Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Mexico
Mexico: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 78.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Mexico, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 78.0% for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Mexico peaked at 99.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 1982.
Mexico ranks 150th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44.0% | — |
| 1981 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 40.0% | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 52.0% | +26.8% |
| 1985 | 40.0% | -23.1% |
| 1986 | 51.0% | +27.5% |
| 1987 | 62.0% | +21.6% |
| 1988 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 53.0% | -18.5% |
| 1991 | 88.0% | +66.0% |
| 1992 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 82.0% | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 91.0% | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | -8.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 78.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 78.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.0%, 87% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +66.0% | 53.0% | 88.0% |
| 1986 | +27.5% | 40.0% | 51.0% |
| 1984 | +26.8% | 41.0% | 52.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.8% | 40.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 53.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.2% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 82.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 72.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More economy & growth data for Mexico
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.06 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 124.78 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.7963 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 91.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Mexico?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Mexico was 78.0% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 1982.
- How does Mexico rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Mexico ranks 150th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.