Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita was 42.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
42.0%
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
191st
of 194 countries
All-time high
72.0%
in 2005
All-time low
27.0%
in 1983
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 42.0% for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 72.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1983.
Papua New Guinea ranks 191st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.0% | — |
| 1981 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 29.0% | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 27.0% | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 34.0% | +25.9% |
| 1985 | 40.0% | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 44.0% | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 48.0% | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 53.0% | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 68.0% | +28.3% |
| 1991 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 58.0% | -14.7% |
| 1993 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 56.0% | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 45.0% | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 60.0% | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 52.0% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 35.0% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.3% | 27.0% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.6% | 45.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 55.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 35.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 32.0% | 42.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 189 Azerbaijan 51.0% compare
- 190 Lebanon 49.0% compare
- 191 Central African Republic 42.0% compare
- 191 Yemen 42.0% compare
- 194 Sudan 39.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2004)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2004)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 1,443 current LCU per person (2004)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 10.94 % change on previous year (2004)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2004)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 112.54 current US$ per person (2004)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5842 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2004)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita 362.56 current LCU per person (2004)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Papua New Guinea was 42.0% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1983.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 191st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.