Health in Jamaica 1,268 indicators covering health for Jamaica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Prevalence of wasting, weight for height 3.2% 2018 up 28.0% 62nd Bladder cancer death rate 1.61 2014 up 2.2% 61st Cancer death rates by type who db 1.61 2014 up 2.2% 61st Weight-for-height <-2 SD 3.17 2018 up 26.3% 63rd Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 95.0% 2025 — 49th International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 40 2025 — 112th Prevalence of underweight, weight for age 2.5% 2018 up 4.2% 83rd Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 0.352 2024 — 105th Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 0 2024 — 69th Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 1 2024 down 80.0% 113th New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0 2024 — 69th Children (0-14) living with HIV 500 2024 down 28.6% 66th Ipv1 number unvaccinated 659.5 2023 down 97.4% 153rd Children living with hiv 500 2024 down 28.6% 66th Contraceptive prevalence, any method 60.6% 2022 down 16.4% 48th Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 0 2023 — 3rd Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 11.5% 2024 down 15.4% 114th Liver cancer death rate 2.94 2014 down 12.7% 88th Number of female leprosy new cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 102nd National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 8 2022 — 1st Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 53.2% 2022 down 22.2% 44th Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 170 2014 down 5.6% 168th Number of new G2D leprosy cases 0 2024 down 100.0% 86th Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2024 down 100.0% 86th 3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 36 2018 down 34.2% 89th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 11.0% 2015 up 60.1% 58th 3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 100 2018 up 7.5% 1st Pancreatic cancer death rate 3.75 2014 up 33.5% 73rd Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 1.44 2014 down 5.4% 93rd Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 17.55 2022 up 17.9% 8th Taxes as a % of price: total tax 38.8% 2022 down 15.8% 134th Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 13.0% 2022 down 7.9% 84th Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 0.0% 2022 — 106th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 24.3% 2022 down 23.7% 93rd Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 — 38th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 1.4% 2022 up 1,687.5% 33rd Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 1,400 2022 up 23.0% 24th Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on 500 2025 down 31.5% 64th Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.9919 2018 up 263.6% 45th Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height 1.0% 2018 up 233.3% 43rd Physical activity policies for activie societies 10 2023 unchanged 113th Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 unchanged 101st Midwifery personnel 550 2024 up 78.6% 99th Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children 48 2025 up 20.0% 48th Child population under age 5 160.7 2025 down 16.6% 21st Percentage of children as a proportion of total population 22.77 2025 down 21.5% 22nd Child population 10-19 405.65 2025 down 20.6% 21st Death rate from poisonings 0.1 2021 unchanged 158th 3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 74 2021 up 12.1% 78th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 20.2 2021 up 38.4% 72nd Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.1 2021 unchanged 143rd Suicide mortality rate, by sex 1.7 2021 up 70.0% 155th Share of deaths registered 100 2019 — 1st Prevalence of stunting, height for age 4.6% 2018 down 33.3% 90th Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 14.67 2022 up 7.8% 20th Child population 645.96 2025 down 20.5% 21st Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 0 2023 down 100.0% 117th Mean systolic blood pressure 126.2 2009 up 1.4% 88th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.8 2009 up 7.4% 15th Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals 288 2025 down 30.4% 55th ← Previous Page 18 of 22 Next →