Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Malaysia

Malaysia: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
93.0%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
82nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2015
All-time low
54.0%
in 1984
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Malaysia, 1980–2024

0204060801001980200220241980: 67 %1981: 66 %1982: 73 %1983: 58 %1984: 54 %1985: 57 %1986: 62 %1987: 69 %1988: 68 %1989: 84 %1990: 90 %1991: 92 %1992: 94 %1993: 91 %1994: 95 %1995: 98 %1996: 97 %1997: 98 %1998: 97 %1999: 97 %2000: 98 %2001: 96 %2002: 94 %2003: 96 %2004: 95 %2005: 96 %2006: 95 %2007: 97 %2008: 97 %2009: 97 %2010: 96 %2011: 96 %2012: 97 %2013: 97 %2014: 97 %2015: 99 %2016: 98 %2017: 99 %2018: 99 %2019: 98 %2020: 98 %2021: 95 %2022: 97 %2023: 95 %2024: 93 %

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 Malaysia stood at 93.0%.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia peaked at 99.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1984.

Malaysia ranks 82nd 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 Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Malaysia, 1980 to 2024.
Year % Change
1980 67.0%
1981 66.0% -1.5%
1982 73.0% +10.6%
1983 58.0% -20.5%
1984 54.0% -6.9%
1985 57.0% +5.6%
1986 62.0% +8.8%
1987 69.0% +11.3%
1988 68.0% -1.4%
1989 84.0% +23.5%
1990 90.0% +7.1%
1991 92.0% +2.2%
1992 94.0% +2.2%
1993 91.0% -3.2%
1994 95.0% +4.4%
1995 98.0% +3.2%
1996 97.0% -1.0%
1997 98.0% +1.0%
1998 97.0% -1.0%
1999 97.0% +0.0%
2000 98.0% +1.0%
2001 96.0% -2.0%
2002 94.0% -2.1%
2003 96.0% +2.1%
2004 95.0% -1.0%
2005 96.0% +1.1%
2006 95.0% -1.0%
2007 97.0% +2.1%
2008 97.0% +0.0%
2009 97.0% +0.0%
2010 96.0% -1.0%
2011 96.0% +0.0%
2012 97.0% +1.0%
2013 97.0% +0.0%
2014 97.0% +0.0%
2015 99.0% +2.1%
2016 98.0% -1.0%
2017 99.0% +1.0%
2018 99.0% +0.0%
2019 98.0% -1.0%
2020 98.0% +0.0%
2021 95.0% -3.1%
2022 97.0% +2.1%
2023 95.0% -2.1%
2024 93.0% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 65.8% 54.0% 84.0% 10
1990s 94.9% 90.0% 98.0% 10
2000s 96.1% 94.0% 98.0% 10
2010s 97.6% 96.0% 99.0% 10
2020s 95.6% 93.0% 98.0% 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 82 Australia 93.0% compare
  2. 82 Cape Verde 93.0% compare
  3. 82 Grenada 93.0% compare
  4. 82 Mauritius 93.0% compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia?
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Malaysia was 93.0% 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 Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1984.
How does Malaysia rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
Malaysia ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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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Indicator
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
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Coverage
194 places, 8,100 data points, 1980–2024
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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.