Jamaica vs Lebanon: Infant mortality rate by sex
Jamaica
1.43 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lebanon
1.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
82nd
Lebanon rank
83rd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Jamaica
- Lebanon
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.43 deaths per 100 live births against 1.38 deaths per 100 live births in Lebanon, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 82nd and Lebanon ranks 83rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Lebanon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.77 deaths per 100 live births | 6.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1159 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 5.07 deaths per 100 live births | 5.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3563 deaths per 100 live births | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 3.48 deaths per 100 live births | 5.63 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2483 deaths per 100 live births | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2301 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.459 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1873 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Jamaica or Lebanon?
- Jamaica, at 1.43 deaths per 100 live births against 1.38 deaths per 100 live births in Lebanon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Jamaica and Lebanon?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lebanon?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Lebanon rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Jamaica ranks 82nd and Lebanon ranks 83rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .