Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Jamaica
Jamaica: Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines was 95.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Jamaica, 1980–2025
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 95.0% for vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Jamaica peaked at 99.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1980.
Jamaica ranks 59th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines 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% |
| 2025 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 95.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 95.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.0%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +62.5% | 24.0% | 39.0% |
| 1983 | +50.0% | 34.0% | 51.0% |
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 | 96.2% | 90.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 59 Botswana 95.0% compare
- 59 Chile 95.0% compare
- 59 Cook Islands 95.0% compare
- 59 India 95.0% compare
- 59 Italy 95.0% compare
- 59 Jordan 95.0% compare
- 59 Kuwait 95.0% compare
- 59 Malaysia 95.0% compare
- 59 Niue 95.0% compare
- 59 Rwanda 95.0% compare
- 59 Saint Kitts and Nevis 95.0% compare
- 59 Sweden 95.0% compare
- 59 Switzerland 95.0% 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Jamaica?
- Vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Jamaica was 95.0% in 2025, according to WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines?
- Jamaica ranks 59th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.