Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1987
All-time low
37.0%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Tonga, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Tonga stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Tonga peaked at 99.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1981.
Tonga ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, 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. GDP per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.0% | — |
| 1981 | 37.0% | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 52.0% | +40.5% |
| 1983 | 63.0% | +21.2% |
| 1984 | 51.0% | -19.0% |
| 1985 | 92.0% | +80.4% |
| 1986 | 75.0% | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 99.0% | +32.0% |
| 1988 | 92.0% | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 88.0% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 89.0% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 95.0% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.4% | 37.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.7% | 88.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 90.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 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 Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Tonga
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.3875 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 12.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 12,657 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6596 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 4,100 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 4.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 1.39 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Tonga?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Tonga 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1981.
- How does Tonga rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Tonga 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 Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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.