Niger vs Papua New Guinea: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
Niger
144,384 one-year-olds
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
160,942 one-year-olds
in 2023
Niger rank
33rd
Papua New Guinea rank
31st
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus over time
- Niger
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 160,942 one-year-olds against 144,384 one-year-olds in Niger, a difference of 16,558 one-year-olds.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 291,280 one-year-olds | 70,413 one-year-olds | 220,866 one-year-olds | Niger |
| 1990s | 316,443 one-year-olds | 58,856 one-year-olds | 257,588 one-year-olds | Niger |
| 2000s | 298,055 one-year-olds | 70,188 one-year-olds | 227,866 one-year-olds | Niger |
| 2010s | 172,136 one-year-olds | 119,637 one-year-olds | 52,499 one-year-olds | Niger |
| 2020s | 158,200 one-year-olds | 157,354 one-year-olds | 845.25 one-year-olds | Niger |
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, Niger or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 160,942 one-year-olds against 144,384 one-year-olds in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus between Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 16,558 one-year-olds, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Papua New Guinea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus?
- Niger ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 31st 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.