Jamaica vs Sweden: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Jamaica
1.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
Sweden
1.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Jamaica rank
65th
Sweden rank
62nd
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Jamaica
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 65th and Sweden ranks 62nd of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6835 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8633 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.7209 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4547 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2375 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.2258 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 15.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9887 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.15 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 7.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7978 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.89 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Jamaica or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Jamaica and Sweden?
- 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sweden?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2014.
- How do Jamaica and Sweden rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Jamaica ranks 65th and Sweden ranks 62nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.