Jamaica vs Saint Lucia: Infant mortality rate by sex
Jamaica
1.43 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Saint Lucia
1.43 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
82nd
Saint Lucia rank
81st
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Jamaica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 1.43 deaths per 100 live births against 1.43 deaths per 100 live births in Jamaica, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 82nd and Saint Lucia ranks 81st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Saint Lucia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.77 deaths per 100 live births | 8.8 deaths per 100 live births | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 5.07 deaths per 100 live births | 6.81 deaths per 100 live births | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 3.48 deaths per 100 live births | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0603 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6398 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4214 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0558 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0137 deaths per 100 live births | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0092 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 Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 1.43 deaths per 100 live births against 1.43 deaths per 100 live births in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Saint Lucia 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 by sex?
- Jamaica ranks 82nd and Saint Lucia ranks 81st 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 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 .