Number of clinical trials in Jamaica

Jamaica: Number of clinical trials was 1 trials in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
1 trials
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
127th
of 153 countries
All-time high
3 trials
in 2005
All-time low
1 trials
in 2009
Years of data
13
2005–2022

Number of clinical trials in Jamaica, 2005–2022

11.522.532005201320222005: 3 trials2009: 1 trials2010: 2 trials2011: 2 trials2014: 1 trials2015: 1 trials2016: 2 trials2017: 1 trials2018: 2 trials2019: 2 trials2020: 1 trials2021: 2 trials2022: 1 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in trials.

Analysis

In 2022, number of clinical trials in Jamaica stood at 1 trials. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of clinical trials in Jamaica peaked at 3 trials in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1 trials, in 2009.

That places Jamaica 127th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2 trials 1 trials 3 trials 2
2010s 1.62 trials 1 trials 2 trials 8
2020s 1.33 trials 1 trials 2 trials 3

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 127 Albania 1 trials compare
  2. 127 Algeria 1 trials compare
  3. 127 Benin 1 trials compare
  4. 127 Bolivia 1 trials compare
  5. 127 Botswana 1 trials compare
  6. 127 Burundi 1 trials compare
  7. 127 Chad 1 trials compare
  8. 127 Congo 1 trials compare
  9. 127 Cuba 1 trials compare
  10. 127 Dominican Republic 1 trials compare
  11. 127 Eswatini 1 trials compare
  12. 127 Fiji 1 trials compare
  13. 127 French Guiana 1 trials compare
  14. 127 Gabon 1 trials compare
  15. 127 Guinea-Bissau 1 trials compare
  16. 127 Haiti 1 trials compare
  17. 127 Madagascar 1 trials compare
  18. 127 Malta 1 trials compare
  19. 127 Monaco 1 trials compare
  20. 127 Panama 1 trials compare
  21. 127 Reunion 1 trials compare
  22. 127 Senegal 1 trials compare
  23. 127 Sri Lanka 1 trials compare
  24. 127 Uzbekistan 1 trials compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

More reference data data for Jamaica

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of clinical trials in Jamaica?
Number of clinical trials in Jamaica was 1 trials in 2022, according to ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of clinical trials recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 3 trials in 2005.
What is the lowest number of clinical trials recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 1 trials in 2009.
How does Jamaica rank for number of clinical trials?
Jamaica ranks 127th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
Is number of clinical trials rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of clinical trials. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of clinical trials
Unit
trials
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
153 places, 2,621 data points, 2000–2024
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Annual number of completed clinical trials registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov database for each country. Registration in the ClinicalTrials database is mandatory for trials in the United States, but voluntary for other countries.