China vs Vietnam: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
China
395,590 one-year-olds
in 2023
Vietnam
495,339 one-year-olds
in 2023
China rank
12th
Vietnam rank
10th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus over time
- China
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 495,339 one-year-olds against 395,590 one-year-olds in China, a difference of 99,749 one-year-olds.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was China ahead.
China ranks 12th and Vietnam ranks 10th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.78 million one-year-olds | 1.01 million one-year-olds | 3.77 million one-year-olds | China |
| 1990s | 2.52 million one-year-olds | 139,515 one-year-olds | 2.38 million one-year-olds | China |
| 2000s | 1.65 million one-year-olds | 94,849 one-year-olds | 1.55 million one-year-olds | China |
| 2010s | 178,709 one-year-olds | 171,897 one-year-olds | 6,812 one-year-olds | China |
| 2020s | 196,601 one-year-olds | 241,218 one-year-olds | 44,617 one-year-olds | Vietnam |
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, China or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 495,339 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 China and Vietnam?
- 99,749 one-year-olds, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Vietnam?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do China and Vietnam rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus?
- China ranks 12th and Vietnam ranks 10th 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.