Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in India
India: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in India, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in India stood at 94.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in India peaked at 94.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1980.
India ranks 67th 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. in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.0% | — |
| 1981 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 12.0% | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 14.0% | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 18.0% | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 30.0% | +50.0% |
| 1988 | 40.0% | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 50.0% | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 70.0% | +40.0% |
| 1991 | 57.0% | -18.6% |
| 1992 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 61.0% | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 67.0% | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 66.0% | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 62.0% | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 94.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 94.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 97.0%, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +100.0% | 6.0% | 12.0% |
| 1987 | +50.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% |
| 1990 | +40.0% | 50.0% | 70.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.2% | 6.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.0% | 56.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 58.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 79.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 85.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 67 Armenia 94.0% compare
- 67 Barbados 94.0% compare
- 67 Bulgaria 94.0% compare
- 67 Cyprus 94.0% compare
- 67 Fiji 94.0% compare
- 67 Iceland 94.0% compare
- 67 Italy 94.0% compare
- 67 Kiribati 94.0% compare
- 67 Poland 94.0% compare
- 67 Seychelles 94.0% compare
- 67 Spain 94.0% compare
- 67 Tuvalu 94.0% compare
- 67 United States 94.0% compare
- 67 Uruguay 94.0% compare
More economy & growth data for India
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 12.83 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0511 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 9.37 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0033 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in India?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in India was 94.0% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1980.
- How does India rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- India ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.