Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Tuberculosis cases, per capita was 0 cases per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in cases per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0 cases per person for tuberculosis cases, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 46.7% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis cases, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0001 cases per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 cases per person, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 196th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | cases per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 cases per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 cases per person | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 cases per person | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 cases per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 cases per person | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 cases per person | -26.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 cases per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 cases per person | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 cases per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 cases per person | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 cases per person | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 cases per person | -24.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 cases per person | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 cases per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0 cases per person | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 0 cases per person | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 0 cases per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 cases per person | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 0 cases per person | -35.4% |
| 2019 | 0 cases per person | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0 cases per person | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 0 cases per person | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0 cases per person | +42.8% |
| 2023 | 0 cases per person | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 0 cases per person | -46.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0 cases per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0005 cases per person, 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0 cases per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 cases per person, 8% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 cases per person | 0.0001 cases per person | 0.0001 cases per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 cases per person | 0 cases per person | 0.0001 cases per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 cases per person | 0 cases per person | 0 cases per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 tuberculosis cases, per capita in Jamaica?
- Tuberculosis cases, per capita in Jamaica was 0 cases per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 cases per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis cases, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 cases per person in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for tuberculosis cases, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 196th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis cases, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tuberculosis cases, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tuberculosis cases ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tuberculosis cases WHO (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tuberculosis cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.