Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Vietnam
Vietnam: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Vietnam, 1983–2024
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 Vietnam stood at 97.0%.
That represents a change of up 49.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Vietnam peaked at 99.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1983.
That places Vietnam 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 4.0% | — |
| 1984 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 42.0% | +740.0% |
| 1986 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 50.0% | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 70.0% | +40.0% |
| 1989 | 88.0% | +25.7% |
| 1990 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +32.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | -39.2% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +61.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +49.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 97.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 97.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +740.0% | 5.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014 | +61.0% | 59.0% | 95.0% |
| 2024 | +49.2% | 65.0% | 97.0% |
| 2013 | -39.2% | 97.0% | 59.0% |
| 1988 | +40.0% | 50.0% | 70.0% |
| 2003 | +32.0% | 75.0% | 99.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.1% | 4.0% | 88.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 91.8% | 88.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 75.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 59.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 65.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 30 Albania 97.0% compare
- 30 Bangladesh 97.0% compare
- 30 Belgium 97.0% compare
- 30 China 97.0% compare
- 30 Egypt 97.0% compare
- 30 Latvia 97.0% compare
- 30 Malta 97.0% compare
- 30 Nepal 97.0% compare
- 30 Norway 97.0% compare
- 30 Palau 97.0% compare
- 30 Russia 97.0% compare
- 30 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.0% compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 97.0% compare
- 30 Singapore 97.0% compare
- 30 South Korea 97.0% compare
- 30 Sri Lanka 97.0% compare
- 30 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
- 30 Tunisia 97.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Vietnam
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 19.31 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0251 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.1 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 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 15.54 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 Vietnam?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Vietnam was 97.0% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1983.
- How does Vietnam rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.