Health in Jamaica

1,260 indicators covering health for Jamaica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people 0.26 2024 up 4.0% 157th
Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status 3 2024 down 66.7% 131st
Tuberculosis case fatality rate 16 2024 up 23.1% 55th
Life satisfaction vs child mortality 6.3 2025 up 14.4% 49th
Incidence of tuberculosis sdgs 2.3 2024 down 47.7% 196th
Tuberculosis deaths region 10 2024 down 37.5% 167th
Tuberculosis death rate 0.36 2024 down 36.8% 172nd
Tuberculosis deaths who 10 2024 down 37.5% 167th
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural 87.8% 2024 up 15.0% 14th
Tuberculosis incidence 2.3 2024 down 47.7% 184th
Tuberculosis patients with hiv share 16 2024 down 33.3% 31st
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 61.09 2022 up 12.6% 67th
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 33.81 2022 up 28.2% 34th
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 4.15 2022 down 8.6% 82nd
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 33.19 2022 up 37.5% 57th
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.5 2022 up 58.5% 48th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.57 2022 up 53.9% 136th
Life expectancy prados de la escosura 71.87 2020 down 1.0% 92nd
Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected 0.4 2024 down 20.0% 24th
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 1,100 2024 down 15.4% 75th
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 48 2024 down 44.2% 174th
Tuberculosis treatment coverage 74 2024 up 7.2% 99th
Mean BMI (kg/m²) 27.8 2016 up 5.3% 29th
Rubella - number of reported cases 1 2025 76th
Treatment success rate: new TB cases 38 2023 down 50.6% 184th
Yellow fever - number of reported cases 0 2025 26th
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 868.62 current international $ 2023 up 60.2% 111th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 175.85 current international $ 2023 down 11.2% 121st
Domestic general government health expenditure 4.9% 2023 up 64.6% 55th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 287.19 current international $ 2023 up 2.0% 112th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 334.71 current US$ 2023 up 119.8% 82nd
Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare 20.25 2023 down 44.6% 127th
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 6.78 2024 up 7,256.4% 78th
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases 38 2023 down 50.6% 194th
Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country 64.35 2023 up 36.1% 74th
Private health expenditure per person 287.19 2023 up 2.0% 112th
Public healthcare spending share gdp 4.89 2023 up 64.6% 55th
Health spending per person by source 558.93 2023 up 117.9% 101st
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases 0 2010 8th
Number of new hiv infections per year 1,131 2024 down 14.0% 76th
Rubella vaccination coverage 94 2024 up 2.2% 68th
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years 1.47 2020 down 16.6% 102nd
Cost healthy diet 6.02 2024 up 23.4% 13th
Terrorism deaths by region 0 2021 58th
Medical doctors 2,903 2024 up 165.8% 126th
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV 910 2024 down 17.3% 71st
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 70.4% 2024 up 0.0% 63rd
Mean systolic blood pressure 123.4 2015 up 0.4% 105th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 91 2023 up 7.1% 99th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 63 2023 up 10.5% 124th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 77 2023 down 2.5% 66th
UHC Service Coverage Index 74 2023 up 2.8% 86th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases 68 2023 down 1.4% 54th
Stillbirth rate 13.71 2023 down 6.4% 52nd
Maternal mortality ratio 130.14 2023 up 38.6% 50th
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 74 2023 up 2.8% 82nd
Stillbirths 459 2023 down 20.7% 116th
Stillbirth rate 13.71 2023 down 6.4% 52nd
Number of stillbirths 459 2023 down 20.7% 115th
Hepb3 number unvaccinated 329.75 2023 down 88.1% 166th