Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita was 42.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Central African Republic, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 42.0% for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Central African Republic peaked at 82.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1981.
That places Central African Republic 191st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.0% | — |
| 1981 | 11.0% | -15.4% |
| 1982 | 14.0% | +27.3% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 20.0% | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 22.0% | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 42.0% | +90.9% |
| 1989 | 64.0% | +52.4% |
| 1990 | 82.0% | +28.1% |
| 1991 | 64.0% | -22.0% |
| 1992 | 45.0% | -29.7% |
| 1993 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 53.0% | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 48.0% | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 43.0% | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | -23.3% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | -51.1% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | +95.7% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | +21.2% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.8% | 11.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 33.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 37.0% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 23.0% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 33.0% | 42.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 189 Azerbaijan 51.0% compare
- 190 Lebanon 49.0% compare
- 191 Papua New Guinea 42.0% compare
- 191 Yemen 42.0% compare
- 194 Sudan 39.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Central African Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -0.5324 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.55 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -8.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1034 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 57.53 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 19.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3356 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 186.65 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 195.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Central African Republic?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Central African Republic was 42.0% 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1981.
- How does Central African Republic rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 191st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.