Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.1163 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Jamaica, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Jamaica is 0.1163, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.1163 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1124, in 2014.
Jamaica ranks 83rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1143 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1135 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.113 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1126 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1124 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1124 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1125 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1127 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1149 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1158 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1154 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1148 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1162 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1163 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1134 | 0.1124 | 0.1158 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1157 | 0.1148 | 0.1163 | 4 |
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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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0293 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0304 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Jamaica?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Jamaica was 0.1163 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1163 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1124 in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 83rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.