Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Yemen
Yemen: Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage was 41.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Yemen, 2011–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 41.0% for pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Yemen peaked at 71.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2011.
Yemen ranks 142nd of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 41.0% | — |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +63.4% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.0% | 41.0% | 71.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 41.0% | 57.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 139 Azerbaijan 52.0% compare
- 140 Haiti 45.0% compare
- 141 Central African Republic 42.0% compare
- 142 Papua New Guinea 41.0% compare
- 144 Sudan 40.0% compare
- 145 Nigeria 28.0% compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,447 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 32,448 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Yemen?
- Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Yemen was 41.0% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2011.
- How does Yemen rank for pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage?
- Yemen ranks 142nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.