Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.0131 one-year-olds per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Afghanistan, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per person.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0131 one-year-olds per person for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in 2023.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0386 one-year-olds per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0111 one-year-olds per person, in 2018.
Afghanistan ranks 6th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.038 one-year-olds per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0386 one-year-olds per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0379 one-year-olds per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0377 one-year-olds per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0333 one-year-olds per person | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0337 one-year-olds per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0356 one-year-olds per person | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0305 one-year-olds per person | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0267 one-year-olds per person | -12.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0278 one-year-olds per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0314 one-year-olds per person | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0325 one-year-olds per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0336 one-year-olds per person | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0353 one-year-olds per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0384 one-year-olds per person | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0352 one-year-olds per person | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0304 one-year-olds per person | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0317 one-year-olds per person | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0321 one-year-olds per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0319 one-year-olds per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0329 one-year-olds per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0288 one-year-olds per person | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0272 one-year-olds per person | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0248 one-year-olds per person | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0206 one-year-olds per person | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.017 one-year-olds per person | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0167 one-year-olds per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0144 one-year-olds per person | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0138 one-year-olds per person | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.014 one-year-olds per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0127 one-year-olds per person | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0119 one-year-olds per person | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0121 one-year-olds per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0131 one-year-olds per person | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0137 one-year-olds per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0129 one-year-olds per person | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.012 one-year-olds per person | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0126 one-year-olds per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0111 one-year-olds per person | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.012 one-year-olds per person | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0132 one-year-olds per person | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0151 one-year-olds per person | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0139 one-year-olds per person | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0131 one-year-olds per person | -5.9% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0131 one-year-olds per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0072 one-year-olds per person, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0131 one-year-olds per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0008 one-year-olds per person, 16.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.034 one-year-olds per person | 0.0267 one-year-olds per person | 0.0386 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0333 one-year-olds per person | 0.0304 one-year-olds per person | 0.0384 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.021 one-year-olds per person | 0.0138 one-year-olds per person | 0.0329 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0124 one-year-olds per person | 0.0111 one-year-olds per person | 0.0137 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0138 one-year-olds per person | 0.0131 one-year-olds per person | 0.0151 one-year-olds per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 3 Papua New Guinea 0.0155 one-year-olds per person compare
- 4 Sudan 0.0152 one-year-olds per person compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.015 one-year-olds per person compare
- 7 Chad 0.0125 one-year-olds per person compare
- 8 Guinea 0.0124 one-year-olds per person compare
- 9 Somalia 0.0118 one-year-olds per person compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Afghanistan?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Afghanistan was 0.0131 one-year-olds per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0386 one-year-olds per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0111 one-year-olds per person in 2018.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Population, total, 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 ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.