World's Most Stressful Locations
#8 Jamaica
Total Score: 52.3, Annual homicide rate per 100,000: 40.9, GDP per capita: 5,601
Income inequality (Gini coefficient): 45.5, Corruption: 38, Unemployment rate: 13.0 percent
Urban air pollution, micrograms per cubic meter: 47.6, Life expectancy: 75
Jamaica is certainly famous for many things; it is known for its namely it's beautiful beaches, rivers, waterfalls and landscapes. It is also renowned for its music- namely reggae and ska- and its rich nightlife.
However, the things that are making Jamaica so stressful is unemployment, lack of morals and values within the home, lack of proper educational facilities and opportunities. Crime and violence are other serious issues.
With the current debt burden at about 130 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), unemployment at its highest level in 20 years, a sliding Jamaican dollar, a depleting Net International Reserve (NIR) and huge balance of payment are the major problems economic problems faced in Jamaica.
And all this problems did not occur overnight, but was caused by irregularities and weak functioning of the government.
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