Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Turkey
Turkey: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.0142 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Turkey, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Turkey is 0.0142 one-year-olds per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Turkey peaked at 1.02 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0142 one-year-olds per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Turkey 167th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.02 one-year-olds per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.6396 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7496 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7877 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7874 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8069 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9879 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2521 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -74.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2523 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3787 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +50.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2883 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4951 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +71.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3993 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1993 | 0.417 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2285 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -45.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5855 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +156.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4995 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3752 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3363 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3685 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 0.261 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 2001 | 0.207 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3765 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +81.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5429 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2522 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -53.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1664 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1645 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0652 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -60.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0649 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0648 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0485 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0488 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0487 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0327 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0673 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +105.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0524 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0361 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0726 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +101.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0363 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -50.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0176 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -51.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0334 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +89.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0789 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +136.3% |
| 2022 | 0.015 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -81.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0142 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -5.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.0142 one-year-olds per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0969 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.0142 one-year-olds per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0516 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6664 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2521 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 1.02 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3993 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2285 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.5855 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2165 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.0648 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.5429 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0461 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.0176 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.0726 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0354 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.0142 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.0789 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 164 Namibia 0.0172 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 165 Sweden 0.0163 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 166 Mauritania 0.0158 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 168 Finland 0.0141 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 169 Palau 0.0128 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 170 Brunei 0.0119 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 858 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Turkey?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Turkey was 0.0142 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0142 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Turkey rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Turkey ranks 167th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey 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.