Jamaica - Child and infant mortality
Number of infant deaths
The value for Number of infant deaths in Jamaica was 532.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,979.00 in 1960 and a minimum value of 532.00 in 2020.
Definition: Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,979.00 |
| 1961 | 3,914.00 |
| 1962 | 3,842.00 |
| 1963 | 3,761.00 |
| 1964 | 3,673.00 |
| 1965 | 3,576.00 |
| 1966 | 3,468.00 |
| 1967 | 3,350.00 |
| 1968 | 3,218.00 |
| 1969 | 3,082.00 |
| 1970 | 2,943.00 |
| 1971 | 2,802.00 |
| 1972 | 2,665.00 |
| 1973 | 2,539.00 |
| 1974 | 2,426.00 |
| 1975 | 2,327.00 |
| 1976 | 2,245.00 |
| 1977 | 2,180.00 |
| 1978 | 2,127.00 |
| 1979 | 2,085.00 |
| 1980 | 2,051.00 |
| 1981 | 2,019.00 |
| 1982 | 1,984.00 |
| 1983 | 1,945.00 |
| 1984 | 1,899.00 |
| 1985 | 1,847.00 |
| 1986 | 1,792.00 |
| 1987 | 1,732.00 |
| 1988 | 1,670.00 |
| 1989 | 1,612.00 |
| 1990 | 1,556.00 |
| 1991 | 1,503.00 |
| 1992 | 1,452.00 |
| 1993 | 1,403.00 |
| 1994 | 1,356.00 |
| 1995 | 1,311.00 |
| 1996 | 1,265.00 |
| 1997 | 1,219.00 |
| 1998 | 1,172.00 |
| 1999 | 1,124.00 |
| 2000 | 1,076.00 |
| 2001 | 1,030.00 |
| 2002 | 989.00 |
| 2003 | 953.00 |
| 2004 | 922.00 |
| 2005 | 895.00 |
| 2006 | 870.00 |
| 2007 | 848.00 |
| 2008 | 825.00 |
| 2009 | 799.00 |
| 2010 | 773.00 |
| 2011 | 746.00 |
| 2012 | 719.00 |
| 2013 | 691.00 |
| 2014 | 666.00 |
| 2015 | 642.00 |
| 2016 | 621.00 |
| 2017 | 598.00 |
| 2018 | 577.00 |
| 2019 | 554.00 |
| 2020 | 532.00 |
Number of under-five deaths
The value for Number of under-five deaths in Jamaica was 620.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,310.00 in 1960 and a minimum value of 620.00 in 2020.
Definition: Number of children dying before reaching age five.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,310.00 |
| 1961 | 5,205.00 |
| 1962 | 5,095.00 |
| 1963 | 4,970.00 |
| 1964 | 4,839.00 |
| 1965 | 4,698.00 |
| 1966 | 4,544.00 |
| 1967 | 4,377.00 |
| 1968 | 4,195.00 |
| 1969 | 4,010.00 |
| 1970 | 3,817.00 |
| 1971 | 3,623.00 |
| 1972 | 3,433.00 |
| 1973 | 3,257.00 |
| 1974 | 3,097.00 |
| 1975 | 2,955.00 |
| 1976 | 2,834.00 |
| 1977 | 2,736.00 |
| 1978 | 2,654.00 |
| 1979 | 2,587.00 |
| 1980 | 2,531.00 |
| 1981 | 2,480.00 |
| 1982 | 2,429.00 |
| 1983 | 2,375.00 |
| 1984 | 2,314.00 |
| 1985 | 2,245.00 |
| 1986 | 2,175.00 |
| 1987 | 2,100.00 |
| 1988 | 2,022.00 |
| 1989 | 1,948.00 |
| 1990 | 1,875.00 |
| 1991 | 1,807.00 |
| 1992 | 1,741.00 |
| 1993 | 1,677.00 |
| 1994 | 1,616.00 |
| 1995 | 1,558.00 |
| 1996 | 1,500.00 |
| 1997 | 1,443.00 |
| 1998 | 1,387.00 |
| 1999 | 1,328.00 |
| 2000 | 1,270.00 |
| 2001 | 1,216.00 |
| 2002 | 1,168.00 |
| 2003 | 1,124.00 |
| 2004 | 1,087.00 |
| 2005 | 1,053.00 |
| 2006 | 1,022.00 |
| 2007 | 996.00 |
| 2008 | 967.00 |
| 2009 | 936.00 |
| 2010 | 904.00 |
| 2011 | 872.00 |
| 2012 | 839.00 |
| 2013 | 806.00 |
| 2014 | 776.00 |
| 2015 | 748.00 |
| 2016 | 723.00 |
| 2017 | 696.00 |
| 2018 | 671.00 |
| 2019 | 645.00 |
| 2020 | 620.00 |
Number of neonatal deaths
The value for Number of neonatal deaths in Jamaica was 432.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,323.00 in 1960 and a minimum value of 432.00 in 2020.
Definition: Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,323.00 |
| 1961 | 2,285.00 |
| 1962 | 2,244.00 |
| 1963 | 2,188.00 |
| 1964 | 2,124.00 |
| 1965 | 2,062.00 |
| 1966 | 1,987.00 |
| 1967 | 1,907.00 |
| 1968 | 1,820.00 |
| 1969 | 1,729.00 |
| 1970 | 1,636.00 |
| 1971 | 1,550.00 |
| 1972 | 1,480.00 |
| 1973 | 1,425.00 |
| 1974 | 1,386.00 |
| 1975 | 1,360.00 |
| 1976 | 1,344.00 |
| 1977 | 1,340.00 |
| 1978 | 1,341.00 |
| 1979 | 1,351.00 |
| 1980 | 1,361.00 |
| 1981 | 1,372.00 |
| 1982 | 1,378.00 |
| 1983 | 1,379.00 |
| 1984 | 1,372.00 |
| 1985 | 1,352.00 |
| 1986 | 1,330.00 |
| 1987 | 1,301.00 |
| 1988 | 1,273.00 |
| 1989 | 1,247.00 |
| 1990 | 1,221.00 |
| 1991 | 1,197.00 |
| 1992 | 1,173.00 |
| 1993 | 1,150.00 |
| 1994 | 1,130.00 |
| 1995 | 1,111.00 |
| 1996 | 1,089.00 |
| 1997 | 1,063.00 |
| 1998 | 1,034.00 |
| 1999 | 1,000.00 |
| 2000 | 961.00 |
| 2001 | 920.00 |
| 2002 | 878.00 |
| 2003 | 838.00 |
| 2004 | 801.00 |
| 2005 | 769.00 |
| 2006 | 740.00 |
| 2007 | 715.00 |
| 2008 | 691.00 |
| 2009 | 667.00 |
| 2010 | 643.00 |
| 2011 | 620.00 |
| 2012 | 596.00 |
| 2013 | 573.00 |
| 2014 | 551.00 |
| 2015 | 530.00 |
| 2016 | 511.00 |
| 2017 | 491.00 |
| 2018 | 471.00 |
| 2019 | 449.00 |
| 2020 | 432.00 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Mortality
