Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.0077 one-year-olds per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Vanuatu, 1982–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per person.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.0077 one-year-olds per person for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.2% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Vanuatu peaked at 0.0285 one-year-olds per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.003 one-year-olds per person, in 2019.
That places Vanuatu 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0285 one-year-olds per person | — |
| 1983 | 0.027 one-year-olds per person | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0268 one-year-olds per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0262 one-year-olds per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0258 one-year-olds per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0164 one-year-olds per person | -36.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0155 one-year-olds per person | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0143 one-year-olds per person | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0087 one-year-olds per person | -39.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0061 one-year-olds per person | -29.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0082 one-year-olds per person | +34.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0049 one-year-olds per person | -39.8% |
| 1994 | 0.009 one-year-olds per person | +83.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0092 one-year-olds per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.011 one-year-olds per person | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 0.009 one-year-olds per person | -17.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0088 one-year-olds per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0089 one-year-olds per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0088 one-year-olds per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.009 one-year-olds per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.009 one-year-olds per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0092 one-year-olds per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0091 one-year-olds per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0094 one-year-olds per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0093 one-year-olds per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 one-year-olds per person | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.008 one-year-olds per person | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0075 one-year-olds per person | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.007 one-year-olds per person | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0065 one-year-olds per person | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 one-year-olds per person | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.005 one-year-olds per person | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 one-year-olds per person | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0062 one-year-olds per person | +42.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 one-year-olds per person | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0046 one-year-olds per person | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0046 one-year-olds per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.003 one-year-olds per person | -34.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0065 one-year-olds per person | +116.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0109 one-year-olds per person | +69.2% |
| 2022 | 0.009 one-year-olds per person | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0077 one-year-olds per person | -14.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.0077 one-year-olds per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0036 one-year-olds per person, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.0077 one-year-olds per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0013 one-year-olds per person, 5.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Vanuatu 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 | +116.0% | 0.003 one-year-olds per person | 0.0065 one-year-olds per person |
| 1994 | +83.0% | 0.0049 one-year-olds per person | 0.009 one-year-olds per person |
| 2021 | +69.2% | 0.0065 one-year-olds per person | 0.0109 one-year-olds per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0226 one-year-olds per person | 0.0143 one-year-olds per person | 0.0285 one-year-olds per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0084 one-year-olds per person | 0.0049 one-year-olds per person | 0.011 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0088 one-year-olds per person | 0.0075 one-year-olds per person | 0.0094 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 one-year-olds per person | 0.003 one-year-olds per person | 0.007 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0085 one-year-olds per person | 0.0065 one-year-olds per person | 0.0109 one-year-olds per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 17 Mali 0.009 one-year-olds per person compare
- 18 Gabon 0.0081 one-year-olds per person compare
- 19 Cameroon 0.0079 one-year-olds per person compare
- 21 Lebanon 0.0075 one-year-olds per person compare
- 22 Guinea-Bissau 0.0073 one-year-olds per person compare
- 23 Equatorial Guinea 0.0072 one-year-olds per person compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Vanuatu?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Vanuatu was 0.0077 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0285 one-year-olds per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 one-year-olds per person in 2019.
- How does Vanuatu rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Vanuatu ranks 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.