Jamaica: Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Jamaica's adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV fell 9% on 2023 (from 1,000 to 910).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −3.5% and a typical year strayed about 4.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 26.3% in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.5% in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Jamaica had the 67th highest value of the 132 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Jamaica in the 2024 ranking

• Lao PDR — 64th of 132: 1,100
• Paraguay — 65th of 132: 1,100
• Burundi — 66th of 132: 930
• El Salvador — 68th of 132: 880
• Gambia, The — 69th of 132: 870
• Morocco — 70th of 132: 870

What this measures

Number of adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV.

All 35 values

Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 100 (2024)
• Argentina — 4,600 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 100 (2024)
• Barbados — 100 (2024)
• Belize — 200 (2024)
• Bolivia — 1,800 (2024)
• Chile — 3,800 (2024)
• Colombia — 11,000 (2023)
• Costa Rica — 1,100 (2024)
• Cuba — 1,700 (2024)

More health data for Jamaica

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.5% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.83% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 254,729 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 17.76% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 264,030 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 18.83% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 518,759 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 18.29% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 5.79% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Jamaica's adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV?

910 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is down 52.11% from 1,900 in 1990 (2.14% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3,200 in 1994 and the lowest 910 in 2024.

How does Jamaica rank?

67th highest of 132 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV unusual for Jamaica?

In 2024, Jamaica's adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV fell 9% on 2023 (from 1,000 to 910). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −3.5% and a typical year strayed about 4.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.HIV.INCD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), uri: https://aidsinfo.unaids.org/, publisher: UNAIDS, date accessed: 2025-08-27, date published: 2025-07 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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