Jamaica vs North Korea: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B
Jamaica
99.0%
in 2024
North Korea
99.0%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
1st
North Korea rank
1st
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B over time
- Jamaica
- North Korea
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in North Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 189 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.3% | 84.3% | 2.0% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 95.2% | 1.0% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 98.6% | 2.6% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b, Jamaica or North Korea?
- Jamaica, at 99.0% against 99.0% in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b between Jamaica and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and North Korea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and North Korea rank globally for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.