Jamaica vs Vanuatu: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Jamaica
15.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Vanuatu
15.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
84th
Vanuatu rank
82nd

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Jamaica
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 15.9 per 1,000 live births against 15.6 per 1,000 live births in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 84th and Vanuatu ranks 82nd of 197 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 62.94 per 1,000 live births 128.77 per 1,000 live births 65.83 per 1,000 live births Vanuatu
1970s 41.48 per 1,000 live births 85.73 per 1,000 live births 44.25 per 1,000 live births Vanuatu
1980s 28.6 per 1,000 live births 47.55 per 1,000 live births 18.95 per 1,000 live births Vanuatu
1990s 21.37 per 1,000 live births 28.31 per 1,000 live births 6.94 per 1,000 live births Vanuatu
2000s 16.93 per 1,000 live births 23.05 per 1,000 live births 6.12 per 1,000 live births Vanuatu
2010s 16.54 per 1,000 live births 17.86 per 1,000 live births 1.32 per 1,000 live births Vanuatu
2020s 16.06 per 1,000 live births 16.42 per 1,000 live births 0.36 per 1,000 live births Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Jamaica or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 15.9 per 1,000 live births against 15.6 per 1,000 live births in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Jamaica and Vanuatu?
0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Vanuatu?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Vanuatu rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Jamaica ranks 84th and Vanuatu ranks 82nd 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.