Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) was 54.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of people living with HIV.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 54.0% for antiretroviral therapy coverage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage in Jamaica peaked at 54.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 114th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 1.0% | — |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +400.0% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +42.9% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +30.0% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +38.5% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 54.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.5%, 82% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 54.0% 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 (% of 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% | 1.0% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 0.0% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 20.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 46.0% | 54.0% | 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 in Jamaica?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage in Jamaica was 54.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage?
- Jamaica ranks 114th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage 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 UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Antiretroviral therapy coverage (% of people living with HIV). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Antiretroviral therapy coverage indicates the percentage of all people living with HIV who are receiving antiretroviral therapy.