Children (0-14) living with HIV in Jamaica
Jamaica: Children (0-14) living with HIV was 500 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children (0-14) living with HIV in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children (0-14) living with hiv in Jamaica is 500, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children (0-14) living with hiv in Jamaica peaked at 930 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 200, in 1990.
That places Jamaica 66th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children (0-14) living with HIV in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 540 | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 620 | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 690 | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 760 | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 820 | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 860 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 900 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 920 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 930 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 930 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 890 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 840 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 810 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 800 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 790 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 780 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 780 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 760 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 700 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 650 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 600 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 560 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 530 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 500 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 500 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 501 | 200 | 760 | 10 |
| 2000s | 870 | 800 | 930 | 10 |
| 2010s | 665 | 500 | 790 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 63 Tajikistan 620 compare
- 64 Djibouti 550 compare
- 64 Mauritania 550 compare
- 66 Afghanistan 500 compare
- 66 El Salvador 500 compare
- 66 Eritrea 500 compare
- 66 Guyana 500 compare
- 66 Kazakhstan 500 compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 500 compare
- 66 Malaysia 500 compare
- 66 Republic of Moldova 500 compare
- 66 Panama 500 compare
- 66 Paraguay 500 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0931 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children (0-14) living with hiv in Jamaica?
- Children (0-14) living with hiv in Jamaica was 500 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 930 in 2004.
- What is the lowest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for children (0-14) living with hiv?
- Jamaica ranks 66th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children (0-14) living with hiv rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Children (0-14) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children living with HIV refers to the number of children ages 0-14 who are infected with HIV.