Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Sudan
Sudan: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 39.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Sudan, 1980–2024
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 Sudan is 39.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Sudan peaked at 95.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1980.
That places Sudan 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.0% | — |
| 1981 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 8.0% | +100.0% |
| 1986 | 14.0% | +75.0% |
| 1987 | 27.0% | +92.9% |
| 1988 | 40.0% | +48.1% |
| 1989 | 60.0% | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 53.0% | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 51.0% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 46.0% | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 56.0% | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 46.0% | -16.4% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | -39.3% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | -23.5% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 39.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 39.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +100.0% | 1.0% | 2.0% |
| 1985 | +100.0% | 4.0% | 8.0% |
| 1987 | +92.9% | 14.0% | 27.0% |
| 1986 | +75.0% | 8.0% | 14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.0% | 1.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.4% | 46.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 60.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 90.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 39.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 191 Central African Republic 42.0% compare
- 191 Papua New Guinea 42.0% compare
- 191 Yemen 42.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Sudan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.1 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0175 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 20.38 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.1146 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.88 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 0.0143 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Sudan?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Sudan was 39.0% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1980.
- How does Sudan rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Sudan ranks 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.