Health in Jamaica

1,252 indicators covering health for Jamaica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child mortality line chart by sex 1.56 2024 down 5.7% 85th
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds 98 2024 up 5.4% 18th
Number of neonatal deaths by region 444 2024 down 19.7% 115th
Child mortality 1.78 2024 down 5.3% 81st
Under 5 mortality rate sdgs 1.78 2024 down 5.3% 81st
Infant mortality rate wdi 1.43 2024 down 5.2% 81st
Infant mortality by sex 1.84 2024 down 4.5% 76th
Neonatal infant and child deaths 444 2024 down 19.7% 115th
Child deaths life stage 48 2024 down 27.3% 134th
Number of infant deaths 535 2024 down 18.9% 119th
Child mortality rate vs mean male height cm 1.78 2024 down 5.3% 81st
Youth mortality rate 2.1 2024 down 5.1% 84th
Child mortality complete gapminder 1.78 2024 down 5.3% 81st
Child mortality gdp per capita 1.78 2024 down 5.3% 81st
Number of neonatal deaths igme 444 2024 down 19.7% 115th
Number of child deaths igme 583 2024 down 19.7% 119th
Child mortality rate marimekko 1.78 2024 down 5.3% 81st
Vaccination coverage who unicef 94 2024 up 2.2% 68th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 3.9% 2024 down 11.5% 87th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 62.9% 2024 up 14.9% 80th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 35.2% 2024 up 26.2% 34th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard 25.5% 2024 up 27.6% 106th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard 13.2% 2024 up 44.5% 89th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 62.2% 2024 up 11.8% 67th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 4.1% 2024 down 6.4% 89th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 35.7% 2024 up 30.1% 36th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard 2.0% 2024 up 58.4% 156th
Number of under-five deaths 583 2024 down 19.7% 119th
Number of infant deaths 535 2024 down 18.9% 119th
Number of neonatal deaths 444 2024 down 19.7% 115th
Neonatal mortality rate 13.65 2024 down 5.9% 64th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 16.39 2024 down 4.8% 79th
Under-five mortality rate 17.79 2024 down 5.3% 82nd
Mortality rate 1-59 months 4.19 2024 down 3.2% 125th
Deaths age 1-11 months 91 2024 down 15.0% 132nd
Child mortality rate 1.42 2024 down 11.4% 116th
Deaths age 1-59 months 139 2024 down 19.7% 134th
Child deaths 48 2024 down 27.3% 134th
Mortality rate age 1-11 months 2.77 2024 up 1.5% 121st
Mortality rate age 1-11 months 2.77 2024 up 1.5% 121st
Neonatal deaths 444 2024 down 19.7% 116th
Infant mortality rate 16.39 2024 down 4.8% 79th
Under-five mortality rate 17.79 2024 down 5.3% 82nd
Under-five deaths 583 2024 down 19.7% 120th
Child deaths age 1 to 4 48 2024 down 27.3% 135th
Infant deaths 535 2024 down 18.9% 120th
Deaths age 1-59 months 139 2024 down 19.7% 135th
Child Mortality rate age 1-4 1.42 2024 down 11.4% 116th
Mortality rate 1-59 months 4.19 2024 down 3.2% 125th
Neonatal mortality rate 13.65 2024 down 5.9% 64th
Deaths age 1-11 months 91 2024 down 15.0% 133rd
Domestic general government health expenditure 15.9% 2023 up 47.2% 35th
External health expenditure 2.6% 2023 up 224.3% 86th
External health expenditure per capita 13.47 current US$ 2023 up 423.9% 50th
External health expenditure per capita, PPP 22.5 current international $ 2023 up 419.4% 82nd
Death rate in armed conflicts by type 0 2025 34th
Deaths in armed conflicts by type 0 2025 34th
Deaths in armed conflicts by type and country 0 2025 34th
Death rate in armed conflicts by type and country 0 2025 34th
Deaths from one sided violence 0 2025 34th