Jamaica vs Palestine, State of: Infant mortality rate

Jamaica
1.64 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Palestine, State of
1.7 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
79th
Palestine, State of rank
76th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Jamaica
  • Palestine, State of
246810195619902024

How they compare

Palestine, State of currently reports 1.7 deaths per 100 live births against 1.64 deaths per 100 live births in Jamaica, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Palestine, State of ahead.

Jamaica ranks 79th and Palestine, State of ranks 76th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Palestine, State of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1970s 3.55 deaths per 100 live births 8.38 deaths per 100 live births 4.83 deaths per 100 live births Palestine, State of
1980s 2.85 deaths per 100 live births 5.39 deaths per 100 live births 2.55 deaths per 100 live births Palestine, State of
1990s 2.19 deaths per 100 live births 3.26 deaths per 100 live births 1.07 deaths per 100 live births Palestine, State of
2000s 1.76 deaths per 100 live births 2.3 deaths per 100 live births 0.5379 deaths per 100 live births Palestine, State of
2010s 1.72 deaths per 100 live births 1.63 deaths per 100 live births 0.0949 deaths per 100 live births Jamaica
2020s 1.69 deaths per 100 live births 1.44 deaths per 100 live births 0.2459 deaths per 100 live births Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Jamaica or Palestine, State of?
Palestine, State of, at 1.7 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 Jamaica and Palestine, State of?
0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Palestine, State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Palestine, State of?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Palestine, State of rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Jamaica ranks 79th and Palestine, State of ranks 76th 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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Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .