Births attended by health staff sdgs in Jamaica
Jamaica: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 99.7 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
99.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 169 countries
All-time high
99.7
in 2013
All-time low
90
in 1996
Years of data
22
1989–2018
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Jamaica, 1989–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, births attended by health staff sdgs 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, births attended by health staff sdgs in Jamaica peaked at 99.7 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 90, 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.
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 92 | — |
| 1993 | 93.4 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 90 | -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 | -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% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 99.7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 99.7 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92 | 92 | 92 | 1 |
| 1990s | 92.67 | 90 | 94.6 | 3 |
| 2000s | 96.61 | 93 | 98.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.12 | 95.3 | 99.7 | 9 |
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 births attended by health staff sdgs in Jamaica?
- Births attended by health staff sdgs in Jamaica was 99.7 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7 in 2013.
- What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 90 in 1996.
- How does Jamaica rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
- Jamaica ranks 41st out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is births attended by health staff sdgs 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Births attended by health staff sdgs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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