Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Jamaica
Jamaica: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 was 34.76 per 1,000 population in 2018. ▼ Falling
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Jamaica, 2000–2018
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 population.
Analysis
In 2018, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Jamaica stood at 34.76 per 1,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Jamaica peaked at 70.9 per 1,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.76 per 1,000 population, in 2018.
That places Jamaica 92nd out of 215 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.57 per 1,000 population | 53.8 per 1,000 population | 70.9 per 1,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.03 per 1,000 population | 34.76 per 1,000 population | 50.45 per 1,000 population | 9 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 89 Indonesia 36.11 per 1,000 population compare
- 90 Tuvalu 35.71 per 1,000 population compare
- 91 Trinidad and Tobago 35.65 per 1,000 population compare
- 93 Anguilla 33.49 per 1,000 population compare
- 94 Micronesia (country) 33 per 1,000 population compare
- 95 Antigua and Barbuda 32.71 per 1,000 population compare
More population data for Jamaica
- World population growth -1.8% (2100)
- Population density 98.5 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 35,987 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.35 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.35 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 31 people (2022)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.35 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.32 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Jamaica?
- Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Jamaica was 34.76 per 1,000 population in 2018, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9 per 1,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.76 per 1,000 population in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- Jamaica ranks 92nd out of 215 countries with data for 2018.
- Is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)