Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in United States of America
United States of America: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.0007 one-year-olds per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in United States of America, 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 United States of America is 0.0007 one-year-olds per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in United States of America peaked at 0.0027 one-year-olds per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 one-year-olds per person, in 1988.
That places United States of America 126th 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 States of America, 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 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | -25.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | +31.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | -24.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 one-year-olds per person | +102.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 one-year-olds per person | +68.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 one-year-olds per person | +41.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 one-year-olds per person | +20.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 one-year-olds per person | -31.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 one-year-olds per person | -51.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | -21.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 one-year-olds per person | +49.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 one-year-olds per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 one-year-olds per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | -34.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | +24.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | -22.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 one-year-olds per person | +46.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 one-year-olds per person | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | +0.9% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 0.0007 one-year-olds per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0004 one-year-olds per person, 1.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in United States of America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +102.1% | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | 0.0009 one-year-olds per person |
| 1990 | +68.3% | 0.0009 one-year-olds per person | 0.0016 one-year-olds per person |
| 1994 | -51.5% | 0.0019 one-year-olds per person | 0.0009 one-year-olds per person |
| 2000 | +49.6% | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | 0.0008 one-year-olds per person |
| 2012 | +46.5% | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | 0.0008 one-year-olds per person |
| 1991 | +41.6% | 0.0016 one-year-olds per person | 0.0022 one-year-olds per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | 0.0009 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 one-year-olds per person | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | 0.0027 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 one-year-olds per person | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | 0.0008 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | 0.0005 one-year-olds per person | 0.0008 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | 0.0007 one-year-olds per person | 0.0008 one-year-olds per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 123 Armenia 0.0007 one-year-olds per person compare
- 124 Australia 0.0007 one-year-olds per person compare
- 125 Thailand 0.0007 one-year-olds per person compare
- 127 Serbia 0.0007 one-year-olds per person compare
- 128 Sweden 0.0006 one-year-olds per person compare
- 129 El Salvador 0.0006 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 States of America?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in United States of America was 0.0007 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 States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 one-year-olds per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 one-year-olds per person in 1988.
- How does United States of America rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- United States of America ranks 126th 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 States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America 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.