Jamaica vs Palestine, State of: Mortality rate, infant
Jamaica
16.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Palestine, State of
17 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
77th
Palestine, State of rank
74th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Jamaica
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Palestine, State of currently reports 17 per 1,000 live births against 16.4 per 1,000 live births in Jamaica, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 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 77th and Palestine, State of ranks 74th of 197 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 | 35.56 per 1,000 live births | 83.84 per 1,000 live births | 48.28 per 1,000 live births | Palestine, State of |
| 1980s | 28.46 per 1,000 live births | 53.93 per 1,000 live births | 25.47 per 1,000 live births | Palestine, State of |
| 1990s | 21.91 per 1,000 live births | 32.59 per 1,000 live births | 10.68 per 1,000 live births | Palestine, State of |
| 2000s | 17.59 per 1,000 live births | 22.95 per 1,000 live births | 5.36 per 1,000 live births | Palestine, State of |
| 2010s | 17.24 per 1,000 live births | 16.29 per 1,000 live births | 0.95 per 1,000 live births | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 16.86 per 1,000 live births | 14.42 per 1,000 live births | 2.44 per 1,000 live births | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Jamaica or Palestine, State of?
- Palestine, State of, at 17 per 1,000 live births against 16.4 per 1,000 live births in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Jamaica and Palestine, State of?
- 0.6 per 1,000 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 mortality rate, infant?
- Jamaica ranks 77th and Palestine, State of ranks 74th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.