Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Niger
Niger: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.114 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Niger, 1981–2023
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 Niger stood at 0.114 one-year-olds per square kilometre.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Niger peaked at 0.2665 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.102 one-year-olds per square kilometre, in 2017.
Niger ranks 100th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Niger, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2068 one-year-olds per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0.2134 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.222 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2281 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2367 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2406 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2416 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2425 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2378 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2187 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.234 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2385 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2461 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2543 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2534 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.263 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2665 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2623 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2613 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2635 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2648 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2612 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2614 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2613 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.261 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2358 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2134 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1733 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1574 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1682 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1447 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.161 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1532 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1135 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1037 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1329 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 2017 | 0.102 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1457 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +42.8% |
| 2019 | 0.134 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1361 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.131 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1184 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.114 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.7% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.114 one-year-olds per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4431 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.114 one-year-olds per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2848 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +42.8% | 0.102 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.1457 one-year-olds per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.23 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2068 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2425 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2498 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2187 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2665 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2353 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.1574 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2648 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1359 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.102 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.1682 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1249 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.114 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.1361 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 97 Solomon Islands 0.1197 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 98 Seychelles 0.1177 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 99 Congo 0.1158 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 101 Cape Verde 0.1109 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 102 Kyrgyzstan 0.1095 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 103 Switzerland 0.1089 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Niger?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Niger was 0.114 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2665 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.102 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Niger rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Niger ranks 100th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.