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

New Zealand, at 33 deaths against 31 deaths in Jamaica as of 2100.

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

2 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.

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

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

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 New Zealand: Number of infants who die before age 1

Jamaica

31 deaths

in 2100

New Zealand

33 deaths

in 2100

Jamaica rank

140th

New Zealand rank

138th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Jamaica
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 33 deaths against 31 deaths in Jamaica, a difference of 2 deaths.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 140th and New Zealand ranks 138th of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2020s	451.33 deaths	199 deaths	252.33 deaths	Jamaica
2030s	318.9 deaths	159.3 deaths	159.6 deaths	Jamaica
2040s	207.2 deaths	129.5 deaths	77.7 deaths	Jamaica
2050s	138.1 deaths	100.9 deaths	37.2 deaths	Jamaica
2060s	93.7 deaths	78.9 deaths	14.8 deaths	Jamaica
2070s	65.4 deaths	63.1 deaths	2.3 deaths	Jamaica
2080s	47.8 deaths	49.8 deaths	2 deaths	New Zealand
2090s	36.5 deaths	38.5 deaths	2 deaths	New Zealand
2100s	31 deaths	33 deaths	2 deaths	New Zealand

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 New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 33 deaths against 31 deaths in Jamaica as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Jamaica and New Zealand?: 2 deaths, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and New Zealand?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Jamaica and New Zealand rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Jamaica ranks 140th and New Zealand ranks 138th 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, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.