Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 68.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1985–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 68.0% for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 81.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1985.
That places Equatorial Guinea 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3.0% | — |
| 1986 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10.0% | +233.3% |
| 1988 | 19.0% | +90.0% |
| 1989 | 48.0% | +152.6% |
| 1990 | 77.0% | +60.4% |
| 1991 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | -59.3% |
| 2000 | 35.0% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 37.0% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | -24.5% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +32.5% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | -8.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 68.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 74% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 68.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +233.3% | 3.0% | 10.0% |
| 1989 | +152.6% | 19.0% | 48.0% |
| 1988 | +90.0% | 10.0% | 19.0% |
| 1999 | -59.3% | 81.0% | 33.0% |
| 1990 | +60.4% | 48.0% | 77.0% |
| 2016 | +32.5% | 40.0% | 53.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.6% | 3.0% | 48.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 73.7% | 33.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 35.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 40.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 64.0% | 74.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 16.31 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 11.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -8.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0203 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 134.1 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -13.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 68.0% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1985.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.