New HIV infections in Jamaica
Jamaica: New HIV infections was 1,131 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
New HIV infections in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new hiv infections in Jamaica is 1,131 infections, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Jamaica peaked at 3,907 infections in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,131 infections, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,304 infections | — |
| 1991 | 2,848 infections | +23.6% |
| 1992 | 3,304 infections | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 3,647 infections | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 3,826 infections | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 3,907 infections | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 3,832 infections | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 3,771 infections | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 3,606 infections | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 3,426 infections | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 3,251 infections | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 2,932 infections | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 2,777 infections | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 2,625 infections | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 2,527 infections | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 2,309 infections | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 2,118 infections | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 2,051 infections | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1,921 infections | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 1,816 infections | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 1,736 infections | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 1,679 infections | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1,592 infections | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 1,462 infections | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 1,315 infections | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 1,244 infections | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 1,183 infections | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1,167 infections | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1,281 infections | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 1,223 infections | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 1,218 infections | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,287 infections | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 1,201 infections | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 1,252 infections | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 1,131 infections | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,447 infections | 2,304 infections | 3,907 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,433 infections | 1,816 infections | 3,251 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,388 infections | 1,167 infections | 1,736 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,218 infections | 1,131 infections | 1,287 infections | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -0.4019 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0289 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Jamaica?
- New hiv infections in Jamaica was 1,131 infections in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,907 infections in 1995.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,131 infections in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for new hiv infections?
- Jamaica ranks 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of New HIV infections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.