El Salvador vs Jamaica: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
El Salvador
429 deaths
in 2024
Jamaica
444 deaths
in 2024
El Salvador rank
116th
Jamaica rank
115th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 444 deaths against 429 deaths in El Salvador, a difference of 15 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 116th and Jamaica ranks 115th of 199 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,334 deaths | 1,183 deaths | 3,150 deaths | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 3,379 deaths | 1,062 deaths | 2,318 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1,555 deaths | 757.5 deaths | 797.1 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 759 deaths | 549.3 deaths | 209.7 deaths | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 469.2 deaths | 467 deaths | 2.2 deaths | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 444 deaths against 429 deaths in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 15 deaths, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- El Salvador ranks 116th and Jamaica ranks 115th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .