Children living with hiv in Jamaica
Jamaica: Children living with hiv was 500 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children living with hiv in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, children living with hiv in Jamaica stood at 500.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children 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 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% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 500 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 890, 56% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 500 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 665, 75% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
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 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)
- 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 children living with hiv in Jamaica?
- Children living with hiv in Jamaica was 500 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 930 in 2004.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for children living with hiv?
- Jamaica ranks 66th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Children living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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