Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Jamaica
Jamaica: Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths was 0.7616 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7616
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
5th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.7946
in 2004
All-time low
0.6655
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Jamaica is 0.7616, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Jamaica peaked at 0.7946 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6655, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 5th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6655 | — |
| 1991 | 0.6764 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6866 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6889 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.696 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7029 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7151 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7271 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7398 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7517 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7588 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7763 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7883 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7945 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7946 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7937 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7916 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.787 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7833 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7779 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.775 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.77 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7681 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7657 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7617 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7542 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7435 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.737 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.739 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7473 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.752 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7579 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7601 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7583 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7616 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.705 | 0.6655 | 0.7517 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7846 | 0.7588 | 0.7946 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7562 | 0.737 | 0.775 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.758 | 0.752 | 0.7616 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 3 Dominica 0.8846 compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.7857 compare
- 6 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7401 compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 0.7361 compare
- 8 Belize 0.734 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 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0333 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Jamaica?
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths in Jamaica was 0.7616 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7946 in 2004.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6655 in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths?
- Jamaica ranks 5th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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