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STAT Barbados Jamaica HISTORY
Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 12.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
15.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th. 22% more than Barbados

Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 27.8
Ranked 21st. 2% more than Jamaica
27.3
Ranked 24th.

Births and maternity > Future births 3.39
Ranked 182nd.
20.18
Ranked 146th. 6 times more than Barbados

Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.93%
Ranked 50th. 4% more than Jamaica
1.86%
Ranked 99th.

Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 144
Ranked 58th. 7% more than Jamaica
134
Ranked 82nd.
Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.69 births per woman
Ranked 56th.
2.38 births per woman
Ranked 96th. 41% more than Barbados

Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 7.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 5 times more than Jamaica
1.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 50th.

Infant mortality rate > Total 11.86 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 132nd.
14.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 119th. 23% more than Barbados

Life expectancy > Men 74 years
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Jamaica
71 years
Ranked 27th.
Life expectancy at birth > Total population 74.34 years
Ranked 98th. 1% more than Jamaica
73.45 years
Ranked 112th.

Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 77.42
Ranked 77th. 2% more than Jamaica
75.71
Ranked 102nd.

Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 72.63
Ranked 67th. 3% more than Jamaica
70.57
Ranked 92nd.

Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 74.97
Ranked 69th. 3% more than Jamaica
73.08
Ranked 101st.

Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th. 42% more than Jamaica
0.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.

Probability of reaching 65 > Male 80.6%
Ranked 18th. 4% more than Jamaica
77.5%
Ranked 31st.
Infant mortality rate 12.61
Ranked 117th.
12.81
Ranked 116th. 2% more than Barbados
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 9.32 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 11% more than Jamaica
8.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 41st.

Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 16.9
Ranked 94th. 17% more than Jamaica
14.4
Ranked 108th.

Life expectancy > Women 80 years
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Jamaica
76 years
Ranked 32nd.
HIV AIDS > Adult prevalence rate 1.4%
Ranked 36th.
1.7%
Ranked 32nd. 21% more than Barbados

Health services > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 7.6
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Jamaica
1.7
Ranked 57th.

Diseases > Overweight > Average Body Mass Index (BMI) 27.7
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Jamaica
26.21
Ranked 21st.
HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS 2,100
Ranked 129th.
32,000
Ranked 68th. 15 times more than Barbados

Adolescent fertility rate > Births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 42.24 births
Ranked 91st.
77.53 births
Ranked 50th. 84% more than Barbados

Probability of reaching 65 > Female 88.1%
Ranked 23th. 5% more than Jamaica
84.1%
Ranked 43th.
Expenditure per capita > Current US$ 744.8$
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Jamaica
175.6$
Ranked 88th.

Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population 0.0
Ranked 97th.
0.2 million
Ranked 74th.

Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population > Percentage 0.0
Ranked 119th.
8.6%
Ranked 69th.

Health expenditure per capita > Current US$ $1,030.72
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Jamaica
$270.38
Ranked 102nd.

Births and maternity > Teenage birth rate 49.5
Ranked 27th.
72
Ranked 12th. 45% more than Barbados

Diseases > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 1.6
Ranked 203th.
6.6
Ranked 180th. 4 times more than Barbados

Hunger and malnutrition > Undernourished population per million people 0.0
Ranked 95th.
0.0737 million
Ranked 67th.

Births and maternity > Crude birth rate 12.9
Ranked 16th.
16.3
Ranked 20th. 26% more than Barbados

Births and maternity > Maternal death rate 51 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 102nd.
110 per 100,000 live births
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Barbados

Health services > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.21
Ranked 61st. 42% more than Jamaica
0.85
Ranked 47th.

