide mortality rate, male in Jamaica stood at 2.99 per 100,000 male population.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Jamaica peaked at 5.06 per 100,000 male population in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.26 per 100,000 male population, in 2006.
That places Jamaica 166th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.73 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 1.73 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.63 per 100,000 male population | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 1.47 per 100,000 male population | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 1.31 per 100,000 male population | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 2.74 per 100,000 male population | +109.2% |
| 2006 | 1.26 per 100,000 male population | -54.0% |
| 2007 | 5.06 per 100,000 male population | +301.6% |
| 2008 | 4.99 per 100,000 male population | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.12 per 100,000 male population | -37.5% |
| 2010 | 1.72 per 100,000 male population | -44.9% |
| 2011 | 2.68 per 100,000 male population | +55.8% |
| 2012 | 1.77 per 100,000 male population | -34.0% |
| 2013 | 1.77 per 100,000 male population | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.75 per 100,000 male population | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.9 per 100,000 male population | +65.7% |
| 2016 | 2.86 per 100,000 male population | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.01 per 100,000 male population | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 2.95 per 100,000 male population | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.98 per 100,000 male population | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.74 per 100,000 male population | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 2.99 per 100,000 male population | +9.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 2.99 per 100,000 male population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.32 per 100,000 male population, 29% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 2.99 per 100,000 male population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.66 per 100,000 male population, 35% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) 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 | +301.6% | 1.26 per 100,000 male population | 5.06 per 100,000 male population |
| 2005 | +109.2% | 1.31 per 100,000 male population | 2.74 per 100,000 male population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5 per 100,000 male population | 1.26 per 100,000 male population | 5.06 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 per 100,000 male population | 1.72 per 100,000 male population | 3.01 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 per 100,000 male population | 2.74 per 100,000 male population | 2.99 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 163 Tajikistan 3.56 per 100,000 male population compare
- 164 Morocco 3.39 per 100,000 male population compare
- 165 Albania 3.19 per 100,000 male population compare
- 166 Algeria 2.99 per 100,000 male population compare
- 168 Tunisia 2.47 per 100,000 male population compare
- 169 United Arab Emirates 2.46 per 100,000 male population compare
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 suicide mortality rate, male in Jamaica?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Jamaica was 2.99 per 100,000 male population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.06 per 100,000 male population in 2007.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 per 100,000 male population in 2006.
- How does Jamaica rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Jamaica ranks 166th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).