Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Jamaica or Chinese Taipei?

Jamaica, at 454 deaths against 405 deaths in Chinese Taipei as of 2019.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Chinese Taipei: Number of neonatal deaths

Jamaica

454 deaths

in 2019

Chinese Taipei

405 deaths

in 2019

Jamaica rank

116th

Chinese Taipei rank

119th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Jamaica
Chinese Taipei

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 454 deaths against 405 deaths in Chinese Taipei, a difference of 49 deaths.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Chinese Taipei's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chinese Taipei ahead.

Jamaica ranks 116th and Chinese Taipei ranks 119th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Chinese Taipei in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Chinese Taipei	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,356 deaths	3,114 deaths	758.8 deaths	Chinese Taipei
1960s	2,022 deaths	2,752 deaths	729.7 deaths	Chinese Taipei
1970s	1,366 deaths	1,591 deaths	225.6 deaths	Chinese Taipei
1980s	1,007 deaths	875.7 deaths	131 deaths	Jamaica
1990s	885 deaths	800 deaths	85 deaths	Jamaica
2000s	646.5 deaths	640.4 deaths	6.1 deaths	Jamaica
2010s	528.9 deaths	474.3 deaths	54.6 deaths	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Jamaica or Chinese Taipei?: Jamaica, at 454 deaths against 405 deaths in Chinese Taipei as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Jamaica and Chinese Taipei?: 49 deaths, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Chinese Taipei?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and Chinese Taipei rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Jamaica ranks 116th and Chinese Taipei ranks 119th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.