Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
up 33.8%
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2001
All-time low
56.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Saint Lucia, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 99.0% 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 33.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia peaked at 99.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 1980.
That places Saint Lucia 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 56.0% | — |
| 1981 | 64.0% | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 79.0% | +23.4% |
| 1983 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 87.0% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 78.0% | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 85.0% | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 78.0% | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 92.0% | +17.9% |
| 1990 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 96.0% | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 93.0% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 98.0% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 98.0% | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 70.0% | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +41.4% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +33.8% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 99.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.0%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.3% | 56.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.2% | 88.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.4% | 70.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 80.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 74.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 1 Japan 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Saint Lucia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 152.27 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -11.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 111.18 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Saint Lucia was 99.0% 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 1980.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Saint Lucia ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.