Medical doctors in Jamaica
Jamaica: Medical doctors was 2,903 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Jamaica, 2003–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Jamaica is 2,903, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 122.3% on the previous year and up 165.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Jamaica peaked at 2,903 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,006, in 2012.
That places Jamaica 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,678 | 1,103 | 2,253 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,250 | 1,006 | 1,546 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,104 | 1,306 | 2,903 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More health data for Jamaica
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,308 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 18,975 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 20,997 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 36.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 20,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 19,600 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Jamaica?
- Medical doctors in Jamaica was 2,903 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,903 in 2024.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,006 in 2012.
- How does Jamaica rank for medical doctors?
- Jamaica ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.8%. 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 Medical doctors (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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