Share of women among the population living with hiv in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of women among the population living with hiv was 48.21 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.21
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
51st
of 172 countries
All-time high
48.21
in 2024
All-time low
35.99
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of women among the population living with hiv in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 48.21 for share of women among the population living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women among the population living with hiv in Jamaica peaked at 48.21 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.99, in 1991.
That places Jamaica 51st out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of women among the population living with hiv in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.03 | — |
| 1991 | 35.99 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 36.01 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 36.36 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 37.05 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 37.85 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 38.59 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 39.22 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 39.67 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 39.96 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 40.28 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 40.55 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 40.8 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 41.02 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 41.25 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 41.52 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 41.84 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 42.18 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 42.54 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 42.9 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 43.2 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 43.41 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 43.6 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 43.97 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 44.49 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 44.94 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 45.35 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 45.79 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 46.23 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 46.65 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 47.06 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 47.42 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 47.7 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 47.95 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 48.21 | +0.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 48.21 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.66, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 48.21 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.72, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.67 | 35.99 | 39.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.49 | 40.28 | 42.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.76 | 43.2 | 46.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.67 | 47.06 | 48.21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 48 Trinidad and Tobago 49.28 compare
- 49 Comoros 49.23 compare
- 50 Kazakhstan 48.86 compare
- 52 Cambodia 48.11 compare
- 53 North Korea 48.1 compare
- 54 Cape Verde 47.52 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 share of women among the population living with hiv in Jamaica?
- Share of women among the population living with hiv in Jamaica was 48.21 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women among the population living with hiv recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 48.21 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women among the population living with hiv recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.99 in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of women among the population living with hiv?
- Jamaica ranks 51st out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women among the population living with hiv rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women among the population living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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