Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 99.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1997.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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. GDP per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 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% |
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 |
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- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
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- 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 Naoero 99.0% compare
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- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
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- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
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More economy & growth data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 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)
- Share of imports by region of origin 99.91 million current US$ (2024)
- Imports by region of origin 99.91 million current US$ (2024)
- Where China ranks among a country’s import partners 1 rank (2024)
- Foreign aid received per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.4916 constant 2024 US$ (2024)
- Milk supply per person 3.5 kilograms per year per capita (2018)
- Per capita egg consumption 4.41 kilograms per year per capita (2018)
- Daily per capita supply of calories vs. GDP per capita 1,981 kilocalories per day (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1997.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.