HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) in Jamaica
Jamaica: HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) in Jamaica, 2003–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 83.0% for hiv-positive tb patients on art (antiretroviral therapy) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv-positive tb patients on art (antiretroviral therapy) in Jamaica peaked at 100.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2003.
That places Jamaica 110th out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.5% | — |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +260.0% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +58.7% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | -38.2% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -63.6% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +614.3% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | -17.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 83.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 83.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.0%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +614.3% | 14.0% | 100.0% |
| 2005 | +260.0% | 15.0% | 54.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8% | 7.5% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 20.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 14.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 110 Bahamas 83.0% compare
- 112 Belize 81.0% compare
- 112 Guatemala 81.0% compare
- 112 Russian Federation 81.0% compare
- 112 Madagascar 81.0% 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hiv-positive tb patients on art (antiretroviral therapy) in Jamaica?
- Hiv-positive tb patients on art (antiretroviral therapy) in Jamaica was 83.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest hiv-positive tb patients on art (antiretroviral therapy) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest hiv-positive tb patients on art (antiretroviral therapy) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2003.
- How does Jamaica rank for hiv-positive tb patients on art (antiretroviral therapy)?
- Jamaica ranks 110th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hiv-positive tb patients on art (antiretroviral therapy) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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