Health in Jamaica 1,268 indicators covering health for Jamaica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 17 2012 — 86th Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 47.0% 2011 up 4.4% 179th How many health warnings are approved by the law for other smoked 16 2022 up 33.3% 4th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 60 2022 up 100.0% 61st The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 100 2021 — 2nd Contraceptive prevalence, any method 45.2% 2022 down 10.3% 26th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 60 2022 up 100.0% 61st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 60 2022 up 100.0% 61st Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 39.6% 2022 down 14.8% 25th Retreatment cases: treatment after default 3 2012 down 50.0% 118th Retreatment cases: other 0 2012 down 100.0% 123rd Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 0 2012 down 100.0% 120th Unmet need for contraception 7.0% 2022 down 30.0% 55th Large household expenditures health 2.88 2004 down 8.0% 13th Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc 10.2 2004 up 5.2% 26th Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 900 2015 up 28.6% 138th Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported 0.8% 2024 down 52.3% 48th Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads 48 2025 up 118.2% 78th Percentage of people living with HIV receiving treatment who have 92 2025 up 46.0% 59th Height-for-age <-2 SD 4.64 2018 down 33.0% 89th Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits 83.6% 2021 down 2.3% 47th Weight-for-age <-2 SD 2.54 2018 up 7.3% 82nd Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 1,146 2024 up 14.0% 12th Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household 21.5% 2021 up 1.3% 24th Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 0 2014 down 100.0% 141st Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 0.1 2014 unchanged 153rd Weight-for-height >+2 SD 5.65 2018 down 27.1% 37th Congenital syphilis number of cases, reported 14 2024 down 50.0% 31st Number of out-of-school children of primary school age 27,604 2023 down 50.9% 16th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age 12.41 2023 down 36.5% 10th Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits 85.6% 2011 down 1.8% 15th How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless 8 2022 unchanged 15th Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) 5.06 2024 down 25.3% 21st Stunting prevalence (height-for-age <-2 standard deviations from the) 6.86 2024 up 8.8% 20th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 60 2022 unchanged 19th Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 1,404 2023 up 16.8% 11th Congenital syphilis rate per 100 000 live births, reported 57.1 2024 down 23.4% 20th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 60 2022 unchanged 20th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 60 2022 unchanged 19th Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 96.5% 2017 — 35th Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population - SDG 0.404 2024 down 15.1% 6th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 86.0% 2017 down 0.8% 32nd People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 91.4% 2017 up 0.7% 42nd People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 98.4% 2017 up 2.8% 30th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 95.0% 2017 up 2.3% 50th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 98.0% 2017 up 1.5% 51st People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 74.3% 2017 down 0.0% 26th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 83.2% 2017 up 2.0% 28th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 84.1% 2017 up 0.5% 37th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 94.8% 2017 up 0.4% 30th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 98.9% 2017 down 0.1% 15th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 2.7% 2017 down 12.8% 71st People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 76th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 0.1% 2017 down 62.6% 58th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 57th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.0% 2017 — 47th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 83.1% 2017 up 2.4% 30th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 88.1% 2017 up 1.3% 34th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 87.6% 2017 up 4.4% 41st People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 93.7% 2017 up 3.4% 33rd ← Previous Page 20 of 22 Next →