Barbados vs Jamaica: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Barbados
0.5495 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Jamaica
0.5665 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Barbados rank
36th
Jamaica rank
35th
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.5665 infections per 1,000 people against 0.5495 infections per 1,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 0.017 infections per 1,000 people.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 36th and Jamaica ranks 35th of 144 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.16 infections per 1,000 people | 2.28 infections per 1,000 people | 1.13 infections per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.8762 infections per 1,000 people | 1.39 infections per 1,000 people | 0.5144 infections per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.6009 infections per 1,000 people | 0.7178 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1169 infections per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.5456 infections per 1,000 people | 0.6101 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0645 infections per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.5665 infections per 1,000 people against 0.5495 infections per 1,000 people in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0.017 infections per 1,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Barbados ranks 36th and Jamaica ranks 35th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.