Population Statistics of Jamaica

Life in Jamaica 

facts by: http://countrymeters.info/en/Jamaica

The current population of Jamaica, as of October 22, 2015, is 2,783,701. 

Births this year: 41, 960

Deaths this year: 14, 292

Net migration this year: (-11, 670)

Population growth this year: 15, 997

As of 2012, the total births per woman was 2.28, more than Bahamas and Cuba. 

Current male population: 1, 370, 102 (49.2%)

Current female population: 1, 413, 599 (50.8%)

                                                      Total adult literacy rate (%) 2008-2012*

                                                                                is 87%. 

Children in a Jamaican classroom
http://www.snipview.com/q/Education%20in%20Jamaica

Immunizations of HepB, Polio, Tetanus, ect. as of 2012 were at high rates of 80-99%.

Routine EPI vaccines financed by government (%) 2012 was at 100% in 2012.
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/jamaica_statistics.html

Here are some statistics on AIDs and HIV in Jamaica as of 2014.

Number of people living with HIV: 29,000
Women of age 15 living with HIV: 11,000
Deaths due to AIDS: 1,300