Newborns protected against tetanus in Jamaica
Jamaica: Newborns protected against tetanus was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Jamaica, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newborns protected against tetanus in Jamaica is 93.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Jamaica peaked at 93.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 38th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.0% | — |
| 2001 | 72.0% | +41.2% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | -26.8% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.3% | 51.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 80.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 91.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 37 Brazil 94.0% compare
- 38 Botswana 93.0% compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 93.0% compare
- 38 Eswatini 93.0% compare
- 38 India 93.0% compare
- 38 Kiribati 93.0% compare
- 38 Malawi 93.0% compare
- 38 Morocco 93.0% compare
- 38 Nepal 93.0% compare
- 38 Senegal 93.0% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 93.0% compare
- 38 Suriname 93.0% 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,308 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.0823 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3643 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.0087 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.7314 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Jamaica?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Jamaica was 93.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Jamaica ranks 38th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 Newborns protected against tetanus (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.