Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Jamaica, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 98.0% for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Jamaica peaked at 99.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1980.
Jamaica ranks 19th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.0% | — |
| 1981 | 37.0% | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 72.0% | +94.6% |
| 1983 | 47.0% | -34.7% |
| 1984 | 57.0% | +21.3% |
| 1985 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 74.0% | +27.6% |
| 1987 | 82.0% | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 74.0% | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 80.0% | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 93.0% | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.8% | 34.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.1% | 74.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 90.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 86.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 90.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Jamaica?
- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio in Jamaica was 98.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio?
- Jamaica ranks 19th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.