Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
Ghana
42,550 one-year-olds
in 2023
Zimbabwe
47,142 one-year-olds
in 2023
Ghana rank
60th
Zimbabwe rank
57th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus over time
- Ghana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 47,142 one-year-olds against 42,550 one-year-olds in Ghana, a difference of 4,592 one-year-olds.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 60th and Zimbabwe ranks 57th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 344,277 one-year-olds | 110,805 one-year-olds | 233,472 one-year-olds | Ghana |
| 1990s | 183,127 one-year-olds | 46,495 one-year-olds | 136,633 one-year-olds | Ghana |
| 2000s | 99,723 one-year-olds | 116,143 one-year-olds | 16,420 one-year-olds | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 49,031 one-year-olds | 42,805 one-year-olds | 6,226 one-year-olds | Ghana |
| 2020s | 29,548 one-year-olds | 52,868 one-year-olds | 23,320 one-year-olds | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 47,142 one-year-olds against 42,550 one-year-olds in Ghana 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 Zimbabwe?
- 4,592 one-year-olds, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus?
- Ghana ranks 60th and Zimbabwe ranks 57th 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.