Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female was 0.5 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
35th
of 139 countries
All-time high
2.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49
in 1994
All-time low
0.5 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates. Measured in per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.5 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 for incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female in Jamaica peaked at 2.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 35th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | — |
| 1991 | 1.5 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 1.7 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 1.9 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 2.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 2.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.9 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.7 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 1.6 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 1.4 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 1.3 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 1.3 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.97 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.91 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.84 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.76 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.71 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.65 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.58 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 0.55 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.52 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.51 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.56 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.54 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.52 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.56 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.52 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.54 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | -7.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.5 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49, 3.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.5 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.175 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49, 2.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +25.0% | 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | 1.5 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | 2.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | 0.84 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | 1.6 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.618 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | 0.51 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | 0.8 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.528 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | 0.5 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | 0.56 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 32 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
- 33 Cote d'Ivoire 0.58 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
- 34 Djibouti 0.52 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 0.49 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 0.48 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
- 38 Chad 0.38 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
- 38 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.38 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
- 38 Rwanda 0.38 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
More gender data for Jamaica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 468.29 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.89 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,341 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,341 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0684 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 15,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,169 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,800 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female in Jamaica?
- Incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female in Jamaica was 0.5 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 in 1994.
- What is the lowest incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female?
- Jamaica ranks 35th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female (per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of new HIV infections among uninfected female populations ages 15-49 expressed per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 in the year before the period.