What is child mortality rate in Jamaica?

Child mortality rate in Jamaica was 1.78 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Jamaica?

The highest recorded value was 12.56 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Jamaica?

The lowest recorded value was 1.78 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Jamaica rank for child mortality rate?

Jamaica ranks 82nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Jamaica?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Jamaica data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Jamaica

Name: Child mortality rate in Jamaica
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Jamaica: Child mortality rate was 1.78 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.78 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

82nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

12.56 deaths per 100 live births

in 1952

All-time low

1.78 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1952–2024

Child mortality rate in Jamaica, 1952–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Jamaica is 1.78 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 73 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Jamaica peaked at 12.56 deaths per 100 live births in 1952 and was at its lowest, 1.78 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Jamaica 82nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	10.49 deaths per 100 live births	8.62 deaths per 100 live births	12.56 deaths per 100 live births	8
1960s	6.89 deaths per 100 live births	5.84 deaths per 100 live births	8.2 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	4.66 deaths per 100 live births	3.88 deaths per 100 live births	5.61 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	3.27 deaths per 100 live births	2.87 deaths per 100 live births	3.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.46 deaths per 100 live births	2.11 deaths per 100 live births	2.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.94 deaths per 100 live births	1.91 deaths per 100 live births	2.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.88 deaths per 100 live births	1.87 deaths per 100 live births	1.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	1.78 deaths per 100 live births	1.87 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

79 Cambodia 1.84 deaths per 100 live births compare
80 Grenada 1.8 deaths per 100 live births compare
81 Azerbaijan 1.79 deaths per 100 live births compare
83 Indonesia 1.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
84 Lebanon 1.76 deaths per 100 live births compare
85 Viet Nam 1.73 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Jamaica

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 18,975 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 20,997 (2025)
Age dependency ratio 36.7% (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 20,258 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,323 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 19,600 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 19,671 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 18,683 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Jamaica?: Child mortality rate in Jamaica was 1.78 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 12.56 deaths per 100 live births in 1952.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 1.78 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Jamaica rank for child mortality rate?: Jamaica ranks 82nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .