Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in India
India: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.6864 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in India, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in India stood at 0.6864 one-year-olds per square kilometre.
The figure is up 28.1% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in India peaked at 6.92 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.5357 one-year-olds per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places India 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in India, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.74 one-year-olds per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 6.92 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 6.64 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 6.61 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 6.57 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 6.55 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 6.49 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 5.78 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1988 | 5.01 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 4.2 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1990 | 2.54 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 1991 | 3.66 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +44.1% |
| 1992 | 3.77 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 3.36 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 2.86 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1995 | 2.52 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 2.98 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1997 | 3.35 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 3.45 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 3.64 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 3.75 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 3.69 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.74 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.57 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 3.36 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 3.16 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 3.13 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.17 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.61 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 2.25 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 1.82 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 1.56 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 1.55 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.45 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.27 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 1.07 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9746 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8982 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8071 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7188 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 1.19 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +65.8% |
| 2021 | 1.17 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5357 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -54.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6864 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +28.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.6864 one-year-olds per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2635 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.6864 one-year-olds per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3167 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +65.8% | 0.7188 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 1.19 one-year-olds per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.15 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 4.2 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 6.92 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.21 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 2.52 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 3.77 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.24 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 2.25 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 3.75 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.7188 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 1.82 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.895 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.5357 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 1.19 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 25 Guinea 0.7275 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 26 Marshall Islands 0.7025 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 27 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.7022 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 29 Philippines 0.6566 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 30 Cote d'Ivoire 0.6134 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 31 Malawi 0.5979 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in India?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in India was 0.6864 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 6.92 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1981.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5357 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does India rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- India ranks 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.