Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Sao Tome and Principe is 87.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 99.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1983.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 121st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 42.0% | — |
| 1982 | 34.0% | -19.0% |
| 1983 | 26.0% | -23.5% |
| 1984 | 49.0% | +88.5% |
| 1985 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 65.0% | +35.4% |
| 1987 | 72.0% | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 77.0% | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 63.0% | -18.2% |
| 1990 | 92.0% | +46.0% |
| 1991 | 87.0% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 68.0% | -21.8% |
| 1993 | 60.0% | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 83.0% | +38.3% |
| 1995 | 79.0% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 68.0% | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.9% | 26.0% | 77.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 76.1% | 60.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 82.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 87.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 121 Dominican Republic 87.0% compare
- 121 Pakistan 87.0% compare
- 121 Solomon Islands 87.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 27.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0713 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 249.59 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 25.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.103 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 420.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 19.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 2.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Sao Tome and Principe 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1983.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.