Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Gambia, 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 Gambia is 80.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Gambia peaked at 98.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 1983.
Gambia ranks 145th of 194 countries on this measure, 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. GDP per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 63.0% | — |
| 1981 | 76.0% | +20.6% |
| 1982 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 62.0% | -22.5% |
| 1984 | 70.0% | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 78.0% | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 73.0% | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 85.0% | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 87.0% | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 85.0% | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 75.0% | -22.7% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.6% | 62.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.5% | 75.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 80.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 88.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 79.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Gambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3259 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 299.49 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 59.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4944 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 454.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 69.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 35.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Gambia?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Gambia was 80.0% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1983.
- How does Gambia rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Gambia ranks 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.