Jamaica vs Palestine, State of: Infant mortality by sex
Jamaica
1.84 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Palestine, State of
1.79 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
77th
Palestine, State of rank
79th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Jamaica
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.84 deaths per 100 live births against 1.79 deaths per 100 live births in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Palestine, State of ahead.
Jamaica ranks 77th and Palestine, State of ranks 79th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Palestine, State of in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | 8.74 deaths per 100 live births | 4.79 deaths per 100 live births | Palestine, State of |
| 1980s | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 5.66 deaths per 100 live births | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | Palestine, State of |
| 1990s | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9918 deaths per 100 live births | Palestine, State of |
| 2000s | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4945 deaths per 100 live births | Palestine, State of |
| 2010s | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1678 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3475 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Jamaica or Palestine, State of?
- Jamaica, at 1.84 deaths per 100 live births against 1.79 deaths per 100 live births in Palestine, State of as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Jamaica and Palestine, State of?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Palestine, State of?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Palestine, State of rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Jamaica ranks 77th and Palestine, State of ranks 79th 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 .