Cuba vs Jamaica: Number of infant deaths
Cuba
648 deaths
in 2024
Jamaica
535 deaths
in 2024
Cuba rank
116th
Jamaica rank
119th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Cuba
- Jamaica
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 648 deaths against 535 deaths in Jamaica, a difference of 113 deaths.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 116th and Jamaica ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,985 deaths | 4,329 deaths | 3,656 deaths | Cuba |
| 1960s | 9,354 deaths | 3,677 deaths | 5,678 deaths | Cuba |
| 1970s | 5,546 deaths | 2,429 deaths | 3,116 deaths | Cuba |
| 1980s | 2,347 deaths | 1,766 deaths | 581.5 deaths | Cuba |
| 1990s | 1,406 deaths | 1,346 deaths | 59.7 deaths | Cuba |
| 2000s | 750 deaths | 870.4 deaths | 120.4 deaths | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 605.1 deaths | 660.3 deaths | 55.2 deaths | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 614.6 deaths | 565.2 deaths | 49.4 deaths | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Cuba or Jamaica?
- Cuba, at 648 deaths against 535 deaths in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Cuba and Jamaica?
- 113 deaths, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Jamaica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Jamaica rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Cuba ranks 116th and Jamaica ranks 119th 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 infant 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 1 .