Services, etc., value added > Current LCU per capita 20,642.54
Ranked 62nd.
284,757.77
Ranked 25th. 14 times more than Barbados

Death rates > Children under 5 11
Ranked 131st.
30.9
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Barbados

Death rates > Women 59.41
Ranked 134th.
117.3
Ranked 79th. 97% more than Barbados

Death rates > Men 107.06
Ranked 131st.
225
Ranked 68th. 2 times more than Barbados

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths 100
Ranked 114th.
1,600
Ranked 31st. 16 times more than Barbados

HIV AIDS > Deaths 250
Ranked 92nd.
1,200
Ranked 63th. 5 times more than Barbados

Nutrition > Depth of hunger > Kilocalories per person per day 150
Ranked 112th.
170
Ranked 98th. 13% more than Barbados

Tobacco > Total adult smokers 9%
Ranked 112th.
14.6%
Ranked 105th. 62% more than Barbados
Births and maternity > Number of births 3,537
Ranked 15th.
44,006
Ranked 24th. 12 times more than Barbados

Probability of not reaching 40 3%
Ranked 110th.
5.4%
Ranked 95th. 80% more than Barbados
Life expectancy at birth > Total > Years 75.4 years
Ranked 31st. 6% more than Jamaica
70.9 years
Ranked 93th.

HIV AIDS > Deaths > Per capita 0.937 per 1,000 people
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Jamaica
0.342 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th.

Life expectancy > Male 74.31
Ranked 44th. 8% more than Jamaica
68.57
Ranked 98th.

Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 4.86
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Jamaica
1.09
Ranked 37th.

Access to sanitation 100%
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Jamaica
96%
Ranked 39th.
Services, etc., value added > Current LCU 5.85 billion
Ranked 92nd.
770.7 billion
Ranked 54th. 132 times more than Barbados

HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS per 1000 7.53
Ranked 38th.
11.87
Ranked 28th. 58% more than Barbados

Death rates > Infants 9.8
Ranked 128th.
25.9
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than Barbados

Life expectancy at birth > Female 76.64 years
Ranked 109th. 2% more than Jamaica
75.19 years
Ranked 123th.

Life expectancy > Female 79.85
Ranked 43th. 6% more than Jamaica
75.28
Ranked 89th.

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given 52
Ranked 101st. 49% more than Jamaica
35
Ranked 113th.
Births and maternity > Antenatal care > Mothers getting 1+ visit during pregnancy 100%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Jamaica
99%
Ranked 10th.

Per capita total expenditure on health in international dollars 1,018
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Jamaica
234
Ranked 103th.
Spending > Per person 601
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Jamaica
157
Ranked 55th.
Malnutrition > Stunted children under 5 10.2%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Jamaica
4.5%
Ranked 15th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > AIDS deaths per million people 354.86
Ranked 30th.
591.17
Ranked 16th. 67% more than Barbados

Births and maternity > Twin births per million people 346.53
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Jamaica
337.95
Ranked 15th.

Diseases > Measles > Children immunised against measles 93%
Ranked 102nd. 6% more than Jamaica
88%
Ranked 129th.

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Prevalance > 15-49 year old > Both sexes 0.9%
Ranked 50th.
1.8%
Ranked 29th. Twice as much as Barbados

Life expectancy at birth > Male 72.07 years
Ranked 96th. About the same as Jamaica
71.79 years
Ranked 99th.

Suicide rate > Gender ratio 4 per 100,000 people
Ranked 28th. 60% more than Jamaica
2.5 per 100,000 people
Ranked 56th.
Life expectancy at birth > Female > Years 78.19 years
Ranked 33th. 8% more than Jamaica
72.65 years
Ranked 105th.

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 65.6
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Jamaica
65.1
Ranked 47th.
Life expectancy > 95 percent range (75.60-78.30) (74.30-80.30)
Diseases > Cardiovascular death rate (per 100,000 population) 213
Ranked 145th.
289
Ranked 123th. 36% more than Barbados
Health services > Nurses and midwives > Per 1,000 people 3.7
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Jamaica
1.65
Ranked 7th.
Births and maternity > All births of boys 1,851
Ranked 93th.
23,203
Ranked 64th. 13 times more than Barbados

Health spending per capita 931.87
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Jamaica
224.02
Ranked 93th.

Reproductive health > Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 100%
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Jamaica
90.5%
Ranked 24th.

Diseases > Overweight > Female Body Mass Index (BMI) 28.55
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Jamaica
27.6
Ranked 5th.
Life expectancy at birth > Male > Years 72.75 years
Ranked 29th. 5% more than Jamaica
69.22 years
Ranked 81st.

