Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
Japan
16,012 one-year-olds
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
15,123 one-year-olds
in 2023
Japan rank
88th
Saudi Arabia rank
90th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 16,012 one-year-olds against 15,123 one-year-olds in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 889 one-year-olds.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 88th and Saudi Arabia ranks 90th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 295,632 one-year-olds | 74,261 one-year-olds | 221,371 one-year-olds | Japan |
| 1990s | 198,019 one-year-olds | 28,177 one-year-olds | 169,843 one-year-olds | Japan |
| 2000s | 45,132 one-year-olds | 17,282 one-year-olds | 27,850 one-year-olds | Japan |
| 2010s | 27,628 one-year-olds | 13,409 one-year-olds | 14,219 one-year-olds | Japan |
| 2020s | 17,081 one-year-olds | 17,181 one-year-olds | 99.7 one-year-olds | Saudi Arabia |
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, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Japan, at 16,012 one-year-olds against 15,123 one-year-olds in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 889 one-year-olds, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus?
- Japan ranks 88th and Saudi Arabia ranks 90th 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.