Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Syria
Syria: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.0069 one-year-olds per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Syria, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per person.
Analysis
Syria recorded 0.0069 one-year-olds per person for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in 2023.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Syria peaked at 0.0349 one-year-olds per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 one-year-olds per person, in 1989.
That places Syria 25th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0349 one-year-olds per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0342 one-year-olds per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0333 one-year-olds per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0304 one-year-olds per person | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0286 one-year-olds per person | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.027 one-year-olds per person | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0053 one-year-olds per person | -80.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0218 one-year-olds per person | +312.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0153 one-year-olds per person | -30.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 one-year-olds per person | -85.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 one-year-olds per person | +46.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0038 one-year-olds per person | +19.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 one-year-olds per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 one-year-olds per person | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 one-year-olds per person | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0036 one-year-olds per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 one-year-olds per person | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0041 one-year-olds per person | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 one-year-olds per person | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 one-year-olds per person | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0042 one-year-olds per person | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.005 one-year-olds per person | +20.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 one-year-olds per person | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 one-year-olds per person | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0045 one-year-olds per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 one-year-olds per person | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0049 one-year-olds per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0048 one-year-olds per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 one-year-olds per person | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0054 one-year-olds per person | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 one-year-olds per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 one-year-olds per person | +43.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0115 one-year-olds per person | +48.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0126 one-year-olds per person | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0118 one-year-olds per person | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0112 one-year-olds per person | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0097 one-year-olds per person | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0076 one-year-olds per person | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0075 one-year-olds per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0061 one-year-olds per person | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 one-year-olds per person | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0076 one-year-olds per person | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0082 one-year-olds per person | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0069 one-year-olds per person | -16.1% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.0069 one-year-olds per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0072 one-year-olds per person, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.0069 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, 8.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +312.2% | 0.0053 one-year-olds per person | 0.0218 one-year-olds per person |
| 1989 | -85.6% | 0.0153 one-year-olds per person | 0.0022 one-year-olds per person |
| 1986 | -80.4% | 0.027 one-year-olds per person | 0.0053 one-year-olds per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0233 one-year-olds per person | 0.0022 one-year-olds per person | 0.0349 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0037 one-year-olds per person | 0.0032 one-year-olds per person | 0.0041 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0047 one-year-olds per person | 0.0041 one-year-olds per person | 0.0054 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0091 one-year-olds per person | 0.0054 one-year-olds per person | 0.0126 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0074 one-year-olds per person | 0.0069 one-year-olds per person | 0.0082 one-year-olds per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 22 Guinea-Bissau 0.0073 one-year-olds per person compare
- 23 Equatorial Guinea 0.0072 one-year-olds per person compare
- 24 South Sudan 0.0072 one-year-olds per person compare
- 26 Comoros 0.0068 one-year-olds per person compare
- 27 Bolivia 0.0068 one-year-olds per person compare
- 28 Venezuela 0.0067 one-year-olds per person compare
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Syria?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Syria was 0.0069 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0349 one-year-olds per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 one-year-olds per person in 1989.
- How does Syria rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Syria ranks 25th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.