Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Uganda, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 91.0% for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Uganda peaked at 94.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1981.
That places Uganda 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 9.0% | — |
| 1982 | 12.0% | +33.3% |
| 1983 | 14.0% | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 21.0% | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 30.0% | +42.9% |
| 1988 | 38.0% | +26.7% |
| 1989 | 42.0% | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 45.0% | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 49.0% | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 53.0% | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 56.0% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 60.0% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 57.0% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 9.0% | 42.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 53.3% | 45.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 52.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 80.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 89.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Uganda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 12.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4209 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 507.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,547 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 1.87 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.368 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Uganda?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Uganda was 91.0% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1981.
- How does Uganda rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Uganda ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.