Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Youth mortality rate
Jamaica
2.1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
2.1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Jamaica rank
85th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
83rd
Youth mortality rate over time
- Jamaica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 2.1 deaths per 100 live births against 2.1 deaths per 100 live births in Jamaica, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 85th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 83rd of 199 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5729 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 3.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.742 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3471 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.067 deaths per 100 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 2.1 deaths per 100 live births against 2.1 deaths per 100 live births in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Jamaica ranks 85th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 83rd 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.