Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Jamaica
Jamaica: Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected was 0.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 146 countries
All-time high
1.1
in 1996
All-time low
0.4
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Jamaica stood at 0.4. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Jamaica peaked at 1.1 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 1990.
That places Jamaica 24th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7 | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8 | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9 | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.4 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1, 4.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.4 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.86 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.76 | 0.6 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.45 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 24 Costa Rica 0.4 compare
- 24 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4 compare
- 24 Gabon 0.4 compare
- 24 Haiti 0.4 compare
- 24 Myanmar 0.4 compare
- 24 Papua New Guinea 0.4 compare
- 24 Philippines 0.4 compare
- 24 Sierra Leone 0.4 compare
- 24 South Sudan 0.4 compare
- 24 Togo 0.4 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Jamaica?
- Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Jamaica was 0.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 1996.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected?
- Jamaica ranks 24th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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