Egypt vs Jamaica: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Egypt
1.3%
in 2023
Jamaica
1.4%
in 2023
Egypt rank
86th
Jamaica rank
83rd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Egypt
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 86th and Jamaica ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.7% | 7.6% | 12.0% | Egypt |
| 1960s | 16.4% | 4.9% | 11.5% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 3.4% | 10.3% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 2.3% | 6.5% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 1.7% | 3.3% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Egypt or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Egypt and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jamaica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Jamaica rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Egypt ranks 86th and Jamaica ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.