Tuberculosis cases > Per 100,000 11
Ranked 129th. 4 times more than Jamaica
3
Ranked 159th.
Deaths > Deaths from injuries (per 100,000 population) 38
Ranked 151st.
71
Ranked 90th. 87% more than Barbados
HIV AIDS > Deaths per 1000 0.932
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Jamaica
0.445
Ranked 30th.

Survival rate > To age 65 > Men 81.87
Ranked 36th. 18% more than Jamaica
69.32
Ranked 94th.

Drug access 95%
Ranked 40th. The same as Jamaica
95%
Ranked 19th.
Infant mortality > Female babies 10.2 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 135th.
13.4 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 119th. 31% more than Barbados

Deaths > Noncommunicable disease mortality rate 531
Ranked 135th.
605
Ranked 120th. 14% more than Barbados
Births and maternity > Twin births 80
Ranked 3rd.
900
Ranked 35th. 11 times more than Barbados

Survival rate > To age 65 > Women 89.42
Ranked 37th. 10% more than Jamaica
81.01
Ranked 92nd.

Health services > Health expenditure per capita > PPP > Constant 2005 international $ $1,426.87
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Jamaica
$356.99
Ranked 94th.

Life expectancy at birth > Years > Total population 75
Ranked 42nd. 3% more than Jamaica
73
Ranked 50th.
Diseases > Overweight > Male Body Mass Index (BMI) 26.84
Ranked 29th. 8% more than Jamaica
24.82
Ranked 101st.
Tobacco > Total adult smokers per million 32.9%
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Jamaica
5.51%
Ranked 44th.
Births and maternity > Number of births per thousand people 12.8
Ranked 14th.
16.33
Ranked 19th. 28% more than Barbados

Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 11.45 per 100,000 people
Ranked 163th. 55% more than Jamaica
7.41 per 100,000 people
Ranked 177th.

Life expectancy > Inequality adjusted index 0.814
Ranked 44th. 15% more than Jamaica
0.71
Ranked 94th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Both sexes 86
Ranked 137th.
127
Ranked 94th. 48% more than Barbados

Dependency ratio per 100 42
Ranked 159th.
60
Ranked 87th. 43% more than Barbados
Medical staff > Dental staff (per 10,000 people) 2 1
Smoking rate > Women 2
Ranked 106th.
8
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Barbados
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases 8
Ranked 166th.
78
Ranked 150th. 10 times more than Barbados
Births and maternity > Births attended by skill personnel 100%
Ranked 7th. 2% more than Jamaica
98.3%
Ranked 30th.

Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases 0.0
Ranked 160th.
0.0
Ranked 116th.
Diseases > Leprosy cases 0.0
Ranked 98th.
6
Ranked 73th.
Infant mortality rate > Female 10.22 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 132nd.
14 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 109th. 37% more than Barbados

Tobacco > Male smoking rate 18.4
Ranked 119th.
20.8
Ranked 115th. 13% more than Barbados
Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Aged over 15 2700 25000
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Rape or incest Legal Illegal
Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Proportion of wages paid 100%
Ranked 97th. The same as Jamaica
100%
Ranked 54th.
Births and maternity > Single births 7,121
Ranked 3rd.
41,483
Ranked 41st. 6 times more than Barbados

Diseases > Measles cases 0.0
Ranked 171st.
0.0
Ranked 142nd.
Life expectancy > Date of information 2006 est. 2006 est.
Tobacco > Female smoking rate 3
Ranked 102nd.
9.2
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Barbados
Reproductive health > Maternal mortality ratio > Modeled estimate > Per 100,000 live births 64
Ranked 84th.
89
Ranked 74th. 39% more than Barbados

Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 68.2
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Jamaica
65.9
Ranked 54th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Males 86
Ranked 137th.
127
Ranked 94th. 48% more than Barbados

Diseases > Influenza > 2009 flu pandemic, Confirmed cases 154
Ranked 38th.
191
Ranked 36th. 24% more than Barbados
Diseases > Tuberculosis cases per million people 28.96
Ranked 149th.
29.15
Ranked 147th. 1% more than Barbados
Healthy life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 62.9
Ranked 49th.
64.2
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Barbados
Reproductive health > Lifetime risk of maternal death > 1 in > Rate varies by country 1,100
Ranked 72nd. 2 times more than Jamaica
450
Ranked 89th.
HIV AIDS > Women living with aids 15-49 1.2
Ranked 45th.
1.22
Ranked 43th. 2% more than Barbados
Births and maternity > Future births per million people 12.84
Ranked 140th.
19.19
Ranked 100th. 50% more than Barbados

Spending > Public 4.5% 3.0%
Disease prevention > Tuberculosis case detection rate > All forms 86.96%
Ranked 69th. 47% more than Jamaica
59.21%
Ranked 134th.

Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Provider National insurance system Employer or social security for domestic worker
Total fertility rate 1.5
Ranked 149th.
2.3
Ranked 111th. 53% more than Barbados
Infant mortality > Male babies 14.3 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 134th.
15.7 deaths per 1000 live births
Ranked 129th. 10% more than Barbados

Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve mental health Legal Legal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Females 78
Ranked 44th. 5% more than Jamaica
74
Ranked 75th.
Deaths > Early death rate (probability of dying beetween 15 and 60 years) > Females 86
Ranked 137th.
127
Ranked 94th. 48% more than Barbados

Diseases > HIV AIDS > Number living with HIV AIDS > Women > Aged above 14 <1000 6900
Diseases > Leprosy cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 96th.
2.24
Ranked 66th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Economic or social reasons Legal Illegal
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > On request Illegal Illegal
Diseases > Pertussis cases 0.0
Ranked 151st.
0.0
Ranked 130th.
Diseases > Neonatal tetanus cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 157th.
0.0
Ranked 114th.
Diseases > Total tetanus cases 2
Ranked 100th.
10
Ranked 62nd. 5 times more than Barbados
Diseases > Mumps cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 115th.
0.0
Ranked 105th.
Probability of dying before 5 > Females 13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.
14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 134th. 8% more than Barbados
Per capita government expenditure on health in international dollars 696
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Jamaica
134
Ranked 104th.
Spending > Private 2.2%
Ranked 67th.
2.5%
Ranked 58th. 14% more than Barbados
Expenditure > Public > % of GDP 4.51%
Ranked 58th. 60% more than Jamaica
2.82%
Ranked 112th.

Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total 100%
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Jamaica
97%
Ranked 21st.

Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 22nd. 25% more than Jamaica
80%
Ranked 73th.

Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 100%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Jamaica
46.38%
Ranked 165th.

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 100%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Jamaica
98.1%
Ranked 3rd.

External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 2%
Ranked 90th. 43% more than Jamaica
1.4%
Ranked 98th.

Disease prevention > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases 100%
Ranked 4th. 77% more than Jamaica
56.41%
Ranked 117th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 28th. 20% more than Jamaica
83%
Ranked 85th.

Health services > External resources for health > % of total expenditure on health 0.67%
Ranked 102nd.
1.77%
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Barbados

Cause of death, by injury > % of total 4.1%
Ranked 172nd.
10.97%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Barbados
Diseases > Prevalence of HIV, male > % ages 15-24 0.4%
Ranked 40th.
0.9%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Barbados
Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women > % 23%
Ranked 97th.
40.7%
Ranked 7th. 77% more than Barbados

Public health spending > % of government spending 11.91%
Ranked 76th. 2 times more than Jamaica
5.17%
Ranked 167th.

Infant mortality rate > Male 13.48 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 131st.
15.18 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 122nd. 13% more than Barbados

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3 84
Ranked 119th.
87
Ranked 109th. 4% more than Barbados
Diseases > Total tetanus cases per million people 7.24
Ranked 14th. 94% more than Jamaica
3.74
Ranked 26th.
Public health spending > % of total health spending 63.95%
Ranked 86th. 27% more than Jamaica
50.31%
Ranked 126th.

