Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Jamaica
1.64 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
1.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
77th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
74th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Jamaica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 1.7 per 1,000 live births against 1.64 per 1,000 live births in Jamaica, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 77th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 74th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.58 per 1,000 live births | 5.51 per 1,000 live births | 0.071 per 1,000 live births | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 3.93 per 1,000 live births | 4.28 per 1,000 live births | 0.35 per 1,000 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 2.85 per 1,000 live births | 3.29 per 1,000 live births | 0.448 per 1,000 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 2.19 per 1,000 live births | 2.79 per 1,000 live births | 0.6 per 1,000 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 1.76 per 1,000 live births | 2.46 per 1,000 live births | 0.704 per 1,000 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 1.72 per 1,000 live births | 2.08 per 1,000 live births | 0.355 per 1,000 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 1.69 per 1,000 live births | 1.79 per 1,000 live births | 0.108 per 1,000 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 1.7 per 1,000 live births against 1.64 per 1,000 live births in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.06 per 1,000 live births, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Jamaica ranks 77th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 74th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.