Infant mortality rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Infant mortality rate was 16.39 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, infant mortality rate in Jamaica stood at 16.39. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Jamaica peaked at 18.47 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.39, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 70th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.47 | — |
| 2001 | 18.02 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 17.68 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 17.47 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 17.35 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 17.32 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 17.34 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 17.38 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 17.39 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.39 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.38 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 17.34 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 17.31 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 17.26 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 17.22 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 17.16 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 17.14 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.16 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.21 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.24 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 17.21 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 17.11 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 16.93 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 16.69 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 16.39 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.58 | 17.32 | 18.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.24 | 17.14 | 17.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.87 | 16.39 | 17.21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 67 Trinidad and Tobago 17.02 compare
- 68 Tuvalu 16.5 compare
- 69 Grenada 16.44 compare
- 71 Solomon Islands 16.38 compare
- 72 Cambodia 16.37 compare
- 73 Saint Lucia 15.84 compare
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 0.203 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.008 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Jamaica?
- Infant mortality rate in Jamaica was 16.39 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.47 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.39 in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for infant mortality rate?
- Jamaica ranks 70th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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