Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Israel or Jamaica?

Jamaica, at 526 deaths against 481 deaths in Israel as of 2023.

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

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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Israel vs Jamaica: Number of infants who die before age 1

Israel

481 deaths

in 2023

Jamaica

526 deaths

in 2023

Israel rank

120th

Jamaica rank

117th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Israel
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 526 deaths against 481 deaths in Israel, a difference of 45 deaths.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 120th and Jamaica ranks 117th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,174 deaths	4,475 deaths	2,301 deaths	Jamaica
1960s	1,875 deaths	3,617 deaths	1,743 deaths	Jamaica
1970s	1,821 deaths	2,366 deaths	545.5 deaths	Jamaica
1980s	1,170 deaths	1,690 deaths	520.4 deaths	Jamaica
1990s	818.5 deaths	1,254 deaths	435.4 deaths	Jamaica
2000s	659 deaths	805.2 deaths	146.2 deaths	Jamaica
2010s	540.3 deaths	600 deaths	59.7 deaths	Jamaica
2020s	458.25 deaths	535.25 deaths	77 deaths	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Israel or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 526 deaths against 481 deaths in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Israel and Jamaica?: 45 deaths, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Jamaica?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Israel and Jamaica rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Israel ranks 120th and Jamaica ranks 117th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.