Health in Jamaica 1,252 indicators covering health for Jamaica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 5.4% 2024 down 25.0% 90th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 5.1% 2024 down 25.0% 90th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 6.2% 2024 up 8.8% 117th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 7.5% 2024 up 8.7% 114th Prevalence of stunting, height for age 6.9% 2024 up 9.5% 115th Hospital beds 1.65 per 1,000 people 2023 down 1.8% 112th Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated again 93 2024 up 29.2% 44th Tuberculosis death rate 0.26 per 100,000 people 2024 up 4.0% 163rd Incidence of tuberculosis 2.3 per 100,000 people 2024 down 47.7% 196th Number of tuberculosis cases 64 2024 down 46.7% 177th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 90.1% 2024 down 4.8% 149th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 90.0% 2024 up 5.9% 108th People practicing open defecation, urban 0.7% 2024 up 3.7% 55th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 84.1% 2024 down 2.6% 109th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 93.9% 2024 up 6.7% 66th People using at least basic drinking water services 87.6% 2024 down 3.6% 161st People practicing open defecation, rural 0.4% 2024 down 51.2% 86th People using at least basic sanitation services 91.6% 2024 up 6.1% 115th Tuberculosis case detection rate 74.0% 2024 up 7.2% 106th Tuberculosis mortality rates excludes people who are also infected wit 0.26 2024 up 4.0% 158th People practicing open defecation 0.6% 2024 down 20.3% 86th Hospital beds per 1000 people 1.65 2023 down 1.8% 112th Current health expenditure 7.6% 2023 up 21.0% 71st Current health expenditure per capita 520.16 current US$ 2023 up 61.5% 88th Out-of-pocket expenditure 20.2% 2023 down 44.6% 127th Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 105.31 current US$ 2023 down 10.5% 102nd Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type 38 2023 down 50.6% 184th Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 65th Tuberculosis case detection rate 74 2024 up 7.2% 108th Domestic general government health expenditure 64.3% 2023 up 36.1% 74th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 558.93 current international $ 2023 up 117.9% 101st Domestic private health expenditure 33.1% 2023 down 36.3% 106th Domestic private health expenditure per capita 171.98 current US$ 2023 up 2.9% 90th Healthcare expenditure vs gdp 868.62 2023 up 60.2% 111th Annual healthcare expenditure per capita 868.62 2023 up 60.2% 111th Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare 175.85 2023 down 11.2% 121st Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in develo 558.93 2023 up 117.9% 101st Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously unin 0.5665 2024 down 16.6% 35th Incidence of hiv by age 0.5665 2024 down 16.6% 35th People using safely managed sanitation services 73.6% 2024 up 16.5% 61st Immunization, Hib3 99.0% 2024 up 7.6% 1st Number of infant deaths 535 2024 down 18.9% 119th Number of under-five deaths 583 2024 down 19.7% 119th Number of neonatal deaths 444 2024 down 19.7% 115th Adolescent fertility rate 36.09 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 24.1% 89th Sex ratio at birth 1.04 male births per female births 2024 down 0.2% 161st Correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for th 1.78 2024 down 5.3% 81st Reported cases of measles 0 2024 — 146th Child mortality by income level of country 1.78 2024 down 5.3% 81st Child mortality vs health expenditure 1.78 2024 down 5.3% 81st Share of children vaccinated against measles 94 2024 up 2.2% 68th Child mortality vs electoral democracy 1.78 2024 down 5.3% 81st Infant mortality 1.64 2024 down 4.8% 78th Child deaths igme data 583 2024 down 19.7% 119th Extreme poverty vs child mortality 1.78 2024 down 5.3% 81st Child mortality vs share of children immunized against diphtheria pert 1.78 2024 down 5.3% 81st Child mortality vs level of prosperity regression 1.78 2024 down 5.3% 81st Child mortality igme 1.78 2024 down 5.3% 81st Neonatal mortality wdi 1.37 2024 down 5.9% 64th Child mortality by sex 1.99 2024 down 5.1% 80th ← Previous Page 5 of 21 Next →