Malawi vs Thailand: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
Malawi
56,373 one-year-olds
in 2023
Thailand
48,265 one-year-olds
in 2023
Malawi rank
53rd
Thailand rank
55th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus over time
- Malawi
- Thailand
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 56,373 one-year-olds against 48,265 one-year-olds in Thailand, a difference of 8,108 one-year-olds.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Thailand ahead.
Malawi ranks 53rd and Thailand ranks 55th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98,960 one-year-olds | 421,327 one-year-olds | 322,367 one-year-olds | Thailand |
| 1990s | 44,311 one-year-olds | 74,832 one-year-olds | 30,521 one-year-olds | Thailand |
| 2000s | 63,164 one-year-olds | 20,973 one-year-olds | 42,191 one-year-olds | Malawi |
| 2010s | 50,013 one-year-olds | 10,483 one-year-olds | 39,530 one-year-olds | Malawi |
| 2020s | 55,317 one-year-olds | 42,017 one-year-olds | 13,300 one-year-olds | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Thailand?
- Malawi, at 56,373 one-year-olds against 48,265 one-year-olds in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus between Malawi and Thailand?
- 8,108 one-year-olds, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Thailand?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Thailand rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus?
- Malawi ranks 53rd and Thailand ranks 55th 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.