Grenada vs Jamaica: Child mortality rate
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 rate over time
- Grenada
- Jamaica
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 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Grenada ahead.
Grenada ranks 80th and Jamaica ranks 82nd of 200 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 15.48 deaths per 100 live births | 13 deaths per 100 live births | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | Grenada |
| 1950s | 12.57 deaths per 100 live births | 11.12 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | Grenada |
| 1960s | 6.92 deaths per 100 live births | 6.89 deaths per 100 live births | 0.025 deaths per 100 live births | Grenada |
| 1970s | 4.31 deaths per 100 live births | 4.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.346 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.318 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.597 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | 0.433 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.159 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 0.01 deaths per 100 live births | Grenada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, 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 rate 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?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Grenada and Jamaica rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Grenada ranks 80th and Jamaica ranks 82nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN 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
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.