Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.0001 one-year-olds per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Jamaica, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0001 one-year-olds per person for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.5% on the previous year and down 88.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Jamaica peaked at 0.0205 one-year-olds per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 one-year-olds per person, in 2023.
That places Jamaica 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0205 one-year-olds per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0163 one-year-olds per person | -20.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0176 one-year-olds per person | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0131 one-year-olds per person | -25.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0113 one-year-olds per person | -13.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0107 one-year-olds per person | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0069 one-year-olds per person | -35.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0049 one-year-olds per person | -28.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 one-year-olds per person | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0038 one-year-olds per person | -17.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 one-year-olds per person | -7.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 one-year-olds per person | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.004 one-year-olds per person | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 one-year-olds per person | -43.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 one-year-olds per person | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 one-year-olds per person | +40.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 one-year-olds per person | -22.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 one-year-olds per person | +21.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 one-year-olds per person | +35.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 one-year-olds per person | -24.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 one-year-olds per person | -39.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 one-year-olds per person | -72.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | +44.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 one-year-olds per person | +96.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | -34.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | -75.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 one-year-olds per person | +487.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 one-year-olds per person | +46.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 one-year-olds per person | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 one-year-olds per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.001 one-year-olds per person | -42.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 one-year-olds per person | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | -51.9% |
| 2013 | 0.001 one-year-olds per person | +68.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 one-year-olds per person | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 one-year-olds per person | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 one-year-olds per person | -89.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 one-year-olds per person | +582.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 one-year-olds per person | -58.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | +30.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 one-year-olds per person | +147.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | -80.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 one-year-olds per person | -50.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0001 one-year-olds per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0015 one-year-olds per person, 8% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0001 one-year-olds per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0017 one-year-olds per person, 7% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +582.8% | 0.0001 one-year-olds per person | 0.0009 one-year-olds per person |
| 2006 | +487.2% | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | 0.0011 one-year-olds per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.011 one-year-olds per person | 0.0038 one-year-olds per person | 0.0205 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 one-year-olds per person | 0.0018 one-year-olds per person | 0.004 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 one-year-olds per person | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | 0.0017 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 one-year-olds per person | 0.0001 one-year-olds per person | 0.0012 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | 0.0001 one-year-olds per person | 0.0012 one-year-olds per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 179 Japan 0.0001 one-year-olds per person compare
- 180 Turkey 0.0001 one-year-olds per person compare
- 181 Bhutan 0.0001 one-year-olds per person compare
- 183 Bahrain 0.0001 one-year-olds per person compare
- 184 Andorra 0.0001 one-year-olds per person compare
- 185 Kuwait 0.0001 one-year-olds per person 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Jamaica?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Jamaica was 0.0001 one-year-olds per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0205 one-year-olds per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 one-year-olds per person in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Jamaica ranks 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 44 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.