Jamaica vs Netherlands: Number of child deaths
Jamaica
583 deaths
in 2024
Netherlands
661 deaths
in 2024
Jamaica rank
119th
Netherlands rank
118th
Number of child deaths over time
- Jamaica
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 661 deaths against 583 deaths in Jamaica, a difference of 78 deaths.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 119th and Netherlands ranks 118th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,446 deaths | 4,455 deaths | 9.22 deaths | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2,892 deaths | 2,723 deaths | 169.2 deaths | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 2,027 deaths | 1,752 deaths | 274.2 deaths | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1,513 deaths | 1,412 deaths | 100.4 deaths | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 965.9 deaths | 1,061 deaths | 95.4 deaths | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 725.5 deaths | 733.4 deaths | 7.9 deaths | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 616.2 deaths | 682.8 deaths | 66.6 deaths | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Jamaica or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 661 deaths against 583 deaths in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Jamaica and Netherlands?
- 78 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Netherlands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Netherlands rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Jamaica ranks 119th and Netherlands ranks 118th 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 .