Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.0%
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
67th
of 194 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 2015
All-time low
58.0%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Barbados, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Barbados stood at 94.0%.
That represents a change of up 10.6% 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 Barbados peaked at 97.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1981.
Barbados ranks 67th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 60.0% | — |
| 1981 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 62.0% | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 69.0% | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 83.0% | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 79.0% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 76.0% | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 91.0% | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 82.0% | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 90.0% | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 96.0% | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 93.0% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.7% | 58.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 82.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 84.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 86.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 82.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 67 Armenia 94.0% compare
- 67 Bulgaria 94.0% compare
- 67 Cyprus 94.0% compare
- 67 Fiji 94.0% compare
- 67 Iceland 94.0% compare
- 67 India 94.0% compare
- 67 Italy 94.0% compare
- 67 Kiribati 94.0% compare
- 67 Poland 94.0% compare
- 67 Seychelles 94.0% compare
- 67 Spain 94.0% compare
- 67 Tuvalu 94.0% compare
- 67 United States 94.0% compare
- 67 Uruguay 94.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Barbados
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 5.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1009 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2,713 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 5.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.2456 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 6,605 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 5.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7584 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Barbados?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Barbados was 94.0% 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1981.
- How does Barbados rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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.