Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Ghana
Ghana: 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 Ghana, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 95.0% for vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Ghana peaked at 99.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1980.
Ghana 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.0% | — |
| 1981 | 22.0% | +214.3% |
| 1982 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 19.0% | -17.4% |
| 1985 | 22.0% | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 35.0% | +59.1% |
| 1987 | 42.0% | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 47.0% | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 51.0% | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 58.0% | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 66.0% | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 70.0% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 76.0% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 88.0% | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.1% | 7.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 58.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.4% | 78.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 89.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 5.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0128 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0118 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Ghana?
- Vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Ghana 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1980.
- How does Ghana rank for vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines?
- Ghana 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 Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.