Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Senegal
Senegal: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Senegal, 1986–2024
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 Senegal is 91.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Senegal peaked at 94.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1989.
Senegal ranks 94th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 54.0% | — |
| 1987 | 57.0% | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 47.0% | -20.3% |
| 1990 | 51.0% | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 51.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 59.0% | +15.7% |
| 1993 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 80.0% | +40.4% |
| 1996 | 70.0% | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 59.0% | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 91.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 91.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +40.4% | 57.0% | 80.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.2% | 47.0% | 59.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 51.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 52.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 89.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 83.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More economy & growth data for Senegal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -94.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.5431 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -94.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3965 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0282 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Senegal?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Senegal was 91.0% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1989.
- How does Senegal rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Senegal ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.