Jamaica vs Vanuatu: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Jamaica
2,308 one-year-olds
in 2023
Vanuatu
2,650 one-year-olds
in 2023
Jamaica rank
140th
Vanuatu rank
138th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Jamaica
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 2,650 one-year-olds against 2,308 one-year-olds in Jamaica, a difference of 342 one-year-olds.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 140th and Vanuatu ranks 138th of 194 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30,894 one-year-olds | 3,411 one-year-olds | 27,483 one-year-olds | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 10,785 one-year-olds | 2,049 one-year-olds | 8,736 one-year-olds | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 7,595 one-year-olds | 2,584 one-year-olds | 5,011 one-year-olds | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 3,114 one-year-olds | 1,658 one-year-olds | 1,455 one-year-olds | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2,921 one-year-olds | 2,903 one-year-olds | 17.88 one-year-olds | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles, Jamaica or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 2,650 one-year-olds against 2,308 one-year-olds in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Jamaica and Vanuatu?
- 342 one-year-olds, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Vanuatu?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Vanuatu rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Jamaica ranks 140th and Vanuatu ranks 138th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.