Palau vs Tuvalu: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
Palau
5.88 one-year-olds
in 2023
Tuvalu
13.14 one-year-olds
in 2023
Palau rank
191st
Tuvalu rank
189th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus over time
- Palau
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 13.14 one-year-olds against 5.88 one-year-olds in Palau, a difference of 7.26 one-year-olds.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 2.2 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Palau ranks 191st and Tuvalu ranks 189th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.12 one-year-olds | 62.82 one-year-olds | 28.7 one-year-olds | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 24.81 one-year-olds | 36.57 one-year-olds | 11.77 one-year-olds | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 20.09 one-year-olds | 14.08 one-year-olds | 6.01 one-year-olds | Palau |
| 2010s | 20.62 one-year-olds | 18.02 one-year-olds | 2.59 one-year-olds | Palau |
| 2020s | 8.95 one-year-olds | 14.51 one-year-olds | 5.56 one-year-olds | Tuvalu |
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, Palau or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 13.14 one-year-olds against 5.88 one-year-olds in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus between Palau and Tuvalu?
- 7.26 one-year-olds, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Tuvalu?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Tuvalu rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus?
- Palau ranks 191st and Tuvalu ranks 189th 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.