Jamaica vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Child mortality rate by sex
Jamaica
1.56 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1.49 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
86th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
88th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Jamaica
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.56 deaths per 100 live births against 1.49 deaths per 100 live births in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Jamaica ranks 86th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 88th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.69 deaths per 100 live births | 12.38 deaths per 100 live births | 3.7 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1960s | 6.3 deaths per 100 live births | 8.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2.65 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 5.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8894 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 2.86 deaths per 100 live births | 3.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.616 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 6.85 deaths per 100 live births | 4.71 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 4.85 deaths per 100 live births | 3.15 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 2.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3623 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0423 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Jamaica or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Jamaica, at 1.56 deaths per 100 live births against 1.49 deaths per 100 live births in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Jamaica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Jamaica ranks 86th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 88th 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 .