Number of child deaths per woman in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.0338 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0338 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
93rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.9 under-five deaths per woman
in 1907
All-time low
0.0252 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Years of data
146
1879–2024
Number of child deaths per woman in Jamaica, 1879–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths per woman in Jamaica is 0.0338 under-five deaths per woman, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Jamaica peaked at 1.9 under-five deaths per woman in 1907 and was at its lowest, 0.0252 under-five deaths per woman, in 2021.
Jamaica ranks 93rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of child deaths per woman in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1880 | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | +37.7% |
| 1881 | 1.44 under-five deaths per woman | -12.3% |
| 1882 | 1.16 under-five deaths per woman | -19.8% |
| 1883 | 1.27 under-five deaths per woman | +9.7% |
| 1884 | 1.38 under-five deaths per woman | +8.7% |
| 1885 | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | -4.3% |
| 1886 | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 1887 | 1.42 under-five deaths per woman | +10.8% |
| 1888 | 1.36 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 1889 | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | +8.1% |
| 1890 | 1.58 under-five deaths per woman | +7.7% |
| 1891 | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | -6.8% |
| 1892 | 1.38 under-five deaths per woman | -6.2% |
| 1893 | 1.43 under-five deaths per woman | +3.2% |
| 1894 | 1.42 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1895 | 1.5 under-five deaths per woman | +6.1% |
| 1896 | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 1897 | 1.45 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1898 | 1.41 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 1899 | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 1900 | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | +0.5% |
| 1901 | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 1902 | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | +1.4% |
| 1903 | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | +17.7% |
| 1904 | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | +5.3% |
| 1905 | 1.42 under-five deaths per woman | -12.8% |
| 1906 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | +19.5% |
| 1907 | 1.9 under-five deaths per woman | +12.4% |
| 1908 | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | -23.6% |
| 1909 | 1.47 under-five deaths per woman | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 1.49 under-five deaths per woman | +1.3% |
| 1911 | 1.55 under-five deaths per woman | +4.0% |
| 1912 | 1.58 under-five deaths per woman | +1.6% |
| 1913 | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | -12.9% |
| 1914 | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 1915 | 1.36 under-five deaths per woman | +3.6% |
| 1916 | 1.41 under-five deaths per woman | +3.6% |
| 1917 | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | +9.0% |
| 1918 | 1.51 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 1919 | 1.44 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 1920 | 1.59 under-five deaths per woman | +10.2% |
| 1921 | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | +10.1% |
| 1922 | 1.51 under-five deaths per woman | -13.3% |
| 1923 | 1.41 under-five deaths per woman | -7.1% |
| 1924 | 1.28 under-five deaths per woman | -9.3% |
| 1925 | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | +3.1% |
| 1926 | 1.3 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 1927 | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | +4.4% |
| 1928 | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | -8.0% |
| 1929 | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | +3.5% |
| 1930 | 1.14 under-five deaths per woman | -11.9% |
| 1931 | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | +8.3% |
| 1932 | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | -11.2% |
| 1933 | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | +5.3% |
| 1934 | 0.9744 under-five deaths per woman | -15.4% |
| 1935 | 1.01 under-five deaths per woman | +3.3% |
| 1936 | 0.9284 under-five deaths per woman | -7.8% |
| 1937 | 0.8025 under-five deaths per woman | -13.6% |
| 1938 | 0.875 under-five deaths per woman | +9.0% |
| 1939 | 0.7953 under-five deaths per woman | -9.1% |
| 1940 | 0.7085 under-five deaths per woman | -10.9% |
| 1941 | 0.6438 under-five deaths per woman | -9.1% |
| 1942 | 0.594 under-five deaths per woman | -7.7% |
| 1943 | 0.5544 under-five deaths per woman | -6.7% |
| 1944 | 0.5956 under-five deaths per woman | +7.4% |
| 1945 | 0.6149 under-five deaths per woman | +3.2% |
| 1946 | 0.5775 under-five deaths per woman | -6.1% |
| 1947 | 0.5486 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 1948 | 0.5224 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 1949 | 0.5005 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 1950 | 0.556 under-five deaths per woman | +11.1% |
| 1951 | 0.5433 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 0.5123 under-five deaths per woman | -5.7% |
| 1953 | 0.5022 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 0.4951 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 0.486 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 0.4808 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 0.4748 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 0.4719 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.4511 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 1960 | 0.4576 under-five deaths per woman | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.4257 under-five deaths per woman | -7.0% |
| 1962 | 0.402 under-five deaths per woman | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3955 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3934 under-five deaths per woman | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3847 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3776 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3665 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3526 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3359 under-five deaths per woman | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3166 under-five deaths per woman | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.296 under-five deaths per woman | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.272 under-five deaths per woman | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2468 under-five deaths per woman | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2232 under-five deaths per woman | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2023 under-five deaths per woman | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1824 under-five deaths per woman | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1713 under-five deaths per woman | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1591 under-five deaths per woman | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1489 under-five deaths per woman | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1398 under-five deaths per woman | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1319 under-five deaths per woman | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1247 under-five deaths per woman | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.118 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1116 under-five deaths per woman | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1057 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1001 under-five deaths per woman | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.095 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0904 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0861 under-five deaths per woman | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0798 under-five deaths per woman | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0792 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0783 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0763 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0735 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0699 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0627 under-five deaths per woman | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0602 under-five deaths per woman | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0567 under-five deaths per woman | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0517 under-five deaths per woman | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0453 under-five deaths per woman | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0434 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0421 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0411 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0407 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0394 under-five deaths per woman | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0395 under-five deaths per woman | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0364 under-five deaths per woman | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0361 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0356 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0332 under-five deaths per woman | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0328 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0321 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0309 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0295 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0297 under-five deaths per woman | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0283 under-five deaths per woman | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0269 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.026 under-five deaths per woman | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0257 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0254 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0252 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0353 under-five deaths per woman | +40.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0346 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0338 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0338 under-five deaths per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027 under-five deaths per woman, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0338 under-five deaths per woman is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0265 under-five deaths per woman, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of child deaths per woman in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +40.5% | 0.0252 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0353 under-five deaths per woman |
| 1880 | +37.7% | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 1.19 under-five deaths per woman | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | 1.16 under-five deaths per woman | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.44 under-five deaths per woman | 1.35 under-five deaths per woman | 1.58 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.51 under-five deaths per woman | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | 1.9 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | 1.31 under-five deaths per woman | 1.58 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | 1.25 under-five deaths per woman | 1.75 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9995 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7953 under-five deaths per woman | 1.23 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.586 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5005 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7085 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4973 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4511 under-five deaths per woman | 0.556 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3892 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3359 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4576 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2219 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1489 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3166 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1103 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0861 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1398 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0688 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0517 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0798 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.04 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0356 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0453 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0295 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0257 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0332 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0309 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0252 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0353 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 90 Azerbaijan 0.0352 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 91 Grenada 0.035 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 92 Suriname 0.0346 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 94 Vietnam 0.0333 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 95 Mongolia 0.0333 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 96 Honduras 0.0329 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Jamaica?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Jamaica was 0.0338 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 under-five deaths per woman in 1907.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0252 under-five deaths per woman in 2021.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Jamaica ranks 93rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).