Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Uganda
Uganda: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.003 one-year-olds per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Uganda, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.003 one-year-olds per person for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in 2023.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Uganda peaked at 0.0364 one-year-olds per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 one-year-olds per person, in 2017.
That places Uganda 63rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0364 one-year-olds per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.0352 one-year-olds per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0345 one-year-olds per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0346 one-year-olds per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0348 one-year-olds per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0323 one-year-olds per person | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0291 one-year-olds per person | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0261 one-year-olds per person | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0246 one-year-olds per person | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0234 one-year-olds per person | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0217 one-year-olds per person | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0199 one-year-olds per person | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0186 one-year-olds per person | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.017 one-year-olds per person | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0175 one-year-olds per person | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0184 one-year-olds per person | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0187 one-year-olds per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0219 one-year-olds per person | +17.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0209 one-year-olds per person | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.02 one-year-olds per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0187 one-year-olds per person | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0178 one-year-olds per person | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0169 one-year-olds per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0156 one-year-olds per person | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0147 one-year-olds per person | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0146 one-year-olds per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0109 one-year-olds per person | -25.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0115 one-year-olds per person | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0083 one-year-olds per person | -28.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0078 one-year-olds per person | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.007 one-year-olds per person | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0065 one-year-olds per person | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0061 one-year-olds per person | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 one-year-olds per person | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.004 one-year-olds per person | -28.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 one-year-olds per person | -37.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 one-year-olds per person | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 one-year-olds per person | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 one-year-olds per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 one-year-olds per person | +56.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 one-year-olds per person | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 one-year-olds per person | +21.1% |
| 2023 | 0.003 one-year-olds per person | -19.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.003 one-year-olds per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0072 one-year-olds per person, 42% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.003 one-year-olds per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0048 one-year-olds per person, 62% 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 Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +56.0% | 0.0024 one-year-olds per person | 0.0038 one-year-olds per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.032 one-year-olds per person | 0.0246 one-year-olds per person | 0.0364 one-year-olds per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0198 one-year-olds per person | 0.017 one-year-olds per person | 0.0234 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0149 one-year-olds per person | 0.0083 one-year-olds per person | 0.02 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 one-year-olds per person | 0.0021 one-year-olds per person | 0.0078 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 one-year-olds per person | 0.003 one-year-olds per person | 0.0038 one-year-olds per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 60 Marshall Islands 0.0033 one-year-olds per person compare
- 61 Mauritania 0.0032 one-year-olds per person compare
- 62 Zambia 0.0031 one-year-olds per person compare
- 64 Kyrgyzstan 0.003 one-year-olds per person compare
- 65 Saint Lucia 0.0029 one-year-olds per person compare
- 66 Zimbabwe 0.0029 one-year-olds per person compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Uganda was 0.003 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0364 one-year-olds per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 one-year-olds per person in 2017.
- How does Uganda rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Uganda ranks 63rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.