Canada vs Jamaica: Children with a birth weight

Canada
96.59
in 2020
Jamaica
95.48
in 2016
Canada rank
41st
Jamaica rank
43rd

Children with a birth weight over time

  • Canada
  • Jamaica
020406080100200020102020

How they compare

Canada currently reports 96.59 against 95.48 in Jamaica, a difference of 1.11.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 41st and Jamaica ranks 43rd of 84 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Jamaica Difference Ahead
2000s 100 96.77 3.23 Canada
2010s 100 97.84 2.16 Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children with a birth weight, Canada or Jamaica?
Canada, at 96.59 against 95.48 in Jamaica as of 2020.
What is the difference in children with a birth weight between Canada and Jamaica?
1.11, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Jamaica?
5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2016.
How do Canada and Jamaica rank globally for children with a birth weight?
Canada ranks 41st and Jamaica ranks 43rd of 84 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Children with a birth weight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Canada vs Jamaica: Children with a birth weight. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/children-with-a-birth-weight/canada/jamaica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/children-with-a-birth-weight/canada/jamaica/">Canada vs Jamaica: Children with a birth weight</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Children with a birth weight
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
84 places, 1,078 data points, 1992–2020
Last refreshed