Jamaica vs Turkmenistan: Neonatal mortality rate

Jamaica
1.3%
in 2019
Turkmenistan
1.3%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
69th
Turkmenistan rank
68th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Jamaica
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 1.3% against 1.3% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 69th and Turkmenistan ranks 68th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1950s 4.1% 3.9% 0.3% Jamaica
1960s 3.1% 3.1% 0.0% Turkmenistan
1970s 2.3% 2.6% 0.3% Turkmenistan
1980s 1.8% 2.3% 0.6% Turkmenistan
1990s 1.7% 2.2% 0.5% Turkmenistan
2000s 1.5% 2.2% 0.7% Turkmenistan
2010s 1.4% 1.6% 0.2% Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Jamaica or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 1.3% against 1.3% in Jamaica as of 2019.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Jamaica and Turkmenistan?
0.0%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Turkmenistan?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and Turkmenistan rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Jamaica ranks 69th and Turkmenistan ranks 68th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Probability of death between 0 and 27 days.