Immunization, HepB3 in Jamaica
Jamaica: Immunization, HepB3 was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, HepB3 in Jamaica, 2003–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, hepb3 in Jamaica stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, hepb3 in Jamaica peaked at 99.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2003.
That places Jamaica 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Immunization, HepB3 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 36.0% | — |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +172.2% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 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 | 98.0% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
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 Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 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 Türkiye 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -0.4019 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0289 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, hepb3 in Jamaica?
- Immunization, hepb3 in Jamaica was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2003.
- How does Jamaica rank for immunization, hepb3?
- Jamaica ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, hepb3 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 World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, hepatitis B is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received hepatitis B vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.