Share living with less than 10 int per day in Jamaica

Jamaica: Share living with less than 10 int per day was 31.61 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
31.61
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
55th
of 120 countries
All-time high
86.3
in 1993
All-time low
27.83
in 2018
Years of data
9
1988–2021

Share living with less than 10 int per day in Jamaica, 1988–2021

204060801988200420211988: 701990: 731993: 86.31996: 71.51999: 56.12002: 562004: 53.92018: 27.82021: 31.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, share living with less than 10 int per day in Jamaica stood at 31.61.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 13.6% over five years.

Over the whole period, share living with less than 10 int per day in Jamaica peaked at 86.3 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 27.83, in 2018.

Jamaica ranks 55th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share living with less than 10 int per day in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Share living with less than 10 int per day in Jamaica, 1988 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1988 69.98 —
1990 73.02 +4.4%
1993 86.3 +18.2%
1996 71.48 -17.2%
1999 56.08 -21.5%
2002 56 -0.1%
2004 53.88 -3.8%
2018 27.83 -48.3%
2021 31.61 +13.6%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 31.61 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.32, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 31.61 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.71, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 69.98 69.98 69.98 1
1990s 71.72 56.08 86.3 4
2000s 54.94 53.88 56 2
2010s 27.83 27.83 27.83 1
2020s 31.61 31.61 31.61 1

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 52 Ecuador 38 compare
  2. 53 Mongolia 37.18 compare
  3. 54 Moldova 36.92 compare
  4. 56 Tunisia 31.47 compare
  5. 57 China 31.32 compare
  6. 58 Kazakhstan 31.32 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share living with less than 10 int per day in Jamaica?
Share living with less than 10 int per day in Jamaica was 31.61 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share living with less than 10 int per day recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 86.3 in 1993.
What is the lowest share living with less than 10 int per day recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 27.83 in 2018.
How does Jamaica rank for share living with less than 10 int per day?
Jamaica ranks 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than 10 int per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share living with less than 10 int per day
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,152 data points, 1963–2025
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