Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Mortality rate, neonatal
Jamaica
13.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
12.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
64th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
67th
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Jamaica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 13.7 per 1,000 live births against 12.6 per 1,000 live births in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 1.1 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Jamaica ranks 64th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 67th of 197 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 | 29.7 per 1,000 live births | 35.02 per 1,000 live births | 5.32 per 1,000 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 22.85 per 1,000 live births | 29.08 per 1,000 live births | 6.23 per 1,000 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 20.02 per 1,000 live births | 23.99 per 1,000 live births | 3.97 per 1,000 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 17.32 per 1,000 live births | 20.79 per 1,000 live births | 3.47 per 1,000 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 15.41 per 1,000 live births | 18.54 per 1,000 live births | 3.13 per 1,000 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 14.44 per 1,000 live births | 15.62 per 1,000 live births | 1.18 per 1,000 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 13.98 per 1,000 live births | 13.34 per 1,000 live births | 0.64 per 1,000 live births | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Jamaica, at 13.7 per 1,000 live births against 12.6 per 1,000 live births in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 1.1 per 1,000 live births, with Jamaica 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 mortality rate, neonatal?
- Jamaica ranks 64th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 67th 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.