Specialist medical practitioners in Jamaica
Jamaica: Specialist medical practitioners was 348 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
348
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
84th
of 95 countries
All-time high
372
in 2016
All-time low
280
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012–2018
Specialist medical practitioners in Jamaica, 2012–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 348 for specialist medical practitioners in 2018.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Jamaica ranks 84th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Specialist medical practitioners in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 280 | — |
| 2013 | 293 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 309 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 323 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 372 | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 348 | -6.5% |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,308 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.0823 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3643 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.0087 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.7314 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is specialist medical practitioners in Jamaica?
- Specialist medical practitioners in Jamaica was 348 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 372 in 2016.
- What is the lowest specialist medical practitioners recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 280 in 2012.
- How does Jamaica rank for specialist medical practitioners?
- Jamaica ranks 84th out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Is specialist medical practitioners rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. 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 Specialist medical practitioners (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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