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

Jamaica, at 645 deaths against 585 deaths in Chinese Taipei as of 2023.

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

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 Chinese Taipei: Number of children who die before age 5

Jamaica

645 deaths

in 2023

Chinese Taipei

585 deaths

in 2023

Jamaica rank

119th

Chinese Taipei rank

121st

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Jamaica
Chinese Taipei

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 645 deaths against 585 deaths in Chinese Taipei, a difference of 60 deaths.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Chinese Taipei's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chinese Taipei ahead.

Jamaica ranks 119th and Chinese Taipei ranks 121st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Chinese Taipei	Difference	Ahead
1950s	5,812 deaths	32,338 deaths	26,527 deaths	Chinese Taipei
1960s	4,552 deaths	18,016 deaths	13,464 deaths	Chinese Taipei
1970s	2,954 deaths	8,096 deaths	5,143 deaths	Chinese Taipei
1980s	2,046 deaths	4,474 deaths	2,428 deaths	Chinese Taipei
1990s	1,508 deaths	2,821 deaths	1,313 deaths	Chinese Taipei
2000s	971.9 deaths	1,618 deaths	645.8 deaths	Chinese Taipei
2010s	726.2 deaths	1,003 deaths	276.5 deaths	Chinese Taipei
2020s	653 deaths	670 deaths	17 deaths	Chinese Taipei

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 Chinese Taipei?: Jamaica, at 645 deaths against 585 deaths in Chinese Taipei as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Jamaica and Chinese Taipei?: 60 deaths, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Chinese Taipei?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Chinese Taipei rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Jamaica ranks 119th and Chinese Taipei ranks 121st 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.