Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 51 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 51 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.7% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Jamaica peaked at 122 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 51, in 2024.
Jamaica ranks 122nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 122 | — |
| 1991 | 121 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 118 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 115 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 112 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 109 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 107 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 105 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 104 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 102 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 100 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 98 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 94 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 92 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 89 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 86 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 84 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 81 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 79 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 77 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 76 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 70 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 66 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 64 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 62 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 60 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 59 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 57 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 55 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 62 | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 51 | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 111.5 | 102 | 122 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88 | 77 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.7 | 60 | 76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.8 | 51 | 62 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 119 Israel 66 compare
- 120 Netherlands 65 compare
- 121 Costa Rica 55 compare
- 123 Kuwait 49 compare
- 124 Czechia 48 compare
- 124 Solomon Islands 48 compare
More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.92 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,494 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,274 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,647 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.44 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,890 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.78 % change on previous year (2013)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Jamaica?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Jamaica was 51 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 122 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 51 in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Jamaica ranks 122nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years