Mortality > Completeness of total death reporting > % of reported total deaths to estimated total deaths 100%
Ranked 13th. 18% more than Jamaica
84.85%
Ranked 32nd.
Prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 22.8%
Ranked 23th.
32.5%
Ranked 15th. 43% more than Barbados
% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government > Total 94
Ranked 88th.
98
Ranked 85th. 4% more than Barbados
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban 100
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Jamaica
99
Ranked 43th.
Mortality > Completeness of infant death reporting > % of reported infant deaths to estimated infant deaths 100%
Ranked 6th. 31% more than Jamaica
76.06%
Ranked 6th.
Diseases > Rubella cases 0.0
Ranked 156th.
0.0
Ranked 132nd.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To preserve physical health Legal Legal
Diseases > Pertussis cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 148th.
0.0
Ranked 128th.
Births and maternity > Percent of births registered >90 >90
Diseases > Mumps cases 0.0
Ranked 118th.
0.0
Ranked 107th.
Life expectancy > 95% range (75.60-78.30) (74.30-80.30)
Immunisation > Immunization, DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 87%
Ranked 137th.
99%
Ranked 13th. 14% more than Barbados

Immunisation > Immunization, measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 90%
Ranked 124th.
93%
Ranked 99th. 3% more than Barbados

Expenditure > Private > % of GDP 2.59%
Ranked 76th. 9% more than Jamaica
2.38%
Ranked 86th.

HIVAIDS > Adult prevalence rate 15-49 years, 1.2
Ranked 45th. The same as Jamaica
1.2
Ranked 43th.
Immunization > Measles > % of children ages 12-23 months 93%
Ranked 86th. 11% more than Jamaica
84%
Ranked 123th.

Tuberculosis case detection rate > %, all forms 87%
Ranked 64th. 74% more than Jamaica
50%
Ranked 175th.

Health expenditure, public > % of government expenditure 10.93%
Ranked 104th. 65% more than Jamaica
6.63%
Ranked 160th.

Health expenditure, public > % of GDP 4.91%
Ranked 59th. 84% more than Jamaica
2.67%
Ranked 132nd.

Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Jamaica
98%
Ranked 80th.

Improved water source > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 31st. 14% more than Jamaica
88%
Ranked 68th.

Immunization > DPT > % of children ages 12-23 months 92%
Ranked 97th. 5% more than Jamaica
88%
Ranked 114th.

Nutrition > Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 10.2%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Jamaica
3.7%
Ranked 14th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Rural > % of rural population with access 100%
Ranked 25th. 19% more than Jamaica
84%
Ranked 71st.

Risk factors > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 45.45%
Ranked 49th. 55% more than Jamaica
29.23%
Ranked 73th.

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Female > % ages 15-24 0.6%
Ranked 54th.
0.9%
Ranked 43th. 50% more than Barbados
Risk factors > Incidence of tuberculosis > Per 100,000 people 1.35
Ranked 184th.
6.55
Ranked 165th. 5 times more than Barbados

Risk factors > Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 1.2%
Ranked 48th.
1.6%
Ranked 37th. 33% more than Barbados

Public health spending > % of GDP 4.45%
Ranked 59th. 89% more than Jamaica
2.36%
Ranked 130th.

Drinking water availability % 100%
Ranked 20th. 9% more than Jamaica
92%
Ranked 51st.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private health expenditure 77.2%
Ranked 135th. 25% more than Jamaica
61.8%
Ranked 155th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Weight for age > % of children under 5 5.9%
Ranked 7th. 64% more than Jamaica
3.6%
Ranked 18th.

% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural 100
Ranked 23th. 18% more than Jamaica
85
Ranked 55th.
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural 100
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Jamaica
99
Ranked 26th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban 100
Ranked 34th. 2% more than Jamaica
98
Ranked 59th.
Births with health staff 91%
Ranked 46th.
95%
Ranked 40th. 4% more than Barbados
Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 2.5%
Ranked 163th.
9%
Ranked 80th. 4 times more than Barbados

Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Jamaica
93%
Ranked 71st.

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from underweight moderate & severe 6
Ranked 112th. The same as Jamaica
6
Ranked 108th.
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total 100
Ranked 23th. 9% more than Jamaica
92
Ranked 54th.
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 6.9%
Ranked 66th. 15% more than Jamaica
6%
Ranked 91st.
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles 92
Ranked 75th. 7% more than Jamaica
86
Ranked 103th.
Tuberculosis cases detected under DOTS 134.83%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Jamaica
60.69%
Ranked 93th.

% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3 86
Ranked 111th. The same as Jamaica
86
Ranked 110th.
Malnutrition prevalence > Height for age > % of children under 5 7%
Ranked 6th. 59% more than Jamaica
4.4%
Ranked 20th.

Health expenditure, public > % of total health expenditure 64.02%
Ranked 82nd. 18% more than Jamaica
54.14%
Ranked 116th.

Diseases > Overweight > Ratio of male to female BMI 0.94
Ranked 170th. 5% more than Jamaica
0.899
Ranked 173th.
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births per million people 887.99
Ranked 1st. 148 times more than Jamaica
6.01
Ranked 17th.

Diseases > Measles cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 168th.
0.0
Ranked 140th.
Smoking prevalence > Males > % of adults 20.1%
Ranked 10th.
37.7%
Ranked 8th. 88% more than Barbados
Diseases > Prevalence of HIV, female > % ages 15-24 0.2%
Ranked 70th.
0.5%
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Barbados
Private health spending > % of GDP 2.51%
Ranked 77th. 8% more than Jamaica
2.33%
Ranked 88th.

Nutrition > Prevalence of overweight > % of children under 5 5.7%
Ranked 1st.
7.5%
Ranked 10th. 32% more than Barbados

Nutrition > Low-birthweight babies > % of births 13.6%
Ranked 6th.
13.7%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Barbados

Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from stunting moderate & severe 7
Ranked 118th. 17% more than Jamaica
6
Ranked 119th.
Nutrition > % of under-fives suffering from wasting moderate & severe 5
Ranked 75th. 67% more than Jamaica
3
Ranked 92nd.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > Foetal impairment Legal Illegal
Life expectancy at birth > Years > Males 71
Ranked 50th. The same as Jamaica
71
Ranked 47th.
Births and maternity > Quadruplet and quintuplet births 205
Ranked 2nd. 13 times more than Jamaica
16
Ranked 28th.

Births and maternity > All births of girls 1,686
Ranked 93th.
22,387
Ranked 64th. 13 times more than Barbados

Diseases > Rubella cases per million people 0.0
Ranked 153th.
0.0
Ranked 130th.
Births and maternity > All births of girls per thousand people 6.1
Ranked 52nd.
8.37
Ranked 24th. 37% more than Barbados

Diseases > Diabetes > Prevalence > % of population ages 20 to 79 12.36%
Ranked 25th. About the same as Jamaica
12.34%
Ranked 26th.
Births and maternity > Abortion > When abortion is legal > To save the woman's life Legal Legal
Births and maternity > Single births per thousand people 30.85
Ranked 2nd. 98% more than Jamaica
15.58
Ranked 13th.

Births and maternity > All births of boys per thousand people 6.7
Ranked 49th.
8.67
Ranked 28th. 29% more than Barbados

Nutrition > Prevalence of undernourishment > % of population 5%
Ranked 155th. The same as Jamaica
5%
Ranked 124th.

Disease prevention > Improved sanitation facilities > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 32nd. 22% more than Jamaica
82%
Ranked 110th.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > % of population with access 100%
Ranked 34th. 6% more than Jamaica
94%
Ranked 81st.

Disease prevention > Improved water source > Urban > % of urban population with access 100%
Ranked 41st. 2% more than Jamaica
98%
Ranked 87th.

Diseases > Prevalence of anemia among children > % of children under 5 17.05%
Ranked 92nd.
48.2%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Barbados

Diseases > Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases > % of total 82.32%
Ranked 65th. 20% more than Jamaica
68.42%
Ranked 111th.
Diseases > Female adults with HIV > % of population ages 15+ with HIV 26.3%
Ranked 121st.
33.4%
Ranked 77th. 27% more than Barbados

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care > % 100%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Jamaica
99%
Ranked 9th.

Prevalence of HIV > Total > % of population ages 15-49 1.55%
Ranked 44th. 1% more than Jamaica
1.53%
Ranked 46th.

Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49 55%
Ranked 12th.
69.1%
Ranked 5th. 26% more than Barbados

Out-of-pocket health expenditure > % of total expenditure on health 28.98%
Ranked 97th.
32.54%
Ranked 86th. 12% more than Barbados

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