What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Jamaica
Jamaica: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 48.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 48.2% for what share of the population living with hiv are women? 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, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Jamaica peaked at 48.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, 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.
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.0% | — |
| 1991 | 36.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 36.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 36.4% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 37.1% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 37.9% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 38.6% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 39.2% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 39.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 40.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 40.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 41.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 46.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 47.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.7% | 36.0% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 40.3% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 43.2% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 47.1% | 48.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 48 Trinidad and Tobago 49.3% compare
- 49 Comoros 49.2% compare
- 50 Kazakhstan 48.9% compare
- 52 Cambodia 48.1% compare
- 53 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 48.1% compare
- 54 Cape Verde 47.5% 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Jamaica?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Jamaica was 48.2% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Jamaica ranks 51st out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? 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 UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of What share of the population living with HIV are women?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Among those aged 15 years and older.