Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Jersey
Jersey: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Jersey, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Jersey is 0.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Jersey peaked at 2.4% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.
That places Jersey 133rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Jersey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.4% | — |
| 1951 | 2.3% | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 2.3% | -1.9% |
| 1954 | 2.2% | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 2.2% | -2.3% |
| 1956 | 2.1% | -2.9% |
| 1957 | 2.1% | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 2.0% | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 2.0% | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 1.9% | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 1.9% | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 1.8% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 1.8% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.9% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.8% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 1.8% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 1.7% | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 1.7% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 4 |
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More reference data data for Jersey
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 22.9% (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change 1.23 Degrees celsius (2023)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 218.57 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.75 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 0 hectares (2025)
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type 0 hectares (2025)
- Red List Index 0.95 index (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Jersey?
- Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Jersey was 0.8% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- How does Jersey rank for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Jersey ranks 133rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying in infancy, by sex rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jersey data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.