Cameroon vs United States: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
Cameroon
222,746 one-year-olds
in 2023
United States
223,065 one-year-olds
in 2023
Cameroon rank
22nd
United States rank
21st
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus over time
- Cameroon
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 223,065 one-year-olds against 222,746 one-year-olds in Cameroon, a difference of 319 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 22nd and United States ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 250,247 one-year-olds | 136,898 one-year-olds | 113,350 one-year-olds | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 255,039 one-year-olds | 321,730 one-year-olds | 66,691 one-year-olds | United States |
| 2000s | 150,459 one-year-olds | 187,222 one-year-olds | 36,763 one-year-olds | United States |
| 2010s | 187,861 one-year-olds | 214,232 one-year-olds | 26,372 one-year-olds | United States |
| 2020s | 252,065 one-year-olds | 232,497 one-year-olds | 19,568 one-year-olds | Cameroon |
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, Cameroon or United States?
- United States, at 223,065 one-year-olds against 222,746 one-year-olds in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus between Cameroon and United States?
- 319 one-year-olds, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and United States?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and United States rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd and United States ranks 21st 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.