Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in North Korea
North Korea: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in North Korea, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 99.0% for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in North Korea peaked at 99.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1997.
North Korea ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 50.0% | — |
| 1981 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 67.0% | +28.8% |
| 1985 | 55.0% | -17.9% |
| 1986 | 61.0% | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 86.0% | +41.0% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 97.0% | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 90.0% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 77.0% | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | -16.9% |
| 1996 | 50.0% | -21.9% |
| 1997 | 37.0% | -26.0% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 99.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in North Korea 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 | +41.0% | 61.0% | 86.0% |
| 1984 | +28.8% | 52.0% | 67.0% |
| 1997 | -26.0% | 50.0% | 37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.8% | 50.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 37.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 56.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 93.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 1 Japan 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
More economy & growth data for North Korea
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows 1.90 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows 9.21 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 52,947 (2027)
- Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.083 (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita 0.024 (2025)
- Imports by region of origin, annual growth rate 184.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Imports by region of origin, gaps filled 99.91 million current US$ (2024)
- Share of imports by region of origin 99.91 million current US$ (2024)
- Imports by region of origin, per capita 3.77 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports by region of origin 99.91 million current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in North Korea?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in North Korea was 99.0% 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1997.
- How does North Korea rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- North Korea ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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.