Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Egypt
Egypt: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.0%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
30th
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2001
All-time low
57.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Egypt, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 97.0% for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Egypt peaked at 99.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 1980.
Egypt ranks 30th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 57.0% | — |
| 1981 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 69.0% | +21.1% |
| 1985 | 84.0% | +21.7% |
| 1986 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 76.0% | -12.6% |
| 1992 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 92.0% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 97.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 97.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.9% | 57.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 76.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 94.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 30 Albania 97.0% compare
- 30 Bangladesh 97.0% compare
- 30 Belgium 97.0% compare
- 30 China 97.0% compare
- 30 Latvia 97.0% compare
- 30 Malta 97.0% compare
- 30 Nepal 97.0% compare
- 30 Norway 97.0% compare
- 30 Palau 97.0% compare
- 30 Russia 97.0% compare
- 30 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.0% compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 97.0% compare
- 30 Singapore 97.0% compare
- 30 South Korea 97.0% compare
- 30 Sri Lanka 97.0% compare
- 30 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
- 30 Tunisia 97.0% compare
- 30 Vietnam 97.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 79.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.469 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 70.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3425 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0299 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Egypt?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Egypt was 97.0% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.