Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae
Papua New Guinea
175,798 one-year-olds
in 2023
South Africa
203,776 one-year-olds
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
25th
South Africa rank
22nd
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 203,776 one-year-olds against 175,798 one-year-olds in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 27,978 one-year-olds.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 143 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 167,785 one-year-olds | 199,723 one-year-olds | 31,939 one-year-olds | South Africa |
| 2020s | 158,615 one-year-olds | 180,135 one-year-olds | 21,520 one-year-olds | South Africa |
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 streptococcus pneumoniae, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 203,776 one-year-olds against 175,798 one-year-olds in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 27,978 one-year-olds, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against streptococcus pneumoniae?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 143 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 Streptococcus pneumoniae. 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 the third dose of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in a given year.