Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.0008 one-year-olds per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0008 one-year-olds per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
113th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.0073 one-year-olds per person
in 1980
All-time low
0.0006 one-year-olds per person
in 2015
Years of data
44
1980–2023

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1980–2023

00.0020.0040.0060.0081980200120231980: 0.007 one-year-olds per person1981: 0.007 one-year-olds per person1982: 0.006 one-year-olds per person1983: 0.005 one-year-olds per person1984: 0.004 one-year-olds per person1985: 0.004 one-year-olds per person1986: 0.004 one-year-olds per person1987: 0.004 one-year-olds per person1988: 0.003 one-year-olds per person1989: 0.003 one-year-olds per person1990: 0.002 one-year-olds per person1991: 0.002 one-year-olds per person1992: 0.001 one-year-olds per person1993: 0.001 one-year-olds per person1994: 0.001 one-year-olds per person1995: 0.001 one-year-olds per person1996: 0.001 one-year-olds per person1997: 0.001 one-year-olds per person1998: 0.001 one-year-olds per person1999: 0.001 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 0.0008 one-year-olds per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.0073 one-year-olds per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 one-year-olds per person, in 2015.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 113th 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1980 to 2023.
Year one-year-olds per person Change
1980 0.0073 one-year-olds per person
1981 0.0069 one-year-olds per person -5.1%
1982 0.006 one-year-olds per person -13.0%
1983 0.0052 one-year-olds per person -13.9%
1984 0.0044 one-year-olds per person -14.9%
1985 0.0045 one-year-olds per person +1.0%
1986 0.0043 one-year-olds per person -4.0%
1987 0.0036 one-year-olds per person -17.1%
1988 0.0033 one-year-olds per person -7.4%
1989 0.0027 one-year-olds per person -16.8%
1990 0.002 one-year-olds per person -26.4%
1991 0.0016 one-year-olds per person -19.9%
1992 0.0011 one-year-olds per person -32.5%
1993 0.001 one-year-olds per person -12.3%
1994 0.0009 one-year-olds per person -2.6%
1995 0.0008 one-year-olds per person -16.8%
1996 0.0008 one-year-olds per person -2.2%
1997 0.001 one-year-olds per person +31.6%
1998 0.0011 one-year-olds per person +12.1%
1999 0.001 one-year-olds per person -12.4%
2000 0.0011 one-year-olds per person +9.8%
2001 0.001 one-year-olds per person -2.6%
2002 0.001 one-year-olds per person -2.2%
2003 0.001 one-year-olds per person -0.4%
2004 0.0009 one-year-olds per person -9.6%
2005 0.0011 one-year-olds per person +15.1%
2006 0.001 one-year-olds per person -9.6%
2007 0.001 one-year-olds per person +1.8%
2008 0.001 one-year-olds per person +2.3%
2009 0.0009 one-year-olds per person -11.1%
2010 0.0008 one-year-olds per person -14.4%
2011 0.0006 one-year-olds per person -16.7%
2012 0.0006 one-year-olds per person +1.0%
2013 0.0006 one-year-olds per person +0.0%
2014 0.0006 one-year-olds per person -2.1%
2015 0.0006 one-year-olds per person -2.4%
2016 0.0007 one-year-olds per person +18.5%
2017 0.0007 one-year-olds per person -0.9%
2018 0.0007 one-year-olds per person -2.2%
2019 0.0008 one-year-olds per person +13.0%
2020 0.0008 one-year-olds per person -2.5%
2021 0.0008 one-year-olds per person -2.8%
2022 0.0008 one-year-olds per person +10.9%
2023 0.0008 one-year-olds per person -2.2%

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 0.0008 one-year-olds per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0004 one-year-olds per person, 1.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 0.0008 one-year-olds per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0006 one-year-olds per person, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0048 one-year-olds per person 0.0027 one-year-olds per person 0.0073 one-year-olds per person 10
1990s 0.0011 one-year-olds per person 0.0008 one-year-olds per person 0.002 one-year-olds per person 10
2000s 0.001 one-year-olds per person 0.0009 one-year-olds per person 0.0011 one-year-olds per person 10
2010s 0.0007 one-year-olds per person 0.0006 one-year-olds per person 0.0008 one-year-olds per person 10
2020s 0.0008 one-year-olds per person 0.0008 one-year-olds per person 0.0008 one-year-olds per person 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 110 Slovenia 0.001 one-year-olds per person compare
  2. 111 Cape Verde 0.0009 one-year-olds per person compare
  3. 112 Lithuania 0.0008 one-year-olds per person compare
  4. 114 Netherlands 0.0008 one-year-olds per person compare
  5. 115 Egypt 0.0008 one-year-olds per person compare
  6. 116 Jordan 0.0008 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.0008 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0073 one-year-olds per person in 1980.
What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 one-year-olds per person in 2015.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 113th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.