Jamaica vs Philippines: Mortality rate, neonatal
Jamaica
13.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Philippines
13.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
64th
Philippines rank
65th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Jamaica
- Philippines
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 13.7 per 1,000 live births against 13.6 per 1,000 live births in Philippines, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 64th and Philippines ranks 65th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.7 per 1,000 live births | 25.5 per 1,000 live births | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 22.85 per 1,000 live births | 24.72 per 1,000 live births | 1.87 per 1,000 live births | Philippines |
| 1980s | 20.02 per 1,000 live births | 22.29 per 1,000 live births | 2.27 per 1,000 live births | Philippines |
| 1990s | 17.32 per 1,000 live births | 17.49 per 1,000 live births | 0.17 per 1,000 live births | Philippines |
| 2000s | 15.41 per 1,000 live births | 15.28 per 1,000 live births | 0.13 per 1,000 live births | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 14.44 per 1,000 live births | 13.66 per 1,000 live births | 0.78 per 1,000 live births | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 13.98 per 1,000 live births | 14.08 per 1,000 live births | 0.1 per 1,000 live births | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Jamaica or Philippines?
- Jamaica, at 13.7 per 1,000 live births against 13.6 per 1,000 live births in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Jamaica and Philippines?
- 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Philippines?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Philippines rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Jamaica ranks 64th and Philippines ranks 65th 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, neonatal (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
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.