Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Gabon
Gabon: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 61.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Gabon, 1983–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 61.0% for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Gabon peaked at 82.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1983.
Gabon ranks 184th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 14.0% | — |
| 1984 | 31.0% | +121.4% |
| 1985 | 48.0% | +54.8% |
| 1986 | 59.0% | +22.9% |
| 1987 | 65.0% | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 72.0% | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 78.0% | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 72.0% | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 66.0% | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 45.0% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | +80.0% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | -12.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 61.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 67% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 61.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +121.4% | 14.0% | 31.0% |
| 2007 | +80.0% | 45.0% | 81.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.4% | 14.0% | 78.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 63.3% | 45.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 45.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 67.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 60.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More economy & growth data for Gabon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8121 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 28.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 67.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 22.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 49.13 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -14.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0363 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Gabon?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Gabon was 61.0% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1983.
- How does Gabon rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Gabon ranks 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.