Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Burundi
Burundi: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Burundi, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 89.0% for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Burundi peaked at 99.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1984.
Burundi ranks 111th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 36.0% | — |
| 1982 | 33.0% | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 44.0% | +33.3% |
| 1984 | 26.0% | -40.9% |
| 1985 | 36.0% | +38.5% |
| 1986 | 55.0% | +52.8% |
| 1987 | 68.0% | +23.6% |
| 1988 | 51.0% | -25.0% |
| 1989 | 82.0% | +60.8% |
| 1990 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 80.0% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 63.0% | -21.2% |
| 1994 | 48.0% | -23.8% |
| 1995 | 73.0% | +52.1% |
| 1996 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 89.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 89.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +60.8% | 51.0% | 82.0% |
| 1986 | +52.8% | 36.0% | 55.0% |
| 1995 | +52.1% | 48.0% | 73.0% |
| 1984 | -40.9% | 44.0% | 26.0% |
| 1985 | +38.5% | 26.0% | 36.0% |
| 1983 | +33.3% | 33.0% | 44.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.9% | 26.0% | 82.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 72.4% | 48.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 80.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 90.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 89.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 111 Colombia 89.0% compare
- 111 Germany 89.0% compare
- 111 Lithuania 89.0% compare
- 111 New Zealand 89.0% compare
- 111 North Macedonia 89.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Burundi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.45 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -67.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0728 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -69.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0532 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 0.0609 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Burundi?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Burundi was 89.0% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1984.
- How does Burundi rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Burundi ranks 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.