Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita was 59.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan is 59.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 68.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1981.
Afghanistan ranks 187th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.0% | — |
| 1981 | 3.0% | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | +66.7% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | +220.0% |
| 1985 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 11.0% | -26.7% |
| 1987 | 25.0% | +127.3% |
| 1988 | 35.0% | +40.0% |
| 1989 | 33.0% | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 25.0% | -24.2% |
| 1991 | 23.0% | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 18.0% | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | -33.3% |
| 1995 | 20.0% | +66.7% |
| 1996 | 31.0% | +55.0% |
| 1997 | 28.0% | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 33.0% | +37.5% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.2% | 3.0% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 12.0% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 24.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 62.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 55.0% | 61.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 184 Gabon 61.0% compare
- 185 Haiti 60.0% compare
- 185 Madagascar 60.0% compare
- 187 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 59.0% compare
- 189 Azerbaijan 51.0% compare
- 190 Lebanon 49.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0842 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 35.09 current US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 2,491 current LCU per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1528 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 63.7 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 1,972 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 11.9 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Afghanistan was 59.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1981.
- How does Afghanistan rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.