Number of infants who die before age 1 in Jersey
Jersey: Number of infants who die before age 1 was 7 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
7 deaths
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
203rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
33 deaths
in 1963
All-time low
7 deaths
in 2019
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Jersey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infants who die before age 1 in Jersey stood at 7 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infants who die before age 1 in Jersey peaked at 33 deaths in 1963 and was at its lowest, 7 deaths, in 2019.
Jersey ranks 203rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Jersey, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 29 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 28 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1952 | 26 deaths | -7.1% |
| 1953 | 25 deaths | -3.8% |
| 1954 | 25 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 24 deaths | -4.0% |
| 1956 | 24 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 25 deaths | +4.2% |
| 1958 | 26 deaths | +4.0% |
| 1959 | 28 deaths | +7.7% |
| 1960 | 30 deaths | +7.1% |
| 1961 | 31 deaths | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 32 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 33 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 33 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 32 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 30 deaths | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 29 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 29 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 27 deaths | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 26 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 26 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 23 deaths | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 22 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 21 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 20 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 19 deaths | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 21 deaths | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 20 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 20 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 19 deaths | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 18 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 17 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 17 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16 deaths | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 15 deaths | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16 deaths | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 16 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15 deaths | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 15 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 14 deaths | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 14 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13 deaths | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 13 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12 deaths | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 12 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11 deaths | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 11 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 deaths | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 10 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 deaths | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 8 deaths | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 deaths | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 deaths | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26 deaths | 24 deaths | 29 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 30.6 deaths | 27 deaths | 33 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.8 deaths | 19 deaths | 26 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.4 deaths | 15 deaths | 19 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 13 deaths | 11 deaths | 15 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 9 deaths | 8 deaths | 11 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9 deaths | 7 deaths | 8 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 deaths | 7 deaths | 7 deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
- 200 Antigua and Barbuda 8 deaths compare
- 200 Greenland 8 deaths compare
- 200 Isle of Man 8 deaths compare
- 203 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7 deaths compare
- 205 American Samoa 6 deaths compare
- 205 Naoero 6 deaths compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4052 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,155 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Life expectancy 79.71 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 79.71 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 79.71 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 79.71 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate -0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infants who die before age 1 in Jersey?
- Number of infants who die before age 1 in Jersey was 7 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 33 deaths in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 deaths in 2019.
- How does Jersey rank for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Jersey ranks 203rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infants who die before age 1 rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jersey data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.