Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Jamaica
Jamaica: Infant mortality vs prenatal care was 1.64 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Jamaica, 1960β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.64 for infant mortality vs prenatal care in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality vs prenatal care in Jamaica peaked at 6.53 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.64, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 77th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.58 | 4.83 | 6.53 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.93 | 3.33 | 4.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.85 | 2.53 | 3.22 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.19 | 1.9 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 | 1.73 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 | 1.71 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 | 1.64 | 1.72 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,308 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 24,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 23,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 23,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 22,723 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality vs prenatal care in Jamaica?
- Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Jamaica was 1.64 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality vs prenatal care recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 in 1960.
- What is the lowest infant mortality vs prenatal care recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for infant mortality vs prenatal care?
- Jamaica ranks 77th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality vs prenatal care rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality vs prenatal care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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