Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Malawi
Malawi: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
91.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2006
All-time low
55.0%
in 1985
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Malawi, 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 Malawi stood at 91.0%.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Malawi peaked at 99.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 1985.
Malawi ranks 94th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 58.0% | — |
| 1981 | 66.0% | +13.8% |
| 1982 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 58.0% | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 55.0% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 78.0% | +36.8% |
| 1988 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 87.0% | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 91.0% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 82.0% | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 89.0% | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | -28.9% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +31.2% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 91.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 91.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.8% | 55.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.9% | 82.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 64.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 84.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 86.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0151 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0111 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0125 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Malawi?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Malawi was 91.0% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 1985.
- How does Malawi rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Malawi ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.