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Jamaica

Figures computed by WHO to assure comparability; they are not necessarily the official statistics of Member States, which may use alternative rigorous methods.

Table 1: Basic indicators for all WHO Member States


Population estimates 1992 2002
Total population (000) 2627
Annual growth rate (%) 0.9
Dependency ratio (per 100) 73 61
% of population aged 60+ years 9.9 9.6
Total fertility rate 2.8 2.4
Life expectancy at birth (years) Males Females
2002 71.1 74.6
uncertainty 69.9 - 72.5 73.6 - 75.6
Both sexes 2002 72.8
Probability of dying (per 1000) Males Females
Under age 5 years 2002 16 14
uncertainty 13 - 19 11 - 17
Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 162 121
uncertainty 137 - 184 107 - 134

Table 4: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) in all WHO Member States, estimates for 2002


2002 Males Females
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) (years) Total population at birth 65.1
At birth 64.2 65.9
Uncertainty interval 62.8 - 65.6 64.9 - 67.2
At age 60 13 14.5
Uncertainty interval 12.6 - 13.5 14.1 - 14.9
Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) 6.9 8.6
Percentage of total life expectancy lost 9.7 11.5

Table 5: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of expenditure on health, 1997-2001


1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP 6.5 6.5 6.1 6.2 6.8
General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 56.2 59.5 50.9 47 42.1
Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health 43.8 40.5 49.1 53 57.9
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 7.7 7.7 5.9 5.3 4.4
External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health 2.3 2.5 2.5 2 3
Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health 0 0 0 0 0
Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health 69.4 66.7 70.3 65.6 73.4
Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health 25 27.2 24.3 29.5 22.5

n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.
0 Used when no evidence of the schemes to which the cell relates exist. Some estimates yielding a ratio inferior to 0.04% are shown as 0.

Table 6: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of per capita expenditure on health, 1997-2001


1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 177 179 169 173 191
Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate 227 226 215 224 253
Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) 100 107 86 82 80
Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate 128 135 110 105 106

n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.

Table 7: Millenium Development Goals: Selected health indicators in all WHO Member States, 2000 (unles specified)


Children under five years of age underweight for age 1999 % 3.8
Under-five mortality rate Per 1000 live births 16
Infant mortality rate Per 1000 live births 13
One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) % 85
Maternal mortality ratio Per 100 000 live births 87
Births attended by skilled health personnel % 94.6
HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds % 0.7
Malaria mortality rate Per 100 000 0
Tuberculosis prevalence Per 100 000 9
Tuberculosis mortality rate Per 100 000 1
Tuberculosis cases Detected under DOTS (2001) % 84
Cured under DOTS % 46
Population using solid fuels % 47
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source Urban % 98
Rural % 85
Population with access to improved sanitation Urban % 99
Rural % 99

b Estimates from the 1990s.
...Countries not implementing DOTS or not reporting to WHO
n/a Data not available

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