Suicide mortality rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Suicide mortality rate was 1.69 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate 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 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate in Jamaica is 1.69 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Jamaica peaked at 2.67 per 100,000 population in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.74 per 100,000 population, in 2006.
That places Jamaica 170th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4 per 100,000 population | 0.74 per 100,000 population | 2.67 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 per 100,000 population | 1.01 per 100,000 population | 1.69 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 per 100,000 population | 1.56 per 100,000 population | 1.69 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 167 Tunisia 1.84 per 100,000 population compare
- 168 Papua New Guinea 1.82 per 100,000 population compare
- 169 United Arab Emirates 1.71 per 100,000 population compare
- 171 Azerbaijan 1.56 per 100,000 population compare
- 172 Peru 1.54 per 100,000 population compare
- 173 Maldives 1.47 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Jamaica
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 19,130 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 25.0% (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)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 19,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 18,975 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 18,023 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 11.7% (2025)
- Population, female 1.43 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Jamaica?
- Suicide mortality rate in Jamaica was 1.69 per 100,000 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 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 per 100,000 population in 2007.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.74 per 100,000 population in 2006.
- How does Jamaica rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Jamaica ranks 170th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 (per 100,000 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).