Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of births attended by skilled health staff was 99.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Jamaica, 1989–2018
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2018, share of births attended by skilled health staff in Jamaica stood at 99.7%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births attended by skilled health staff in Jamaica peaked at 99.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 1996.
That places Jamaica 41st out of 169 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 92.0% | — |
| 1993 | 93.4% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 94.6% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 95.9% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 98.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 96.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.0% | 92.0% | 92.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 92.7% | 90.0% | 94.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 93.0% | 98.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 95.3% | 99.7% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of births attended by skilled health staff in Jamaica?
- Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Jamaica was 99.7% in 2018, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 1996.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of births attended by skilled health staff?
- Jamaica ranks 41st out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births attended by skilled health staff. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Skilled health staff refers to professionals trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.