Jamaica vs Netherlands: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Jamaica
444
in 2024
Netherlands
450
in 2024
Jamaica rank
115th
Netherlands rank
114th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Jamaica
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 450 against 444 in Jamaica, a difference of 6.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Jamaica ranks 115th and Netherlands ranks 114th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,937 | 2,779 | 842 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1,417 | 1,541 | 124.1 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1,249 | 917.1 | 331.5 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1,062 | 804.1 | 257.6 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 757.5 | 669 | 88.5 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 549.3 | 469.3 | 80 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 467 | 455 | 12 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Jamaica or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 450 against 444 in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Jamaica and Netherlands?
- 6, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Netherlands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Netherlands rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Jamaica ranks 115th and Netherlands ranks 114th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.