Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in China
China: Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.0%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
30th
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2009
All-time low
58.0%
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in China, 1983–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in China stood at 97.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in China peaked at 99.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1983.
That places China 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 58.0% | — |
| 1984 | 73.0% | +25.9% |
| 1985 | 78.0% | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 75.0% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 95.0% | +26.7% |
| 1989 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 80.0% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.9% | 58.0% | 95.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 87.1% | 80.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.9% | 85.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in China?
- Vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in China was 97.0% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1983.
- How does China rank for vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines?
- China ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.