Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Yemen
Yemen: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. was 42.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Yemen, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 42.0% for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Yemen peaked at 84.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1980.
Yemen ranks 191st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.0% | — |
| 1981 | 3.0% | +200.0% |
| 1982 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 12.0% | +71.4% |
| 1986 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 18.0% | +38.5% |
| 1988 | 36.0% | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 56.0% | +55.6% |
| 1990 | 84.0% | +50.0% |
| 1991 | 47.0% | -44.0% |
| 1992 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 54.0% | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 33.0% | -38.9% |
| 1995 | 44.0% | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 40.0% | -14.9% |
| 1998 | 68.0% | +70.0% |
| 1999 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 74.0% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | -20.7% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | -8.7% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 42.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 58% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 42.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. in Yemen 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 | +200.0% | 1.0% | 3.0% |
| 1988 | +100.0% | 18.0% | 36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.5% | 1.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.8% | 33.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.5% | 61.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 54.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 42.0% | 58.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 189 Azerbaijan 51.0% compare
- 190 Lebanon 49.0% compare
- 191 Central African Republic 42.0% compare
- 191 Papua New Guinea 42.0% compare
- 194 Sudan 39.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Yemen
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.38 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.6707 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -12.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.4898 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 0.0313 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Yemen?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Yemen was 42.0% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1980.
- How does Yemen rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Yemen ranks 191st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.