Infant Mortality Rate: Jamaica
Jamaica's infant mortality rate is currently 16.4 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Jamaica Infant Mortality Rate Jamaica's infant mortality rate stands at 16.
Current (2024)
16.4 per 1,000 births
-1.8% y/y
Peak (1960)
65.3 per 1,000 births
Low (2024)
16.4 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Jamaica
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Jamaica
Analysis# Jamaica Infant Mortality Rate
Jamaica's infant mortality rate stands at 16.4 per 1,000 births in 2024, representing a dramatic improvement from the 1960 peak of 65.3. Over six decades, the nation has achieved a 74.9% reduction in infant deaths, placing current rates near the all-time low. This decline reflects substantial gains in maternal and child healthcare infrastructure across the Caribbean island.
The past decade reveals steady, consistent progress. Between 2015 and 2024, rates declined from 17.2 to 16.4 per 1,000 births, with particularly notable improvement beginning in 2022. The downward trajectory suggests Jamaica continues strengthening healthcare delivery and nutritional support for infants, with the current rate matching the lowest recorded level in the available data series.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.4 per 1,000 births | -1.80% |
| 2023 | 16.7 per 1,000 births | -1.18% |
| 2022 | 16.9 per 1,000 births | -1.17% |
| 2021 | 17.1 per 1,000 births | -0.58% |
| 2020 | 17.2 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2019 | 17.2 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2018 | 17.2 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 17.2 per 1,000 births | +0.58% |
| 2016 | 17.1 per 1,000 births | -0.58% |
| 2015 | 17.2 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2014 | 17.2 per 1,000 births | -0.58% |
| 2013 | 17.3 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 17.3 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2011 | 17.3 per 1,000 births | -0.57% |
| 2010 | 17.4 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2009 | 17.4 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2008 | 17.4 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2007 | 17.4 per 1,000 births | +0.58% |
| 2006 | 17.3 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2005 | 17.3 per 1,000 births | -0.57% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 17.4 per 1,000 births | -0.57% |
| 2003 | 17.5 per 1,000 births | -1.13% |
| 2002 | 17.7 per 1,000 births | -1.67% |
| 2001 | 18 per 1,000 births | -2.70% |
| 2000 | 18.5 per 1,000 births | -2.63% |
| 1999 | 19 per 1,000 births | -3.06% |
| 1998 | 19.6 per 1,000 births | -3.45% |
| 1997 | 20.3 per 1,000 births | -3.33% |
| 1996 | 21 per 1,000 births | -3.23% |
| 1995 | 21.7 per 1,000 births | -2.69% |
| 1994 | 22.3 per 1,000 births | -2.62% |
| 1993 | 22.9 per 1,000 births | -2.55% |
| 1992 | 23.5 per 1,000 births | -2.49% |
| 1991 | 24.1 per 1,000 births | -2.43% |
| 1990 | 24.7 per 1,000 births | -2.37% |
| 1989 | 25.3 per 1,000 births | -2.32% |
| 1988 | 25.9 per 1,000 births | -2.26% |
| 1987 | 26.5 per 1,000 births | -2.57% |
| 1986 | 27.2 per 1,000 births | -2.51% |
| 1985 | 27.9 per 1,000 births | -2.45% |
| 1984 | 28.6 per 1,000 births | -3.05% |
| 1983 | 29.5 per 1,000 births | -2.64% |
| 1982 | 30.3 per 1,000 births | -2.88% |
| 1981 | 31.2 per 1,000 births | -3.11% |
| 1980 | 32.2 per 1,000 births | -3.30% |
| 1979 | 33.3 per 1,000 births | -2.92% |
| 1978 | 34.3 per 1,000 births | -3.38% |
| 1977 | 35.5 per 1,000 births | -3.27% |
| 1976 | 36.7 per 1,000 births | -3.42% |
| 1975 | 38 per 1,000 births | -4.04% |
| 1974 | 39.6 per 1,000 births | -3.88% |
| 1973 | 41.2 per 1,000 births | -4.19% |
| 1972 | 43 per 1,000 births | -4.02% |
| 1971 | 44.8 per 1,000 births | -3.86% |
| 1970 | 46.6 per 1,000 births | -3.52% |
| 1969 | 48.3 per 1,000 births | -3.21% |
| 1968 | 49.9 per 1,000 births | -2.92% |
| 1967 | 51.4 per 1,000 births | -2.84% |
| 1966 | 52.9 per 1,000 births | -2.76% |
| 1965 | 54.4 per 1,000 births | -2.86% |
| 1964 | 56 per 1,000 births | -3.28% |
| 1963 | 57.9 per 1,000 births | -3.50% |
| 1962 | 60 per 1,000 births | -3.85% |
| 1961 | 62.4 per 1,000 births | -4.44% |
| 1960 | 65.3 per 1,000 births | — |
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