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
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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) – 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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Indicator
Child mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
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, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .