Children died before five per woman in Jamaica
Jamaica: Children died before five per woman was 0.0338 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0338
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
93rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.9
in 1907
All-time low
0.0252
in 2021
Years of data
146
1879–2024
Children died before five per woman in Jamaica, 1879–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Jamaica is 0.0338, 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, children died before five per woman in Jamaica peaked at 1.9 in 1907 and was at its lowest, 0.0252, 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.
Children died before five per woman in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 1.19 | — |
| 1880 | 1.64 | +37.7% |
| 1881 | 1.44 | -12.3% |
| 1882 | 1.16 | -19.8% |
| 1883 | 1.27 | +9.7% |
| 1884 | 1.38 | +8.7% |
| 1885 | 1.32 | -4.3% |
| 1886 | 1.28 | -3.2% |
| 1887 | 1.42 | +10.8% |
| 1888 | 1.36 | -4.2% |
| 1889 | 1.47 | +8.1% |
| 1890 | 1.58 | +7.7% |
| 1891 | 1.47 | -6.8% |
| 1892 | 1.38 | -6.2% |
| 1893 | 1.43 | +3.2% |
| 1894 | 1.42 | -0.6% |
| 1895 | 1.5 | +6.1% |
| 1896 | 1.46 | -2.7% |
| 1897 | 1.45 | -1.2% |
| 1898 | 1.41 | -2.7% |
| 1899 | 1.35 | -4.4% |
| 1900 | 1.35 | +0.5% |
| 1901 | 1.29 | -4.2% |
| 1902 | 1.31 | +1.4% |
| 1903 | 1.54 | +17.7% |
| 1904 | 1.63 | +5.3% |
| 1905 | 1.42 | -12.8% |
| 1906 | 1.69 | +19.5% |
| 1907 | 1.9 | +12.4% |
| 1908 | 1.46 | -23.6% |
| 1909 | 1.47 | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 1.49 | +1.3% |
| 1911 | 1.55 | +4.0% |
| 1912 | 1.58 | +1.6% |
| 1913 | 1.37 | -12.9% |
| 1914 | 1.31 | -4.4% |
| 1915 | 1.36 | +3.6% |
| 1916 | 1.41 | +3.6% |
| 1917 | 1.54 | +9.0% |
| 1918 | 1.51 | -1.6% |
| 1919 | 1.44 | -4.9% |
| 1920 | 1.59 | +10.2% |
| 1921 | 1.75 | +10.1% |
| 1922 | 1.51 | -13.3% |
| 1923 | 1.41 | -7.1% |
| 1924 | 1.28 | -9.3% |
| 1925 | 1.32 | +3.1% |
| 1926 | 1.3 | -1.4% |
| 1927 | 1.35 | +4.4% |
| 1928 | 1.25 | -8.0% |
| 1929 | 1.29 | +3.5% |
| 1930 | 1.14 | -11.9% |
| 1931 | 1.23 | +8.3% |
| 1932 | 1.09 | -11.2% |
| 1933 | 1.15 | +5.3% |
| 1934 | 0.9744 | -15.4% |
| 1935 | 1.01 | +3.3% |
| 1936 | 0.9284 | -7.8% |
| 1937 | 0.8025 | -13.6% |
| 1938 | 0.875 | +9.0% |
| 1939 | 0.7953 | -9.1% |
| 1940 | 0.7085 | -10.9% |
| 1941 | 0.6438 | -9.1% |
| 1942 | 0.594 | -7.7% |
| 1943 | 0.5544 | -6.7% |
| 1944 | 0.5956 | +7.4% |
| 1945 | 0.6149 | +3.2% |
| 1946 | 0.5775 | -6.1% |
| 1947 | 0.5486 | -5.0% |
| 1948 | 0.5224 | -4.8% |
| 1949 | 0.5005 | -4.2% |
| 1950 | 0.556 | +11.1% |
| 1951 | 0.5433 | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 0.5123 | -5.7% |
| 1953 | 0.5022 | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 0.4951 | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 0.486 | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 0.4808 | -1.1% |
| 1957 | 0.4748 | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 0.4719 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 0.4511 | -4.4% |
| 1960 | 0.4576 | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 0.4257 | -7.0% |
| 1962 | 0.402 | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3955 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3934 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3847 | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3776 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3665 | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3526 | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3359 | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3166 | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.296 | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.272 | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2468 | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2232 | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2023 | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1824 | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1713 | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1591 | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1489 | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1398 | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1319 | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1247 | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.118 | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1116 | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1057 | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1001 | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.095 | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0904 | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0861 | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0798 | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0792 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0783 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0763 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0735 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0699 | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0627 | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0602 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0567 | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0517 | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0453 | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0434 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0421 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0411 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0407 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0394 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0395 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0364 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0361 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0356 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0332 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0328 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0321 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0309 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0295 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0297 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0283 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0269 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.026 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0257 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0254 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0252 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0353 | +40.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0346 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0338 | -2.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0338 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0338 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0265, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five 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 | 0.0353 |
| 1880 | +37.7% | 1.19 | 1.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.37 | 1.16 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.44 | 1.35 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.51 | 1.29 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.46 | 1.31 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.4 | 1.25 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9995 | 0.7953 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.586 | 0.5005 | 0.7085 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4973 | 0.4511 | 0.556 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3892 | 0.3359 | 0.4576 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2219 | 0.1489 | 0.3166 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1103 | 0.0861 | 0.1398 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0688 | 0.0517 | 0.0798 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.04 | 0.0356 | 0.0453 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0295 | 0.0257 | 0.0332 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0309 | 0.0252 | 0.0353 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 children died before five per woman in Jamaica?
- Children died before five per woman in Jamaica was 0.0338 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 in 1907.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0252 in 2021.
- How does Jamaica rank for children died before five per woman?
- Jamaica ranks 93rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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