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
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Malaysia, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 11,100 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 7.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.3567 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 4,681 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 1.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 20,056 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
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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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.