Mortality rate, infant, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: Mortality rate, infant, male was 18.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
18.4 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
75th
of 197 countries
All-time high
70.4 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
18.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in Jamaica, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant, male in Jamaica is 18.4 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Jamaica peaked at 70.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 18.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 75th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.4 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 67.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1962 | 65 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 62.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 60.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 59.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 57.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 56.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 54.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 53 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 51.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 49.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 47.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 45.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 43.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 42.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 40.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 38.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 37 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 35.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 34.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 33.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 33 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 32.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 31.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 30.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 29.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 29.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 28.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 27.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 27.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 26.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 25.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 25.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 24.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 23.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 22.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 22.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 21.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 20.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 20.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 19.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 19.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 19.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 19.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 19.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 19 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 18.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 18.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.75 per 1,000 live births | 53 per 1,000 live births | 70.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.52 per 1,000 live births | 37 per 1,000 live births | 51.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.89 per 1,000 live births | 28.4 per 1,000 live births | 35.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.69 per 1,000 live births | 21.4 per 1,000 live births | 27.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.74 per 1,000 live births | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | 20.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.25 per 1,000 live births | 19.1 per 1,000 live births | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.92 per 1,000 live births | 18.4 per 1,000 live births | 19.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 72 Syrian Arab Republic 19.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 73 Guatemala 19.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 74 Trinidad and Tobago 18.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 75 Tuvalu 18.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 77 Cambodia 18.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 78 Palestine, State of 17.9 per 1,000 live births compare
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- 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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -0.4019 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0289 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Jamaica?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Jamaica was 18.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Jamaica ranks 75th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.