Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Jamaica
Jamaica: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 48.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Jamaica stood at 48.2%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv 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.
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV 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% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 48.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 48.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.7%, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
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 women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Jamaica?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Jamaica was 48.2% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 1991.
- How does Jamaica rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Jamaica ranks 51st out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ 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 UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Female rate is as a percentage of the total population ages 15+ who are living with HIV.