Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy was 54.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 54.1% for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Jamaica peaked at 54.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Jamaica 119th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +162.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +263.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +107.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +71.1% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +755.1% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +27.4% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +51.5% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +26.0% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +38.7% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 46.1% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 49.6% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 54.1% | +2.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 54.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.5%, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 54.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67.0%, 81% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +755.1% | 0.6% | 5.3% |
| 2002 | +263.9% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2001 | +162.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2003 | +107.9% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 0.0% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 19.9% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 46.1% | 54.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Jamaica?
- Share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy in Jamaica was 54.1% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 54.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy?
- Jamaica ranks 119th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv receiving antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of individuals diagnosed with HIV who are currently receiving antiretroviral therapy. This is the central estimate.