DOES INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INFLUENCE MORTALITY PATTERN AND WHAT ROLE DOES MURDER AND ECONOMICS PLAY?

Introduction: A recent study empirically found a negative association between the These nations have a positive net international migration which is contrary to that which is reported in many Caribbean nations such as Jamaica. Objectives: The aims of the current study are to: 1) examine the linear relationship between mortality and net international migration; 2) evaluate the best association between mortality and net international migration; 3) determine the role that murder plays in migration and net international migration and 4) evaluate whether there is economics to life occuring in Jamaica. Method: The data were derived from various Jamaican Government Publications including The Economic and Social Survey of Jamaica; the 2011 Census of Population & Housing report for Jamaica; the Demographic Statistics, and the Statistical Department of the Jamaica Constabulary Force. The period for this study is 1960 and 2013. Results: The association between migration and mortality in Jamaica is not a simple linear one; but a cubic polynomial function. Conclusion: Migration in Caribbean nations, such as Jamaica, negatively impact the population size of these countries and therefore, must be interpreted with its reality and offers insights into new thinking about how migration should be included in the mortality discourse.