Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in New Zealand
New Zealand: Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage was 60.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in New Zealand, 2009–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in New Zealand stood at 60.0%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 17.8% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in New Zealand peaked at 96.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 133rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 87.0% | — |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.0% | 87.0% | 87.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 89.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 60.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 131 Angola 62.0% compare
- 131 Marshall Islands 62.0% compare
- 134 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 59.0% compare
- 134 Philippines 59.0% compare
- 136 Afghanistan 57.0% compare
More health data for New Zealand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4815 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,116 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0317 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.0095 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in New Zealand?
- Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in New Zealand was 60.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage?
- New Zealand ranks 133rd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in a given year.