Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Jamaica or Sweden?

Jamaica, at 48 deaths against 48 deaths in Sweden as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sweden?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Sweden: Number of child deaths by age

Jamaica

48 deaths

in 2024

Sweden

48 deaths

in 2024

Jamaica rank

134th

Sweden rank

134th

Number of child deaths by age over time

Jamaica
Sweden

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 48 deaths against 48 deaths in Sweden, a difference of 0 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 134th and Sweden ranks 134th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	832.44 deaths	285.78 deaths	546.67 deaths	Jamaica
1970s	463 deaths	182.1 deaths	280.9 deaths	Jamaica
1980s	260.8 deaths	114.4 deaths	146.4 deaths	Jamaica
1990s	166.4 deaths	97.2 deaths	69.2 deaths	Jamaica
2000s	95.5 deaths	61.6 deaths	33.9 deaths	Jamaica
2010s	65.2 deaths	58.6 deaths	6.6 deaths	Jamaica
2020s	51 deaths	51.6 deaths	0.6 deaths	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Jamaica or Sweden?: Jamaica, at 48 deaths against 48 deaths in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Jamaica and Sweden?: 0 deaths, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sweden?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Sweden rank globally for number of child deaths by age?: Jamaica ranks 134th and Sweden ranks 134th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths by age
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .