Jamaica vs Korea: Number of infant deaths
Jamaica
609.0%
in 2023
Korea
567.0%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
117th
Korea rank
119th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Jamaica
- Korea
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 609.0% against 567.0% in Korea, a difference of 42.0%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 67 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Korea ahead.
Jamaica ranks 117th and Korea ranks 119th of 199 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 | 4,298.3% | 82,187.0% | 77,888.7% | Korea |
| 1960s | 3,630.8% | 63,179.7% | 59,548.9% | Korea |
| 1970s | 2,450.3% | 32,358.8% | 29,908.5% | Korea |
| 1980s | 1,794.2% | 15,673.0% | 13,878.8% | Korea |
| 1990s | 1,371.1% | 6,014.4% | 4,643.3% | Korea |
| 2000s | 896.0% | 2,246.3% | 1,350.3% | Korea |
| 2010s | 679.4% | 1,199.6% | 520.2% | Korea |
| 2020s | 612.5% | 633.0% | 20.5% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Jamaica or Korea?
- Jamaica, at 609.0% against 567.0% in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Jamaica and Korea?
- 42.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Korea?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Korea rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Jamaica ranks 117th and Korea ranks 119th 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.