Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Jamaica
Jamaica: Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds was 98 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Jamaica, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 98 for bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Jamaica peaked at 99 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 27, in 1982.
Jamaica ranks 33rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 38 | — |
| 1981 | 32 | -15.8% |
| 1982 | 27 | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 56 | +107.4% |
| 1984 | 50 | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 73 | +43.1% |
| 1987 | 92 | +26.0% |
| 1988 | 96 | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 94 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 85 | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 99 | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 85 | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 89 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 94 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 90 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 88 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 95 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 90 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 87 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 92 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 90 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 99 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 98 | +1.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 98 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 98 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +107.4% | 27 | 56 |
| 1986 | +43.1% | 51 | 73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.4 | 27 | 99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.2 | 85 | 99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.6 | 87 | 96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8 | 90 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98 | 97 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 33 Algeria 98 compare
- 33 Belarus 98 compare
- 33 Bhutan 98 compare
- 33 Botswana 98 compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 98 compare
- 33 Czechia 98 compare
- 33 Eritrea 98 compare
- 33 Finland 98 compare
- 33 Japan 98 compare
- 33 Malawi 98 compare
- 33 Malaysia 98 compare
- 33 Morocco 98 compare
- 33 Palestine 98 compare
- 33 Portugal 98 compare
- 33 Rwanda 98 compare
- 33 Serbia 98 compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 98 compare
- 33 Uganda 98 compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Jamaica?
- Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds in Jamaica was 98 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1989.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 1982.
- How does Jamaica rank for bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds?
- Jamaica ranks 33rd out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Bcg immunization coverage for tb among 1 year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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