Nursing and midwifery personnel in Jamaica
Jamaica: Nursing and midwifery personnel was 20.95 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nursing and midwifery personnel in Jamaica, 2003–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 20.95 for nursing and midwifery personnel in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.6% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing and midwifery personnel in Jamaica peaked at 20.95 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.75, in 2008.
Jamaica ranks 129th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Nursing and midwifery personnel in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16.47 | — |
| 2008 | 10.75 | -34.7% |
| 2012 | 15.5 | +44.2% |
| 2013 | 14.74 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 14.69 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 14.97 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 16.6 | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 16.63 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.4 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 17.17 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 16.75 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 16.17 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 20.95 | +29.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.61 | 10.75 | 16.47 | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.52 | 14.69 | 16.63 | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.49 | 16.17 | 20.95 | 5 |
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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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0219 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing and midwifery personnel in Jamaica?
- Nursing and midwifery personnel in Jamaica was 20.95 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing and midwifery personnel recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.95 in 2024.
- What is the lowest nursing and midwifery personnel recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.75 in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for nursing and midwifery personnel?
- Jamaica ranks 129th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nursing and midwifery personnel rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. 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 Nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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