Malawi vs Zambia: Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines
Malawi
91.0%
in 2024
Zambia
91.0%
in 2024
Malawi rank
94th
Zambia rank
94th
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 91.0% against 91.0% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 94th and Zambia ranks 94th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.6% | 69.9% | 1.3% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 88.9% | 85.0% | 3.9% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 84.4% | 2.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 86.4% | 4.9% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 89.6% | 1.4% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 91.0% against 91.0% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines?
- Malawi ranks 94th and Zambia ranks 94th 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 Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.