Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 21.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Jamaica stood at 21.5%.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Jamaica peaked at 26.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2013.
Jamaica ranks 132nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.1% | — |
| 2001 | 25.1% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +3.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 21.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 21.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.3%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.4% | 19.2% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 18.2% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 19.8% | 21.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Jamaica?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Jamaica was 21.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2013.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.