Jamaica vs Saint Lucia: Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)
Jamaica
16.39
in 2024
Saint Lucia
15.84
in 2024
Jamaica rank
79th
Saint Lucia rank
82nd
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) over time
- Jamaica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 16.39 against 15.84 in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.55.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 79th and Saint Lucia ranks 82nd of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 6 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 73.62 | 94.14 | 20.52 | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 55.85 | 73.55 | 17.7 | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 39.29 | 38.07 | 1.23 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 28.46 | 20.67 | 7.79 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 21.92 | 16.44 | 5.49 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 17.58 | 16.24 | 1.34 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 17.24 | 16.8 | 0.4418 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 16.87 | 16.17 | 0.6989 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1), Jamaica or Saint Lucia?
- Jamaica, at 16.39 against 15.84 in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) between Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 0.55, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Saint Lucia rank globally for infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)?
- Jamaica ranks 79th and Saint Lucia ranks 82nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1 per 1000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.