Cuba vs Jamaica: Number of infant deaths
Cuba
631.0%
in 2023
Jamaica
609.0%
in 2023
Cuba rank
116th
Jamaica rank
117th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Cuba
- Jamaica
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 631.0% against 609.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 22.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 116th and Jamaica ranks 117th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,969.0% | 4,227.0% | 3,742.0% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 9,361.6% | 3,630.8% | 5,730.8% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 5,543.8% | 2,450.3% | 3,093.5% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 2,347.7% | 1,794.2% | 553.5% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 1,405.7% | 1,371.1% | 34.6% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 750.7% | 896.0% | 145.3% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 603.3% | 679.4% | 76.1% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 612.2% | 612.5% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Cuba or Jamaica?
- Cuba, at 631.0% against 609.0% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Cuba and Jamaica?
- 22.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Jamaica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Jamaica rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Cuba ranks 116th and Jamaica ranks 117th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.