Jamaica vs Lebanon: Child mortality by sex
Jamaica
1.99 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lebanon
1.91 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
81st
Lebanon rank
84th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Jamaica
- Lebanon
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.99 deaths per 100 live births against 1.91 deaths per 100 live births in Lebanon, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 81st and Lebanon ranks 84th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Lebanon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10 deaths per 100 live births | 8.62 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 7.46 deaths per 100 live births | 7.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4178 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 5.14 deaths per 100 live births | 8.37 deaths per 100 live births | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 6.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.015 deaths per 100 live births | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4414 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6738 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2769 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Jamaica or Lebanon?
- Jamaica, at 1.99 deaths per 100 live births against 1.91 deaths per 100 live births in Lebanon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Jamaica and Lebanon?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lebanon?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Lebanon rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Jamaica ranks 81st and Lebanon ranks 84th 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 Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .