India vs Pakistan: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
India
2.04 million one-year-olds
in 2023
Pakistan
901,502 one-year-olds
in 2023
India rank
2nd
Pakistan rank
5th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
India currently reports 2.04 million one-year-olds against 901,502 one-year-olds in Pakistan, a difference of 1.14 million one-year-olds.
That makes India's figure about 2.3 times Pakistan's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 5th of 194 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.29 million one-year-olds | 2.70 million one-year-olds | 15.59 million one-year-olds | India |
| 1990s | 9.55 million one-year-olds | 2.36 million one-year-olds | 7.19 million one-year-olds | India |
| 2000s | 9.64 million one-year-olds | 2.14 million one-year-olds | 7.51 million one-year-olds | India |
| 2010s | 3.60 million one-year-olds | 1.85 million one-year-olds | 1.75 million one-year-olds | India |
| 2020s | 2.66 million one-year-olds | 1.05 million one-year-olds | 1.62 million one-year-olds | India |
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, India or Pakistan?
- India, at 2.04 million one-year-olds against 901,502 one-year-olds in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus between India and Pakistan?
- 1.14 million one-year-olds, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus?
- India ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 5th 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.