Jamaica vs Lebanon: Child mortality rate
Jamaica
1.78 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lebanon
1.76 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
82nd
Lebanon rank
84th
Child mortality rate over time
- Jamaica
- Lebanon
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.78 deaths per 100 live births against 1.76 deaths per 100 live births in Lebanon, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lebanon ahead.
Jamaica ranks 82nd and Lebanon ranks 84th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Lebanon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.66 deaths per 100 live births | 8 deaths per 100 live births | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 6.27 deaths per 100 live births | 3 deaths per 100 live births | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1452 deaths per 100 live births | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3311 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5625 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1998 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Jamaica or Lebanon?
- Jamaica, at 1.78 deaths per 100 live births against 1.76 deaths per 100 live births in Lebanon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Jamaica and Lebanon?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lebanon?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Lebanon rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Jamaica ranks 82nd 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 rate. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .