Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2005
All-time low
24.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Jamaica, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 99.0% for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Jamaica peaked at 99.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1980.
Jamaica ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita 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% |
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 Darussalam 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 Naoero 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 Türkiye 99.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0769 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 615.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 97,953 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0612 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 489.66 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 57,275 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Jamaica?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita 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 vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita 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 Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita. 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.