Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Neonatal mortality rate
Jamaica
1.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
1.26 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
64th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
67th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Jamaica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.37 deaths per 100 live births against 1.26 deaths per 100 live births in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Jamaica ranks 64th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 67th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.96 deaths per 100 live births | 4.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1978 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | 3.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5338 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6234 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3974 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.347 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3137 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1146 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0634 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Jamaica, at 1.37 deaths per 100 live births against 1.26 deaths per 100 live births in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.11 deaths per 100 live births, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Jamaica ranks 64th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 67th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .