Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Jamaica
Jamaica: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 0.0099 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0099 units per person for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in 2024.
The figure is down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Jamaica peaked at 0.0114 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 units per person, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 29th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0025 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0035 units per person | +41.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 units per person | +29.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0057 units per person | +26.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0069 units per person | +20.2% |
| 1995 | 0.008 units per person | +16.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0094 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0101 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0108 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0111 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0111 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0114 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0113 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0112 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0112 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0107 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0107 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0106 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0106 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0106 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0105 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0105 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0104 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0104 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0103 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0103 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0099 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0099 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0099 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0099 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0099 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0099 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0099 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0099 units per person | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0099 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0031 units per person, 3.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0099 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0046 units per person, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +41.1% | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0035 units per person |
| 1992 | +29.7% | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0045 units per person |
| 1993 | +26.0% | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0057 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.007 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.011 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0103 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Jamaica?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Jamaica was 0.0099 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0114 units per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 units per person in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
- Jamaica ranks 29th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV UNAIDS estimates
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.