Afghanistan vs China: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
Afghanistan
542,507 one-year-olds
in 2023
China
395,590 one-year-olds
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
China rank
12th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 542,507 one-year-olds against 395,590 one-year-olds in China, a difference of 146,917 one-year-olds.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was China ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and China ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 365,728 one-year-olds | 4.78 million one-year-olds | 4.42 million one-year-olds | China |
| 1990s | 534,888 one-year-olds | 2.52 million one-year-olds | 1.98 million one-year-olds | China |
| 2000s | 483,700 one-year-olds | 1.65 million one-year-olds | 1.16 million one-year-olds | China |
| 2010s | 410,842 one-year-olds | 178,709 one-year-olds | 232,133 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 556,667 one-year-olds | 196,601 one-year-olds | 360,066 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, Afghanistan or China?
- Afghanistan, at 542,507 one-year-olds against 395,590 one-year-olds in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus between Afghanistan and China?
- 146,917 one-year-olds, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and China ranks 12th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of one-year-olds who have not had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.