Jamaica vs Netherlands: Number of infant deaths
Jamaica
535 deaths
in 2024
Netherlands
577 deaths
in 2024
Jamaica rank
119th
Netherlands rank
117th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Jamaica
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 577 deaths against 535 deaths in Jamaica, a difference of 42 deaths.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 119th and Netherlands ranks 117th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,412 deaths | 4,125 deaths | 287 deaths | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 3,677 deaths | 3,567 deaths | 109.9 deaths | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 2,429 deaths | 2,135 deaths | 294.3 deaths | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1,766 deaths | 1,422 deaths | 343.7 deaths | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1,346 deaths | 1,161 deaths | 185.6 deaths | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 870.4 deaths | 884.3 deaths | 13.9 deaths | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 660.3 deaths | 626.4 deaths | 33.9 deaths | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 565.2 deaths | 595.6 deaths | 30.4 deaths | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Jamaica or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 577 deaths against 535 deaths in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Jamaica and Netherlands?
- 42 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Netherlands?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Netherlands rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Jamaica ranks 119th and Netherlands 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 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 .