Jamaica vs Saint Lucia: Child mortality rate by sex
Jamaica
1.56 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saint Lucia
1.56 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
86th
Saint Lucia rank
85th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Jamaica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 1.56 deaths per 100 live births against 1.56 deaths per 100 live births in Jamaica, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 86th and Saint Lucia ranks 85th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Saint Lucia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.69 deaths per 100 live births | 14.01 deaths per 100 live births | 5.33 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 6.3 deaths per 100 live births | 10.05 deaths per 100 live births | 3.75 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 4.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4564 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 2.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.558 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3824 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.006 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0435 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0033 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 Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 1.56 deaths per 100 live births against 1.56 deaths per 100 live births in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Saint Lucia rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Jamaica ranks 86th and Saint Lucia ranks 85th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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 .