China vs Japan: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria

China
0.0421 one-year-olds per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
0.0439 one-year-olds per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
144th
Japan rank
141st

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria over time

  • China
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0439 one-year-olds per square kilometre against 0.0421 one-year-olds per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0018 one-year-olds per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was China ahead.

China ranks 144th and Japan ranks 141st of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5096 one-year-olds per square kilometre 0.622 one-year-olds per square kilometre 0.1124 one-year-olds per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.2681 one-year-olds per square kilometre 0.5432 one-year-olds per square kilometre 0.2751 one-year-olds per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.1754 one-year-olds per square kilometre 0.1238 one-year-olds per square kilometre 0.0516 one-year-olds per square kilometre China
2010s 0.019 one-year-olds per square kilometre 0.0758 one-year-olds per square kilometre 0.0568 one-year-olds per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0209 one-year-olds per square kilometre 0.0469 one-year-olds per square kilometre 0.0259 one-year-olds per square kilometre Japan

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, China or Japan?
Japan, at 0.0439 one-year-olds per square kilometre against 0.0421 one-year-olds per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria between China and Japan?
0.0018 one-year-olds per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do China and Japan rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
China ranks 144th and Japan ranks 141st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, per square kilometre
Unit
one-year-olds per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 7,710 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.