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Deaths in Jamaica

Deaths in Jamaica was 22,933 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 137th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count22,933 Estimated
Change on 2022+2.2%
Rank137th of 236Countries ranked
Series high27,5402021
Series low14,8911960
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Deaths in Jamaica, 1950 to 2023

10K15K20K25K30K19501961197219831994200520231950: 15,748 count1951: 16,078 count1952: 15,936 count1953: 15,902 count1954: 15,819 count1955: 15,691 count1956: 15,540 count1957: 15,336 count1958: 15,178 count1959: 15,022 count1960: 14,891 count1961: 15,024 count1962: 15,146 count1963: 15,251 count1964: 15,359 count1965: 15,413 count1966: 15,499 count1967: 15,704 count1968: 15,735 count1969: 15,818 count1970: 15,914 count1971: 15,898 count1972: 16,231 count1973: 16,539 count1974: 16,709 count1975: 16,916 count1976: 17,129 count1977: 17,423 count1978: 17,733 count1979: 18,112 count1980: 18,342 count1981: 18,588 count1982: 18,786 count1983: 18,754 count1984: 18,492 count1985: 18,424 count1986: 18,159 count1987: 17,856 count1988: 17,810 count1989: 17,695 count1990: 17,775 count1991: 17,947 count1992: 18,159 count1993: 18,118 count1994: 18,194 count1995: 18,334 count1996: 18,377 count1997: 18,420 count1998: 18,364 count1999: 18,241 count2000: 18,045 count2001: 17,968 count2002: 17,735 count2003: 17,639 count2004: 17,726 count2005: 17,822 count2006: 18,000 count2007: 18,084 count2008: 18,059 count2009: 17,921 count2010: 17,724 count2011: 17,586 count2012: 17,628 count2013: 17,877 count2014: 18,300 count2015: 18,837 count2016: 19,420 count2017: 20,041 count2018: 20,773 count2019: 21,262 count2020: 21,844 count2021: 27,540 count2022: 22,444 count2023: 22,933 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202322,933 Estimated
202222,444 Estimated
202127,540 Estimated
202021,844 Estimated
201921,262 Estimated
201820,773 Estimated
201720,041 Estimated
201619,420 Estimated
201518,837 Estimated
201418,300 Estimated
201317,877 Estimated
201217,628 Estimated
201117,586 Estimated
201017,724 Estimated
200917,921 Estimated
200818,059 Estimated
200718,084 Estimated
200618,000 Estimated
200517,822 Estimated
200417,726 Estimated
200317,639 Estimated
200217,735 Estimated
200117,968 Estimated
200018,045 Estimated
199918,241 Estimated
199818,364 Estimated
199718,420 Estimated
199618,377 Estimated
199518,334 Estimated
199418,194 Estimated
199318,118 Estimated
199218,159 Estimated
199117,947 Estimated
199017,775 Estimated
198917,695 Estimated
198817,810 Estimated
198717,856 Estimated
198618,159 Estimated
198518,424 Estimated
198418,492 Estimated
198318,754 Estimated
198218,786 Estimated
198118,588 Estimated
198018,342 Estimated
197918,112 Estimated
197817,733 Estimated
197717,423 Estimated
197617,129 Estimated
197516,916 Estimated
197416,709 Estimated
197316,539 Estimated
197216,231 Estimated
197115,898 Estimated
197015,914 Estimated
196915,818 Estimated
196815,735 Estimated
196715,704 Estimated
196615,499 Estimated
196515,413 Estimated
196415,359 Estimated
196315,251 Estimated
196215,146 Estimated
196115,024 Estimated
196014,891 Estimated
195915,022 Estimated
195815,178 Estimated
195715,336 Estimated
195615,540 Estimated
195515,691 Estimated
195415,819 Estimated
195315,902 Estimated
195215,936 Estimated
195116,078 Estimated
195015,748 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Deaths of residents in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Jamaica, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Jamaica, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/jamaica. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Jamaica, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/jamaica.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Jamaica, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/jamaica (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/jamaica. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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Questions

What is the deaths in Jamaica?

Deaths in Jamaica was 22,933 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 137th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in Jamaica?

27,540 in 2021, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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