Jamaica vs Korea: Number of child deaths
Jamaica
583 deaths
in 2024
Korea
679 deaths
in 2024
Jamaica rank
119th
Korea rank
117th
Number of child deaths over time
- Jamaica
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 679 deaths against 583 deaths in Jamaica, a difference of 96 deaths.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 119th and Korea ranks 117th of 199 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,446 deaths | 88,587 deaths | 84,141 deaths | Korea |
| 1970s | 2,892 deaths | 43,027 deaths | 40,134 deaths | Korea |
| 1980s | 2,027 deaths | 20,290 deaths | 18,264 deaths | Korea |
| 1990s | 1,513 deaths | 7,786 deaths | 6,274 deaths | Korea |
| 2000s | 965.9 deaths | 2,951 deaths | 1,985 deaths | Korea |
| 2010s | 725.5 deaths | 1,497 deaths | 771.9 deaths | Korea |
| 2020s | 616.2 deaths | 777.2 deaths | 161 deaths | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Jamaica or Korea?
- Korea, at 679 deaths against 583 deaths in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Jamaica and Korea?
- 96 deaths, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Korea rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Jamaica ranks 119th and Korea ranks 117th 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 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 under 5 .