Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Uganda
Uganda: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.7289 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Uganda, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per square kilometre.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.7289 one-year-olds per square kilometre for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.8% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Uganda peaked at 2.62 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.4235 one-year-olds per square kilometre, in 2017.
Uganda ranks 24th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.47 one-year-olds per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 2.44 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 2.46 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 2.53 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 2.62 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 2.5 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 2.32 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 2.15 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 2.09 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 2.05 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.97 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 1.87 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 1.81 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.71 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 1.81 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 1.96 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 2.04 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 2.47 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 2.43 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.4 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.31 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 2.27 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.23 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.12 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 2.06 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.11 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.61 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2008 | 1.76 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 1.3 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 1.26 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.16 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 1.12 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.07 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.01 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7514 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4854 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4235 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5056 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5199 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8383 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +61.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7018 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 0.876 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7289 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -16.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.7289 one-year-olds per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4431 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.7289 one-year-olds per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2848 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Uganda 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 | +61.2% | 0.5199 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.8383 one-year-olds per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.4 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 2.09 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 2.62 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.01 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 1.71 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 2.47 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 1.3 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 2.4 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8302 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.4235 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 1.26 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7862 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.7018 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.876 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 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
- 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
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Uganda was 0.7289 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4235 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Uganda rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Uganda ranks 24th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.