Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.8318 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Afghanistan, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.8318 one-year-olds per square kilometre for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Afghanistan peaked at 1.02 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4719 one-year-olds per square kilometre, in 1988.
That places Afghanistan 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.7675 one-year-olds per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.7066 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6381 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6315 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5714 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5899 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6226 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5319 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4719 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5059 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5799 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6095 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.685 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8098 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1994 | 0.956 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9202 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8288 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8979 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9422 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9718 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 1.02 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8953 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8912 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8628 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7453 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6358 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6501 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5728 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5584 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5878 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5515 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5333 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5685 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6367 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6907 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6687 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6402 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6892 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6244 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6959 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7915 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9256 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 0.865 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8318 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.8318 one-year-olds per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4431 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.8318 one-year-olds per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1307 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6037 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.4719 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.7675 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8201 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.5799 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.9718 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7416 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.5584 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 1.02 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6299 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.5333 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.6959 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8535 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.7915 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.9256 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 17 Syria 0.8835 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 0.8614 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 19 Sao Tome and Principe 0.8465 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 21 Bangladesh 0.7772 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 22 Azerbaijan 0.77 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 23 Micronesia (country) 0.7326 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Afghanistan?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Afghanistan was 0.8318 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4719 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1988.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.