Grenada vs Jamaica: Child mortality vs. health spending

Grenada
1.8 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jamaica
1.78 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Grenada rank
80th
Jamaica rank
82nd

Child mortality vs. health spending over time

  • Grenada
  • Jamaica
051015194919862024

How they compare

Grenada currently reports 1.8 deaths per 100 live births against 1.78 deaths per 100 live births in Jamaica, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Grenada ahead.

Grenada ranks 80th and Jamaica ranks 82nd of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Grenada Jamaica Difference Ahead
1950s 12.04 deaths per 100 live births 10.49 deaths per 100 live births 1.55 deaths per 100 live births Grenada
1960s 6.92 deaths per 100 live births 6.89 deaths per 100 live births 0.0248 deaths per 100 live births Grenada
1970s 4.31 deaths per 100 live births 4.66 deaths per 100 live births 0.3477 deaths per 100 live births Jamaica
1980s 2.95 deaths per 100 live births 3.27 deaths per 100 live births 0.3196 deaths per 100 live births Jamaica
1990s 1.86 deaths per 100 live births 2.46 deaths per 100 live births 0.5963 deaths per 100 live births Jamaica
2000s 1.51 deaths per 100 live births 1.94 deaths per 100 live births 0.4324 deaths per 100 live births Jamaica
2010s 1.72 deaths per 100 live births 1.88 deaths per 100 live births 0.1582 deaths per 100 live births Jamaica
2020s 1.84 deaths per 100 live births 1.83 deaths per 100 live births 0.0092 deaths per 100 live births Grenada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality vs. health spending, Grenada or Jamaica?
Grenada, at 1.8 deaths per 100 live births against 1.78 deaths per 100 live births in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality vs. health spending between Grenada and Jamaica?
0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Grenada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Jamaica?
73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
How do Grenada and Jamaica rank globally for child mortality vs. health spending?
Grenada ranks 80th and Jamaica ranks 82nd 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality vs. health spending
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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

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