Dominican Republic vs Jamaica: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age
Dominican Republic
0.574 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Jamaica
0.5665 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
32nd
Jamaica rank
35th
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age over time
- Dominican Republic
- Jamaica
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.574 infections per 1,000 people against 0.5665 infections per 1,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0075 infections per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Jamaica ranks 35th of 144 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.91 infections per 1,000 people | 2.28 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3723 infections per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.07 infections per 1,000 people | 1.39 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3191 infections per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.6367 infections per 1,000 people | 0.7178 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0811 infections per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.6191 infections per 1,000 people | 0.6101 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0091 infections per 1,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.574 infections per 1,000 people against 0.5665 infections per 1,000 people in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
- 0.0075 infections per 1,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Jamaica rank globally for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Dominican Republic ranks 32nd 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.