Jamaica vs Syrian Arab Republic: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Jamaica
19.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
20.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
80th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
79th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Jamaica
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 20.2 per 1,000 live births against 19.9 per 1,000 live births in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Jamaica ranks 80th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 79th of 197 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 74.64 per 1,000 live births 139.07 per 1,000 live births 64.43 per 1,000 live births Syrian Arab Republic
1970s 51.45 per 1,000 live births 84.14 per 1,000 live births 32.69 per 1,000 live births Syrian Arab Republic
1980s 36.56 per 1,000 live births 52.82 per 1,000 live births 16.26 per 1,000 live births Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 27.62 per 1,000 live births 32.49 per 1,000 live births 4.87 per 1,000 live births Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 21.73 per 1,000 live births 22.26 per 1,000 live births 0.53 per 1,000 live births Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 21.01 per 1,000 live births 32.42 per 1,000 live births 11.41 per 1,000 live births Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 20.5 per 1,000 live births 22.14 per 1,000 live births 1.64 per 1,000 live births Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Jamaica or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 20.2 per 1,000 live births against 19.9 per 1,000 live births in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Jamaica and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Syrian Arab Republic?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Jamaica ranks 80th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 79th 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, male (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

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.