Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates is 96.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 99.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1980.
United Arab Emirates ranks 49th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.0% | — |
| 1981 | 45.0% | +309.1% |
| 1982 | 43.0% | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 50.0% | +16.3% |
| 1984 | 59.0% | +18.0% |
| 1985 | 76.0% | +28.8% |
| 1986 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 96.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 96.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +309.1% | 11.0% | 45.0% |
| 1985 | +28.8% | 59.0% | 76.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.8% | 11.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.6% | 85.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 92.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 90.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.85 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 285.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.2593 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 208.21 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in United Arab Emirates was 96.0% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1980.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.