Jamaica vs Suriname: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Jamaica
0.0338 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Suriname
0.0346 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Jamaica rank
93rd
Suriname rank
92nd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Jamaica
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.0346 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0338 under-five deaths per woman in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 93rd and Suriname ranks 92nd of 200 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.104 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1891 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0852 under-five deaths per woman | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.0688 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1188 under-five deaths per woman | 0.05 under-five deaths per woman | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.04 under-five deaths per woman | 0.075 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0351 under-five deaths per woman | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.0295 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0523 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0228 under-five deaths per woman | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.0309 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0382 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0074 under-five deaths per woman | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Jamaica or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.0346 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0338 under-five deaths per woman in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Jamaica and Suriname?
- 0.0008 under-five deaths per woman, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Suriname?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Suriname rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Jamaica ranks 93rd and Suriname ranks 92nd 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).