Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Jamaica, 2003–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Jamaica stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Jamaica peaked at 99.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2003.
Jamaica ranks 1st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.3% | 36.0% | 99.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 91.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 89.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Palau 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- 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) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6678 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 966.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 620.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.4081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.5108 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Jamaica?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Jamaica was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2003.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Jamaica ranks 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.