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

Jamaica, at 526 deaths against 495 deaths in Korea as of 2023.

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

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.

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

Jamaica

526 deaths

in 2023

Korea

495 deaths

in 2023

Jamaica rank

117th

Korea rank

119th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Jamaica
Korea

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 526 deaths against 495 deaths in Korea, a difference of 31 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea ahead.

Jamaica ranks 117th and Korea ranks 119th of 236 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	4,475 deaths	110,598 deaths	106,123 deaths	Korea
1960s	3,617 deaths	65,414 deaths	61,797 deaths	Korea
1970s	2,366 deaths	32,539 deaths	30,172 deaths	Korea
1980s	1,690 deaths	15,566 deaths	13,876 deaths	Korea
1990s	1,254 deaths	6,227 deaths	4,973 deaths	Korea
2000s	805.2 deaths	2,259 deaths	1,453 deaths	Korea
2010s	600 deaths	1,146 deaths	546.5 deaths	Korea
2020s	535.25 deaths	566.75 deaths	31.5 deaths	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Jamaica or Korea?: Jamaica, at 526 deaths against 495 deaths in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Jamaica and Korea?: 31 deaths, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Korea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Korea rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Jamaica ranks 117th and Korea ranks 119th 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.