Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Jersey
Jersey: Fertility rate vs. child mortality was 1.37 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Jersey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. child mortality in Jersey is 1.37 live births per woman, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. child mortality in Jersey peaked at 2.79 live births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.3 live births per woman, in 1985.
Jersey ranks 199th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.07 live births per woman | 1.95 live births per woman | 2.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.51 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 2.79 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.54 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.3 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.41 live births per woman | 1.54 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
More health data for Jersey
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,155 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 79.71 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 79.71 years (2023)
- Life expectancy 79.71 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate -0.3% (2023)
- Life expectancy 79.71 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 79.71 years (2023)
- Life expectancy at birth, projections 89.9 years (2100)
- Life expectancy at age 15 90.19 years (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. child mortality in Jersey?
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality in Jersey was 1.37 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 live births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. child mortality recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 live births per woman in 1985.
- How does Jersey rank for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
- Jersey ranks 199th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. child mortality rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jersey data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.