Bhutan vs Jamaica: Child mortality rate by sex
Bhutan
1.53 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jamaica
1.56 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Bhutan rank
87th
Jamaica rank
86th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Bhutan
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.56 deaths per 100 live births against 1.53 deaths per 100 live births in Bhutan, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 86th of 199 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.36 deaths per 100 live births | 5.38 deaths per 100 live births | 20.99 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 22.57 deaths per 100 live births | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 18.42 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 15.74 deaths per 100 live births | 2.86 deaths per 100 live births | 12.88 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 9.94 deaths per 100 live births | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 7.8 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 5.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 3.8 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 2.77 deaths per 100 live births | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0994 deaths per 100 live births | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Bhutan or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.56 deaths per 100 live births against 1.53 deaths per 100 live births in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Bhutan and Jamaica?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Jamaica?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Jamaica rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Bhutan ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 86th 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 rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .