Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.2029 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Vanuatu, 1982–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per square kilometre.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.2029 one-year-olds per square kilometre for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in 2023.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 94.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Vanuatu peaked at 0.283 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0647 one-year-olds per square kilometre, in 1993.
Vanuatu ranks 75th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.283 one-year-olds per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0.2748 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2798 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2797 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2826 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1843 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1794 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1695 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.106 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0763 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1048 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0647 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1212 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +87.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1261 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1537 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1296 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1287 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1332 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1342 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1413 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1447 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1522 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1543 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1622 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1654 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1589 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1481 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.143 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1371 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1294 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1141 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1041 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0934 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1363 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +46.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1316 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1054 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1066 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0716 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1582 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +121.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2739 one-year-olds per square kilometre | +73.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2311 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2029 one-year-olds per square kilometre | -12.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.2029 one-year-olds per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2635 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.2029 one-year-olds per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1666 one-year-olds per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Vanuatu 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 | +121.1% | 0.0716 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.1582 one-year-olds per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +87.4% | 0.0647 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.1212 one-year-olds per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +73.1% | 0.1582 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2739 one-year-olds per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2416 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.1695 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.283 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.1144 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.0647 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.1537 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1504 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.1342 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.1654 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.113 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.0716 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.1371 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2165 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.1582 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 0.2739 one-year-olds per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 72 Venezuela 0.2161 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 73 South Africa 0.2075 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 74 Senegal 0.2065 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 76 Chad 0.1925 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 77 El Salvador 0.1906 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
- 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1905 one-year-olds per square kilometre compare
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % 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 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % 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 Vanuatu?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Vanuatu was 0.2029 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.283 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0647 one-year-olds per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Vanuatu ranks 75th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 42 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.