Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) was 16.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.4 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
77th
of 197 countries
All-time high
65.3 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
16.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant 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
In 2024, mortality rate, infant in Jamaica stood at 16.4 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Jamaica peaked at 65.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 16.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 77th of 197 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.
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65.3 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 62.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 60 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 57.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 56 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 54.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 52.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 51.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 49.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 46.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 44.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 43 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 41.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 39.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 38 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 36.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 35.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 34.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 33.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 32.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 31.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 30.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 29.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 28.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 27.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 27.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 26.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 25.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 25.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 24.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 24.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 22.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 21.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 21 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 20.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 19.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 19 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 18.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 18 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 17.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 17.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 17.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 17.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 17.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 17.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 16.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 16.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 16.4 per 1,000 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.2 per 1,000 live births, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 16.4 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12 per 1,000 live births, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.85 per 1,000 live births | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | 65.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.3 per 1,000 live births | 33.3 per 1,000 live births | 46.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.46 per 1,000 live births | 25.3 per 1,000 live births | 32.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.91 per 1,000 live births | 19 per 1,000 live births | 24.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.59 per 1,000 live births | 17.3 per 1,000 live births | 18.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.24 per 1,000 live births | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | 17.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.86 per 1,000 live births | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Jamaica?
- Mortality rate, infant in Jamaica was 16.4 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 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Jamaica ranks 77th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.