Grenada vs Jamaica: Infant mortality rate
Grenada
1.64 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jamaica
1.64 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Grenada rank
78th
Jamaica rank
79th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Grenada
- Jamaica
How they compare
Grenada currently reports 1.64 deaths per 100 live births against 1.64 deaths per 100 live births in Jamaica, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Jamaica ahead.
Grenada ranks 78th and Jamaica ranks 79th of 199 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Grenada | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.88 deaths per 100 live births | 7.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4844 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 4.61 deaths per 100 live births | 5.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9767 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 3.18 deaths per 100 live births | 3.93 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7502 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 2.35 deaths per 100 live births | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4972 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6272 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4448 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1772 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0049 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Grenada or Jamaica?
- Grenada, at 1.64 deaths per 100 live births against 1.64 deaths per 100 live births in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Grenada and Jamaica?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Grenada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Jamaica?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Grenada and Jamaica rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Grenada ranks 78th and Jamaica ranks 79th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .