Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Antigua and Barbuda, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 99.0% for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 99.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1980.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 54.0% | — |
| 1981 | 79.0% | +46.3% |
| 1982 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.0% | +25.3% |
| 1984 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 99.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.0%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Antigua and Barbuda 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 | +46.3% | 54.0% | 79.0% |
| 1983 | +25.3% | 79.0% | 99.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.4% | 54.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.5% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 92.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 92.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 1 Japan 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.34 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.78 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -15.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 3.64 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -19.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 2.65 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0117 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Antigua and Barbuda was 99.0% 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 Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1980.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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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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.