Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Botswana
Botswana: Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Botswana, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Botswana is 95.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Botswana peaked at 98.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 1980.
Botswana ranks 60th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 71.0% | — |
| 1981 | 75.0% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 82.0% | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 92.0% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.1% | 71.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.9% | 92.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.3% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 86.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Botswana?
- Vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Botswana was 95.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 1980.
- How does Botswana rank for vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines?
- Botswana ranks 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.