Somalia vs United States of America: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
Somalia
217,474 one-year-olds
in 2023
United States of America
223,065 one-year-olds
in 2023
Somalia rank
23rd
United States of America rank
21st
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus over time
- Somalia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 223,065 one-year-olds against 217,474 one-year-olds in Somalia, a difference of 5,591 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 227,989 one-year-olds | 136,898 one-year-olds | 91,091 one-year-olds | Somalia |
| 1990s | 227,666 one-year-olds | 321,730 one-year-olds | 94,064 one-year-olds | United States of America |
| 2000s | 284,396 one-year-olds | 187,222 one-year-olds | 97,173 one-year-olds | Somalia |
| 2010s | 285,849 one-year-olds | 214,232 one-year-olds | 71,616 one-year-olds | Somalia |
| 2020s | 243,052 one-year-olds | 232,497 one-year-olds | 10,556 one-year-olds | Somalia |
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, Somalia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 223,065 one-year-olds against 217,474 one-year-olds in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus between Somalia and United States of America?
- 5,591 one-year-olds, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United States of America?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and United States of America rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus?
- Somalia ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 21st 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.