Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
Papua New Guinea
160,942 one-year-olds
in 2023
Uganda
146,164 one-year-olds
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
31st
Uganda rank
32nd
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Uganda
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 160,942 one-year-olds against 146,164 one-year-olds in Uganda, a difference of 14,778 one-year-olds.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Uganda ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 32nd of 194 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70,413 one-year-olds | 479,202 one-year-olds | 408,789 one-year-olds | Uganda |
| 1990s | 58,856 one-year-olds | 402,223 one-year-olds | 343,367 one-year-olds | Uganda |
| 2000s | 70,188 one-year-olds | 403,032 one-year-olds | 332,844 one-year-olds | Uganda |
| 2010s | 119,637 one-year-olds | 166,473 one-year-olds | 46,836 one-year-olds | Uganda |
| 2020s | 157,354 one-year-olds | 157,658 one-year-olds | 303.5 one-year-olds | Uganda |
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, Papua New Guinea or Uganda?
- Papua New Guinea, at 160,942 one-year-olds against 146,164 one-year-olds in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
- 14,778 one-year-olds, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 32nd 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.