Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Jamaica, 1980–2024
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 diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Jamaica stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 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 diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Jamaica peaked at 99.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1980.
That places Jamaica 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.0% | — |
| 1981 | 39.0% | +62.5% |
| 1982 | 34.0% | -12.8% |
| 1983 | 51.0% | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 58.0% | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 74.0% | +23.3% |
| 1987 | 81.0% | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 91.0% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 99.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.0%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +62.5% | 24.0% | 39.0% |
| 1983 | +50.0% | 34.0% | 51.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.8% | 24.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.6% | 84.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 90.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 90.0% | 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 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Japan 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 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
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 share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Jamaica?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis 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 diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
- Jamaica ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis 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 diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.