Stillbirths in Jamaica
Jamaica: Stillbirths was 459 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
459
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
116th
of 201 countries
All-time high
976
in 2000
All-time low
459
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirths in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 459 for stillbirths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirths in Jamaica peaked at 976 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 459, in 2023.
That places Jamaica 116th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirths in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 976 | — |
| 2001 | 938 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 926 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 921 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 909 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 895 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 865 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 823 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 776 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 726 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 675 | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 633 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 602 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 579 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 561 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 547 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 537 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 517 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 505 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 482 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 469 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 464 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 467 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 459 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 875.5 | 726 | 976 | 10 |
| 2010s | 563.8 | 482 | 675 | 10 |
| 2020s | 464.75 | 459 | 469 | 4 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0931 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirths in Jamaica?
- Stillbirths in Jamaica was 459 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest stillbirths recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 976 in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirths recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 459 in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for stillbirths?
- Jamaica ranks 116th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirths rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Stillbirths (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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