Syria vs Uganda: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus
Syria
162,231 one-year-olds
in 2023
Uganda
146,164 one-year-olds
in 2023
Syria rank
30th
Uganda rank
32nd
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus over time
- Syria
- Uganda
How they compare
Syria currently reports 162,231 one-year-olds against 146,164 one-year-olds in Uganda, a difference of 16,067 one-year-olds.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Uganda ahead.
Syria ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 32nd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 225,588 one-year-olds | 479,202 one-year-olds | 253,614 one-year-olds | Uganda |
| 1990s | 53,355 one-year-olds | 402,223 one-year-olds | 348,868 one-year-olds | Uganda |
| 2000s | 90,213 one-year-olds | 403,032 one-year-olds | 312,819 one-year-olds | Uganda |
| 2010s | 188,958 one-year-olds | 166,473 one-year-olds | 22,485 one-year-olds | Syria |
| 2020s | 164,702 one-year-olds | 157,658 one-year-olds | 7,044 one-year-olds | Syria |
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, Syria or Uganda?
- Syria, at 162,231 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 Syria and Uganda?
- 16,067 one-year-olds, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Uganda?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Syria and Uganda rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus?
- Syria ranks 30th 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.