Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita was 0.46 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Jamaica, 1960–2023
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.46 per 1,000 people for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.848 per 1,000 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.359 per 1,000 people, in 1981.
Jamaica ranks 145th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.386 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1965 | 0.502 per 1,000 people | +30.1% |
| 1970 | 0.38 per 1,000 people | -24.3% |
| 1979 | 0.361 per 1,000 people | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.359 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.489 per 1,000 people | +36.2% |
| 1990 | 0.57 per 1,000 people | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 0.472 per 1,000 people | -17.2% |
| 1995 | 0.57 per 1,000 people | +20.8% |
| 2003 | 0.848 per 1,000 people | +48.8% |
| 2008 | 0.405 per 1,000 people | -52.2% |
| 2012 | 0.363 per 1,000 people | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 0.48 per 1,000 people | +32.2% |
| 2014 | 0.391 per 1,000 people | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 0.428 per 1,000 people | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.471 per 1,000 people | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.548 per 1,000 people | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 0.46 per 1,000 people | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.444 per 1,000 people | 0.386 per 1,000 people | 0.502 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.3705 per 1,000 people | 0.361 per 1,000 people | 0.38 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.424 per 1,000 people | 0.359 per 1,000 people | 0.489 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5373 per 1,000 people | 0.472 per 1,000 people | 0.57 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6265 per 1,000 people | 0.405 per 1,000 people | 0.848 per 1,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4468 per 1,000 people | 0.363 per 1,000 people | 0.548 per 1,000 people | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.46 per 1,000 people | 0.46 per 1,000 people | 0.46 per 1,000 people | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Jamaica?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita in Jamaica was 0.46 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.848 per 1,000 people in 2003.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.359 per 1,000 people in 1981.
- How does Jamaica rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Medical doctors include generalist physicians and specialist medical practitioners. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.