UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Jamaica
Jamaica: UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 63 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Jamaica, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO].
Analysis
The most recent figure for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Jamaica is 63, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Jamaica peaked at 67 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42, in 2008.
That places Jamaica 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50 | — |
| 2001 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 47 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 44 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 45 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 63 | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 57 | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 54 | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 62 | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 66 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 57 | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 63 | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 67 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 63 | -6.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 63 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 80, 79% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 63 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74, 85% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +40.0% | 45 | 63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.1 | 42 | 50 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5 | 45 | 66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66 | 63 | 67 | 4 |
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 uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Jamaica?
- Uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Jamaica was 63 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO].
- What is the highest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 67 in 2020.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
- Jamaica ranks 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO], published as part of UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access is based on three tracer indicators (i) hospital access, (ii) health workforce, (iii) health security. It is presented on a scale of 0 to 100 index points and is one of the four sub-indexes underlaying the overall UHC service coverage index.