Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
Burkina Faso
60,734 one-year-olds
in 2023
Zambia
64,198 one-year-olds
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
51st
Zambia rank
48th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 64,198 one-year-olds against 60,734 one-year-olds in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3,464 one-year-olds.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 51st and Zambia ranks 48th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 250,345 one-year-olds | 67,662 one-year-olds | 182,684 one-year-olds | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 254,176 one-year-olds | 51,929 one-year-olds | 202,247 one-year-olds | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 111,078 one-year-olds | 69,454 one-year-olds | 41,624 one-year-olds | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 62,953 one-year-olds | 76,199 one-year-olds | 13,246 one-year-olds | Zambia |
| 2020s | 60,472 one-year-olds | 67,215 one-year-olds | 6,743 one-year-olds | Zambia |
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, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 64,198 one-year-olds against 60,734 one-year-olds in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 3,464 one-year-olds, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus?
- Burkina Faso ranks 51st and Zambia ranks 48th 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.