Youth mortality rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Youth mortality rate was 2.1 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.1 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
85th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.22 deaths per 100 live births
in 1990
All-time low
2.1 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Youth mortality rate in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, youth mortality rate in Jamaica stood at 2.1 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Jamaica peaked at 3.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.1 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 85th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Youth mortality rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.22 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1991 | 3.15 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 2.9 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 2.81 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 2.63 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 2.34 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 2.26 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 2.1 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6 deaths per 100 live births, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 2.1 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.63 deaths per 100 live births, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 3.22 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2.4 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 82 Indonesia 2.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 83 Trinidad and Tobago 2.1 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 84 Azerbaijan 2.1 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 86 Vanuatu 2.09 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 87 North Korea 2.03 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 88 Vietnam 1.98 deaths per 100 live births 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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Jamaica?
- Youth mortality rate in Jamaica was 2.1 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1990.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for youth mortality rate?
- Jamaica ranks 85th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.