HIV data 2014 Jamaica
Published:Wednesday | December 2, 2015 | 12:00 AM
HIV prevalence - 1.6% Males: 2%
Females: 1.3%
Estimated number of
people living with HIV
Total: 29,000
Women: 11,000
Number of number of
people living with HIV under antiretroviral (ARV) drugs treatment
Total: 9,141 in 2014 (5,826 in 2010)
Adults: 8553 (5390 in 2010)
Children: 588 (436 in 2010)
ARV coverage (%): 31%
Estimated number of new infections and trend: 1,500
Overall: New HIV infections declined from 3,000 in 2000 to 1,500 in 2014, a 50% decline
Mode of transmission (2012)
- Heterosexual sex within partnership: 32%
- Casual heterosexual sex: 22%
- Sex workers, clients and partners of clients: 10%,
- MSM: 32%
- Female partners to MSM: 7%
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission coverage (number and %): 93% (74% in 2010)
Estimated number of HIV-related deaths: 1,300 people (2,400 in 2005; 46% decline)