Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Pakistan
Pakistan: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Pakistan, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 87.0% 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.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan peaked at 87.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1980.
That places Pakistan 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.0% | — |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | +66.7% |
| 1983 | 15.0% | +200.0% |
| 1984 | 23.0% | +53.3% |
| 1985 | 30.0% | +30.4% |
| 1986 | 34.0% | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 38.0% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 40.0% | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 54.0% | +35.0% |
| 1991 | 50.0% | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 42.0% | -16.0% |
| 1993 | 37.0% | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 39.0% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 58.0% | +48.7% |
| 1996 | 46.0% | -20.7% |
| 1997 | 52.0% | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 57.0% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 87.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.5%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 87.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +200.0% | 5.0% | 15.0% |
| 1982 | +66.7% | 3.0% | 5.0% |
| 1984 | +53.3% | 15.0% | 23.0% |
| 1981 | +50.0% | 2.0% | 3.0% |
| 1995 | +48.7% | 39.0% | 58.0% |
| 1990 | +35.0% | 40.0% | 54.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.6% | 2.0% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 37.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 52.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 52.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 80.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 121 Dominican Republic 87.0% compare
- 121 Sao Tome and Principe 87.0% compare
- 121 Solomon Islands 87.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 335.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.9222 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 314.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.6734 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0312 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Pakistan was 87.0% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1980.
- How does Pakistan rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.