Ghana vs Senegal: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
Ghana
42,550 one-year-olds
in 2023
Senegal
39,752 one-year-olds
in 2023
Ghana rank
60th
Senegal rank
63rd
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus over time
- Ghana
- Senegal
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 42,550 one-year-olds against 39,752 one-year-olds in Senegal, a difference of 2,798 one-year-olds.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 60th and Senegal ranks 63rd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 299,604 one-year-olds | 125,734 one-year-olds | 173,870 one-year-olds | Ghana |
| 1990s | 183,127 one-year-olds | 121,456 one-year-olds | 61,671 one-year-olds | Ghana |
| 2000s | 99,723 one-year-olds | 86,530 one-year-olds | 13,193 one-year-olds | Ghana |
| 2010s | 49,031 one-year-olds | 41,456 one-year-olds | 7,575 one-year-olds | Ghana |
| 2020s | 29,548 one-year-olds | 57,427 one-year-olds | 27,879 one-year-olds | Senegal |
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, Ghana or Senegal?
- Ghana, at 42,550 one-year-olds against 39,752 one-year-olds in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus between Ghana and Senegal?
- 2,798 one-year-olds, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus?
- Ghana ranks 60th and Senegal ranks 63rd 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.