Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Jamaica
Jamaica: Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv was 54 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Jamaica is 54, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Jamaica peaked at 54 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 114th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 1 | — |
| 2005 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +42.9% |
| 2008 | 13 | +30.0% |
| 2009 | 18 | +38.5% |
| 2010 | 20 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 23 | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 26 | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 30 | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 33 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 38 | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 42 | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 45 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 50 | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 46 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 50 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 52 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 54 | +1.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 54 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.5, 82% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 54 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67.5, 80% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +400.0% | 1 | 5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4 | 0 | 18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2 | 20 | 50 | 10 |
| 2020s | 51 | 46 | 54 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Jamaica?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Jamaica was 54 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 54 in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv?
- Jamaica ranks 114th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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