Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Jamaica or South Korea?

South Korea, at 243 against 229 in Jamaica as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Korea?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs South Korea: Number of infant deaths, female

Jamaica

229

in 2024

South Korea

243

in 2024

Jamaica rank

119th

South Korea rank

118th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Jamaica
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 243 against 229 in Jamaica, a difference of 14.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 119th and South Korea ranks 118th of 197 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,644	28,530	26,887	South Korea
1970s	1,057	14,254	13,197	South Korea
1980s	755.6	6,754	5,998	South Korea
1990s	572.5	2,577	2,004	South Korea
2000s	371.9	1,003	631.1	South Korea
2010s	283.9	531.9	248	South Korea
2020s	242.2	273.2	31	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Jamaica or South Korea?: South Korea, at 243 against 229 in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Jamaica and South Korea?: 14, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Korea?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and South Korea rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Jamaica ranks 119th and South Korea ranks 118th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.