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

Netherlands, at 573 deaths against 526 deaths in Jamaica as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Jamaica and Netherlands?

47 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.

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

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 Netherlands: Number of infants who die before age 1

Jamaica

526 deaths

in 2023

Netherlands

573 deaths

in 2023

Jamaica rank

117th

Netherlands rank

116th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Jamaica
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 573 deaths against 526 deaths in Jamaica, a difference of 47 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 14 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.

Jamaica ranks 117th and Netherlands ranks 116th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,475 deaths	4,878 deaths	402.7 deaths	Netherlands
1960s	3,617 deaths	3,583 deaths	34.6 deaths	Jamaica
1970s	2,366 deaths	2,027 deaths	339.1 deaths	Jamaica
1980s	1,690 deaths	1,426 deaths	264.3 deaths	Jamaica
1990s	1,254 deaths	1,159 deaths	94.6 deaths	Jamaica
2000s	805.2 deaths	887.8 deaths	82.6 deaths	Netherlands
2010s	600 deaths	626.5 deaths	26.5 deaths	Netherlands
2020s	535.25 deaths	612.25 deaths	77 deaths	Netherlands

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 Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 573 deaths against 526 deaths in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Jamaica and Netherlands?: 47 deaths, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Netherlands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Netherlands rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Jamaica ranks 117th and Netherlands ranks 116th 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.