Jamaica vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Youth mortality rate
Jamaica
2.1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
85th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
87th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Jamaica
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.1 deaths per 100 live births against 2.03 deaths per 100 live births in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Jamaica ranks 85th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 87th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 8.49 deaths per 100 live births | 5.63 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 6.13 deaths per 100 live births | 3.85 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5101 deaths per 100 live births | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0383 deaths per 100 live births | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Jamaica or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Jamaica, at 2.1 deaths per 100 live births against 2.03 deaths per 100 live births in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Jamaica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Jamaica ranks 85th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 87th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.