Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Vanuatu, 1982–2024
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 Vanuatu is 71.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 90.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1982.
Vanuatu ranks 167th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 22.0% | — |
| 1983 | 27.0% | +22.7% |
| 1984 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 30.0% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 56.0% | +80.6% |
| 1988 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 76.0% | +24.6% |
| 1991 | 83.0% | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 77.0% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 86.0% | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 74.0% | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 67.0% | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 71.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.5%, 84% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 71.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 76% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +80.6% | 31.0% | 56.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.1% | 22.0% | 61.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 75.1% | 67.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 68.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 77.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 62.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.2699 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.49 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0163 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 65.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0119 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 48.11 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 0.0198 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu was 71.0% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1982.
- How does Vanuatu rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.