Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Jamaica or Korea?

Korea, at 684 deaths against 645 deaths in Jamaica as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Korea?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Korea: Number of children who die before age 5

Jamaica

645 deaths

in 2023

Korea

684 deaths

in 2023

Jamaica rank

119th

Korea rank

117th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Jamaica
Korea

How they compare

Korea currently reports 684 deaths against 645 deaths in Jamaica, a difference of 39 deaths.

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

Across all 74 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 119th and Korea ranks 117th of 236 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Korea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	5,812 deaths	181,457 deaths	175,646 deaths	Korea
1960s	4,552 deaths	92,234 deaths	87,682 deaths	Korea
1970s	2,954 deaths	43,617 deaths	40,663 deaths	Korea
1980s	2,046 deaths	20,066 deaths	18,020 deaths	Korea
1990s	1,508 deaths	7,852 deaths	6,345 deaths	Korea
2000s	971.9 deaths	2,944 deaths	1,972 deaths	Korea
2010s	726.2 deaths	1,502 deaths	775.5 deaths	Korea
2020s	653 deaths	787.5 deaths	134.5 deaths	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Jamaica or Korea?: Korea, at 684 deaths against 645 deaths in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Jamaica and Korea?: 39 deaths, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Korea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Korea rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Jamaica ranks 119th and Korea ranks 117th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.