Jamaica's adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV was 1,100 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 15.38% from 1,300 in 2014 (1.66% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1,100 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 1,200 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 1,300 | 2014 |
| Highest | 3,900 | 1995 |
| Lowest | 1,100 | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | 1,220 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 2,300 | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Jamaica's adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV fell 15.4% on 2023 (from 1,300 to 1,100).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −3.2% and a typical year strayed about 5.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 21.7% in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 15.4% in 2024. 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 less than 1% 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 71st highest value of the 138 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 1,100 | 2024 |
| World | 1.3 million | 2024 |
Closest to Jamaica in the 2024 ranking
- Paraguay — 70th of 138: 1,200
- Costa Rica — 71st of 138: 1,100
- Gambia, The — 72nd of 138: 1,100
- Morocco — 74th of 138: 990
- El Salvador — 75th of 138: 940
- Kyrgyz Republic — 76th of 138: 920
What this measures
Number of adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.
All 35 values
| Year | Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,100 |
| 2023 | 1,300 |
| 2022 | 1,200 |
| 2021 | 1,300 |
| 2020 | 1,200 |
| 2019 | 1,200 |
| 2018 | 1,300 |
| 2017 | 1,200 |
| 2016 | 1,200 |
| 2015 | 1,200 |
| 2014 |
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 100 (2024)
- Argentina — 4,900 (2024)
- Bahamas, The — 100 (2024)
- Barbados — 100 (2024)
- Belize — 200 (2024)
- Bolivia — 1,900 (2024)
- Brazil — 55,000 (2024)
- Chile — 4,000 (2024)
- Colombia
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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Jamaica's adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV?
- 1,100 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is down 52.17% from 2,300 in 1990 (2.15% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3,900 in 1995 and the lowest 1,100 in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank?
- 71st highest of 138 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV unusual for Jamaica?
- In 2024, Jamaica's adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV fell 15.4% on 2023 (from 1,300 to 1,100). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −3.2% and a typical year strayed about 5.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.HIV.INCD.TL, 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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