Jamaica - Immunization

Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children)

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Jamaica was 95.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2005 and a minimum value of 36.00 in 2003.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

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Year Value
2003 36.00
2004 98.00
2005 99.00
2006 97.00
2007 92.00
2008 92.00
2009 90.00
2010 94.00
2011 92.00
2012 96.00
2013 93.00
2014 92.00
2015 91.00
2016 98.00
2017 93.00
2018 97.00
2019 96.00
2020 95.00

Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Jamaica was 96.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2016 and a minimum value of 24.00 in 1980.

Definition: Child immunization, DPT, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received DPT vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

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Year Value
1980 24.00
1981 39.00
1982 34.00
1983 51.00
1984 58.00
1985 60.00
1986 74.00
1987 81.00
1988 82.00
1989 85.00
1990 86.00
1991 85.00
1992 84.00
1993 91.00
1994 93.00
1995 90.00
1996 92.00
1997 90.00
1998 86.00
1999 89.00
2000 93.00
2001 99.00
2002 99.00
2003 96.00
2004 98.00
2005 99.00
2006 95.00
2007 92.00
2008 91.00
2009 90.00
2010 94.00
2011 92.00
2012 96.00
2013 93.00
2014 92.00
2015 91.00
2016 99.00
2017 93.00
2018 97.00
2019 96.00
2020 96.00

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Jamaica was 93.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 96.00 in 1996, while its lowest value was 12.00 in 1982.

Definition: Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

See also:

Year Value
1982 12.00
1983 15.00
1984 60.00
1985 64.00
1986 36.00
1987 62.00
1988 68.00
1989 71.00
1990 74.00
1991 77.00
1992 63.00
1993 80.00
1994 82.00
1995 90.00
1996 96.00
1997 88.00
1998 88.00
1999 82.00
2000 88.00
2001 85.00
2002 86.00
2003 78.00
2004 86.00
2005 84.00
2006 87.00
2007 76.00
2008 88.00
2009 88.00
2010 89.00
2011 88.00
2012 93.00
2013 94.00
2014 92.00
2015 91.00
2016 95.00
2017 95.00
2018 89.00
2019 94.00
2020 93.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention