Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Australia

Australia: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.0007 one-year-olds per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0007 one-year-olds per person
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
124th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.0102 one-year-olds per person
in 1980
All-time low
0.0006 one-year-olds per person
in 2021
Years of data
44
1980–2023

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Australia, 1980–2023

00.0020.0040.0060.0080.011980200120231980: 0.01 one-year-olds per person1981: 0.009 one-year-olds per person1982: 0.008 one-year-olds per person1983: 0.007 one-year-olds per person1984: 0.006 one-year-olds per person1985: 0.005 one-year-olds per person1986: 0.004 one-year-olds per person1987: 0.003 one-year-olds per person1988: 0.002 one-year-olds per person1989: 0.001 one-year-olds per person1990: 0.001 one-year-olds per person1991: 0.001 one-year-olds per person1992: 0.001 one-year-olds per person1993: 0.001 one-year-olds per person1994: 0.002 one-year-olds per person1995: 0.002 one-year-olds per person1996: 0.002 one-year-olds per person1997: 0.003 one-year-olds per person1998: 0.002 one-year-olds per person1999: 0.002 one-year-olds per person2000: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2001: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2002: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2003: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2004: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2005: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2006: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2007: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2008: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2009: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2010: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2011: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2012: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2013: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2014: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2015: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2016: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2017: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2018: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2019: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2020: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2021: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2022: 0.001 one-year-olds per person2023: 0.001 one-year-olds per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per person.

Analysis

In 2023, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Australia stood at 0.0007 one-year-olds per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Australia peaked at 0.0102 one-year-olds per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 one-year-olds per person, in 2021.

Australia ranks 124th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Australia, year by year

Annual values for Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, per capita in Australia, 1980 to 2023.
Year one-year-olds per person Change
1980 0.0102 one-year-olds per person
1981 0.0091 one-year-olds per person -10.9%
1982 0.0079 one-year-olds per person -12.7%
1983 0.0069 one-year-olds per person -12.7%
1984 0.0059 one-year-olds per person -15.5%
1985 0.0049 one-year-olds per person -16.4%
1986 0.0038 one-year-olds per person -22.8%
1987 0.0028 one-year-olds per person -25.0%
1988 0.0018 one-year-olds per person -37.3%
1989 0.001 one-year-olds per person -41.8%
1990 0.0007 one-year-olds per person -28.4%
1991 0.001 one-year-olds per person +40.7%
1992 0.0013 one-year-olds per person +28.2%
1993 0.0015 one-year-olds per person +9.9%
1994 0.0017 one-year-olds per person +18.7%
1995 0.002 one-year-olds per person +15.6%
1996 0.002 one-year-olds per person -1.5%
1997 0.0032 one-year-olds per person +61.4%
1998 0.0025 one-year-olds per person -23.1%
1999 0.0016 one-year-olds per person -34.4%
2000 0.0013 one-year-olds per person -17.5%
2001 0.0011 one-year-olds per person -20.8%
2002 0.001 one-year-olds per person -1.5%
2003 0.0009 one-year-olds per person -14.0%
2004 0.001 one-year-olds per person +13.2%
2005 0.001 one-year-olds per person -0.1%
2006 0.001 one-year-olds per person +1.0%
2007 0.001 one-year-olds per person +2.2%
2008 0.0011 one-year-olds per person +2.2%
2009 0.0011 one-year-olds per person +0.5%
2010 0.0011 one-year-olds per person -0.5%
2011 0.0011 one-year-olds per person -1.0%
2012 0.0011 one-year-olds per person -0.6%
2013 0.0012 one-year-olds per person +13.2%
2014 0.0011 one-year-olds per person -11.2%
2015 0.0009 one-year-olds per person -13.6%
2016 0.0008 one-year-olds per person -14.8%
2017 0.0006 one-year-olds per person -17.6%
2018 0.0006 one-year-olds per person -3.1%
2019 0.0006 one-year-olds per person -3.1%
2020 0.0006 one-year-olds per person -2.3%
2021 0.0006 one-year-olds per person -0.7%
2022 0.0007 one-year-olds per person +19.7%
2023 0.0007 one-year-olds per person -1.5%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.0007 one-year-olds per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0004 one-year-olds per person, 1.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.0007 one-year-olds per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0013 one-year-olds per person, 51% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0054 one-year-olds per person 0.001 one-year-olds per person 0.0102 one-year-olds per person 10
1990s 0.0018 one-year-olds per person 0.0007 one-year-olds per person 0.0032 one-year-olds per person 10
2000s 0.0011 one-year-olds per person 0.0009 one-year-olds per person 0.0013 one-year-olds per person 10
2010s 0.0009 one-year-olds per person 0.0006 one-year-olds per person 0.0012 one-year-olds per person 10
2020s 0.0006 one-year-olds per person 0.0006 one-year-olds per person 0.0007 one-year-olds per person 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 121 Canada 0.0007 one-year-olds per person compare
  2. 122 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0007 one-year-olds per person compare
  3. 123 Armenia 0.0007 one-year-olds per person compare
  4. 125 Thailand 0.0007 one-year-olds per person compare
  5. 126 United States 0.0007 one-year-olds per person compare
  6. 127 Serbia 0.0007 one-year-olds per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Australia?
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Australia was 0.0007 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 Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0102 one-year-olds per person in 1980.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 one-year-olds per person in 2021.
How does Australia rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
Australia ranks 124th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia 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.

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Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, per capita
Unit
one-year-olds per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 7,818 data points, 1980–2023
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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.