Afghanistan vs Yemen: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
Afghanistan
542,507 one-year-olds
in 2023
Yemen
697,470 one-year-olds
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Yemen rank
8th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 697,470 one-year-olds against 542,507 one-year-olds in Afghanistan, a difference of 154,963 one-year-olds.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 393,774 one-year-olds | 415,555 one-year-olds | 21,781 one-year-olds | Yemen |
| 1990s | 534,888 one-year-olds | 311,870 one-year-olds | 223,017 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 483,700 one-year-olds | 208,649 one-year-olds | 275,050 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 410,842 one-year-olds | 356,027 one-year-olds | 54,815 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 556,667 one-year-olds | 570,987 one-year-olds | 14,320 one-year-olds | Yemen |
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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 697,470 one-year-olds against 542,507 one-year-olds in Afghanistan 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 Yemen?
- 154,963 one-year-olds, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Yemen ranks 8th 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.