Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Infant mortality by sex
Jamaica
1.84 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
1.86 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
77th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
75th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Jamaica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 1.86 deaths per 100 live births against 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in Jamaica, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 77th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 75th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.93 deaths per 100 live births | 7.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.542 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 6.08 deaths per 100 live births | 5.93 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1465 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 4.35 deaths per 100 live births | 4.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2649 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 3.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3744 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 3.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5611 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 2.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7054 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3446 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.071 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 1.86 deaths per 100 live births against 1.84 deaths per 100 live births in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Jamaica ranks 77th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 75th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .