Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Belgium
Belgium: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.0002 one-year-olds per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Belgium, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Belgium is 0.0002 one-year-olds per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Belgium peaked at 0.0024 one-year-olds per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 one-year-olds per person, in 2015.
Belgium ranks 169th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Belgium, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 one-year-olds per person | +305.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | -69.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 one-year-olds per person | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 0.001 one-year-olds per person | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | -36.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 one-year-olds per person | -40.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | +30.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | +44.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | -18.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 one-year-olds per person | +159.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 one-year-olds per person | +61.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 one-year-olds per person | -38.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | -62.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 one-year-olds per person | -39.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | -32.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 one-year-olds per person | -49.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | +102.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 one-year-olds per person | -50.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 one-year-olds per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 one-year-olds per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 one-year-olds per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | +96.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 one-year-olds per person | +47.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | -34.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | -0.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0002 one-year-olds per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0004 one-year-olds per person, 44% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0002 one-year-olds per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0006 one-year-olds per person, 32% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +305.3% | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | 0.0024 one-year-olds per person |
| 1997 | +159.6% | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | 0.0015 one-year-olds per person |
| 2009 | +102.6% | 0.0001 one-year-olds per person | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person |
| 2016 | +96.8% | 0.0001 one-year-olds per person | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person |
| 1989 | -69.7% | 0.0024 one-year-olds per person | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person |
| 1998 | +61.8% | 0.0015 one-year-olds per person | 0.0024 one-year-olds per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0008 one-year-olds per person | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | 0.0024 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 one-year-olds per person | 0.0004 one-year-olds per person | 0.0024 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 one-year-olds per person | 0.0001 one-year-olds per person | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | 0.0001 one-year-olds per person | 0.0003 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | 0.0002 one-year-olds per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 166 Tonga 0.0002 one-year-olds per person compare
- 167 Maldives 0.0002 one-year-olds per person compare
- 168 Kazakhstan 0.0002 one-year-olds per person compare
- 170 Latvia 0.0002 one-year-olds per person compare
- 171 Oman 0.0002 one-year-olds per person compare
- 172 Belarus 0.0002 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 Belgium?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Belgium was 0.0002 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 one-year-olds per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 one-year-olds per person in 2015.
- How does Belgium rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Belgium ranks 169th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium 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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How this figure is calculated
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)
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 Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.