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 2.59 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Jamaica, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 2.59 units per square kilometre for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Jamaica peaked at 2.77 units per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5448 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Jamaica 15th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5448 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.7756 units per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 1992 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1993 | 1.29 units per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 1.57 units per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 1.85 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 2.03 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 2.22 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 2.4 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 2.59 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 2.68 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 2.68 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.77 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.77 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.77 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.77 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.68 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.68 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.68 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.68 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.68 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.68 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.68 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.68 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.68 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.68 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.68 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.59 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.59 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.59 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.59 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.59 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.59 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.59 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 2.59 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2065 units per square kilometre, 12.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 2.59 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2986 units per square kilometre, 8.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.63 units per square kilometre | 0.5448 units per square kilometre | 2.59 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.71 units per square kilometre | 2.68 units per square kilometre | 2.77 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.65 units per square kilometre | 2.59 units per square kilometre | 2.68 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 units per square kilometre | 2.59 units per square kilometre | 2.59 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 12 Burundi 3.12 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Mozambique 3.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Malta 2.97 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Gambia 2.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Kenya 2.24 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Nigeria 2.2 units per square kilometre compare
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 2.59 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 2.77 units per square kilometre 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 0.5448 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
- Jamaica ranks 15th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 3.4%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV UNAIDS estimates
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.