Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Gambia
Gambia: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.0046 one-year-olds per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Gambia, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0046 one-year-olds per person for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in 2023.
The figure is down 24.6% on the previous year and up 335.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Gambia peaked at 0.0155 one-year-olds per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 one-year-olds per person, in 2012.
Gambia ranks 45th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0146 one-year-olds per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0096 one-year-olds per person | -34.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0081 one-year-olds per person | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0155 one-year-olds per person | +91.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0123 one-year-olds per person | -20.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0091 one-year-olds per person | -26.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0111 one-year-olds per person | +22.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0062 one-year-olds per person | -44.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0074 one-year-olds per person | +19.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0053 one-year-olds per person | -28.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0033 one-year-olds per person | -38.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0061 one-year-olds per person | +87.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0061 one-year-olds per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.004 one-year-olds per person | -33.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 one-year-olds per person | -30.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 one-year-olds per person | -43.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 one-year-olds per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 one-year-olds per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 one-year-olds per person | -26.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0094 one-year-olds per person | +721.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 one-year-olds per person | -21.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0048 one-year-olds per person | -35.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0047 one-year-olds per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0047 one-year-olds per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 one-year-olds per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 one-year-olds per person | -61.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 one-year-olds per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 one-year-olds per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 one-year-olds per person | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | -50.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 one-year-olds per person | +49.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 one-year-olds per person | +33.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 one-year-olds per person | +50.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 one-year-olds per person | +32.5% |
| 2015 | 0.001 one-year-olds per person | -26.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 one-year-olds per person | +62.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 one-year-olds per person | +55.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 one-year-olds per person | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 one-year-olds per person | +66.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 one-year-olds per person | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0053 one-year-olds per person | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0061 one-year-olds per person | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0046 one-year-olds per person | -24.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0046 one-year-olds per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0072 one-year-olds per person, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0046 one-year-olds per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0048 one-year-olds per person, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +721.1% | 0.0011 one-year-olds per person | 0.0094 one-year-olds per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0099 one-year-olds per person | 0.0053 one-year-olds per person | 0.0155 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0038 one-year-olds per person | 0.0011 one-year-olds per person | 0.0094 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 one-year-olds per person | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | 0.0075 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 one-year-olds per person | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | 0.0037 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 one-year-olds per person | 0.0045 one-year-olds per person | 0.0061 one-year-olds per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 42 Suriname 0.0048 one-year-olds per person compare
- 43 Myanmar 0.0047 one-year-olds per person compare
- 44 Libya 0.0047 one-year-olds per person compare
- 46 Panama 0.0046 one-year-olds per person compare
- 47 Ecuador 0.0046 one-year-olds per person compare
- 48 Micronesia (country) 0.0046 one-year-olds per person compare
More health data for Gambia
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % 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 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % 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 Gambia?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Gambia was 0.0046 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0155 one-year-olds per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 one-year-olds per person in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Gambia ranks 45th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 335.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.