Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Syria
Syria: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Syria, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Syria recorded 73.0% for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Syria peaked at 94.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1980.
Syria ranks 163rd of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.0% | — |
| 1981 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 21.0% | +40.0% |
| 1984 | 25.0% | +19.0% |
| 1985 | 29.0% | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 86.0% | +196.6% |
| 1987 | 42.0% | -51.2% |
| 1988 | 59.0% | +40.5% |
| 1989 | 94.0% | +59.3% |
| 1990 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +10.6% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 73.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 73.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 76% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +196.6% | 29.0% | 86.0% |
| 1989 | +59.3% | 59.0% | 94.0% |
| 1987 | -51.2% | 86.0% | 42.0% |
| 1988 | +40.5% | 42.0% | 59.0% |
| 1983 | +40.0% | 15.0% | 21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.8% | 13.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.7% | 87.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 81.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 54.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 59.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 161 Namibia 74.0% compare
- 161 South Africa 74.0% compare
- 163 Ethiopia 73.0% compare
- 163 South Sudan 73.0% compare
- 166 Panama 72.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Syria
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0316 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 30.15 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0176 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 22.01 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 0.0165 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 15.69 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Syria?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Syria was 73.0% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1980.
- How does Syria rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Syria ranks 163rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.