Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in South Africa, 1983–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 74.0% for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in South Africa peaked at 86.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2003.
That places South Africa 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 74.0% | — |
| 1984 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 70.0% | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 70.0% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 81.0% | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 73.0% | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.4% | 70.0% | 75.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 75.6% | 72.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 69.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 71.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 74.0% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 161 Namibia 74.0% compare
- 163 Ethiopia 73.0% compare
- 163 South Sudan 73.0% compare
- 163 Syrian Arab Republic 73.0% compare
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 37,072 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.232 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,531 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in South Africa?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in South Africa was 74.0% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2003.
- How does South Africa rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- South Africa ranks 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.