Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Bhutan
Bhutan: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Bhutan, 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 Bhutan stood at 98.0%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan peaked at 99.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1980.
That places Bhutan 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.0% | — |
| 1981 | 13.0% | +116.7% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 28.0% | +75.0% |
| 1985 | 41.0% | +46.4% |
| 1986 | 53.0% | +29.3% |
| 1987 | 63.0% | +18.9% |
| 1988 | 70.0% | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 76.0% | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 96.0% | +26.3% |
| 1991 | 91.0% | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 86.0% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 79.0% | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 86.0% | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 98.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.5%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 98.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Bhutan 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 | +116.7% | 6.0% | 13.0% |
| 1984 | +75.0% | 16.0% | 28.0% |
| 1985 | +46.4% | 28.0% | 41.0% |
| 1986 | +29.3% | 41.0% | 53.0% |
| 1990 | +26.3% | 76.0% | 96.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.1% | 6.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.5% | 79.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.4% | 86.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More economy & growth data for Bhutan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 45.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5765 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 32.91 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 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Bhutan 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 vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1980.
- How does Bhutan rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.