Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Colombia
Colombia: 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 Colombia, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Colombia is 89.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Colombia peaked at 94.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1980.
That places Colombia 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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. in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.0% | — |
| 1981 | 20.0% | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 26.0% | +30.0% |
| 1983 | 42.0% | +61.5% |
| 1984 | 61.0% | +45.2% |
| 1985 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 48.0% | -21.3% |
| 1987 | 58.0% | +20.8% |
| 1988 | 74.0% | +27.6% |
| 1989 | 78.0% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 88.0% | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 78.0% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 88.0% | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 73.0% | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 89.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 89.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.0%, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +61.5% | 26.0% | 42.0% |
| 1984 | +45.2% | 42.0% | 61.0% |
| 1982 | +30.0% | 20.0% | 26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.4% | 16.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.4% | 73.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 79.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 85.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 111 Burundi 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 Colombia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 65.09 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1404 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 47.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -52.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Colombia?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Colombia 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1980.
- How does Colombia rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia 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 Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.