Health in Jamaica

1,268 indicators covering health for Jamaica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 96.9% 2017 up 2.5% 33rd
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 94.7% 2017 up 0.2% 41st
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 99.3% 2017 up 0.6% 25th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 97.6% 2017 up 0.0% 48th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 99.5% 2017 up 1.2% 36th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 97.8% 2017 down 0.4% 64th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 74.8% 2017 up 2.6% 25th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 80.2% 2017 up 0.7% 27th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 88.2% 2017 up 0.8% 24th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 96.9% 2017 down 0.2% 16th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 98.7% 2017 down 0.2% 18th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 64.3% 2017 down 0.8% 42nd
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 82.1% 2017 up 0.8% 40th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 92.7% 2017 up 0.5% 34th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 99.7% 2017 up 0.7% 4th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 99.8% 2017 unchanged 7th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 2.1% 2017 down 54.3% 72nd
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 0.5% 2017 down 49.4% 69th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 73rd
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 0.0% 2017 70th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 0.0% 2017 54th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 2.9% 2017 down 1.1% 55th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 64th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 56th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 48th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.0% 2017 42nd
Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment 93.0% 2024 up 44.0% 44th
Hpv vaccination coverage in 15 year olds 2 2024 73rd
Prevalence of syphilis 0.8% 2022 down 59.1% 47th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases - SDG 3.8.1 91 2023 up 7.1% 16th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 77 2023 down 2.5% 15th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases - SDG 3.8.1 68 2023 down 1.4% 20th
UHC Service Coverage Index - SDG 3.8.1 74 2023 up 2.8% 22nd
Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 130.14 2023 up 38.6% 4th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access - SDG 63 2023 up 10.5% 22nd
Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 534 2009 down 6.5% 17th
Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 0 2012 125th
Current health expenditure 7.6 2023 up 21.0% 12th
Domestic general government health expenditure 15.86 2023 up 47.2% 13th
Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP 4.89 2023 up 64.6% 7th
Domestic general government health expenditure 64.35 2023 up 36.1% 10th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita in US$ 334.71 2023 up 119.8% 15th
Children with a birth weight 95.48 2016 down 1.3% 43rd
New cases: other 0 2012 down 100.0% 33rd
Compliance with international health regulations 83 2016 up 159.4% 59th
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than the official 5.31 2023 down 93.7% 21st
Number of out-of-school children one year younger than the official 1,818 2023 20th
Persistence to last grade of primary 96.7% 2017 up 12.4% 36th
Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants 361 2024 up 272.2% 32nd
HIV-positive TB patients on CPT (co-trimoxazole preventive therapy) 62.0% 2008 up 106.7% 72nd
Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians 130 2016 40th
2.2.2a Prevalence of wasting among children under 5 3.2 2018 up 28.0% 41st
Dental Assistants and Therapists 76 2018 down 61.0% 34th
Community Health Workers 1,106 2018 up 52.1% 33rd
Environmental and Occupational Health and Hygiene Professionals 52 2016 down 88.6% 28th
Commitments to recipient countries 19.5 2010 up 162.8% 88th
Disbursements to recipient countries 14.72 2010 up 377.9% 96th
Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or 278,000.0% 2004 up 25.2% 27th
Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or 79,000.0% 2004 up 163.3% 19th
Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by 14,000 2004 down 12.5% 10th