Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in India
India: Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines was 95.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in India, 1980–2025
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in India stood at 95.0%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in India peaked at 95.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1980.
India ranks 59th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.0% | — |
| 1981 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 12.0% | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 14.0% | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 18.0% | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 30.0% | +50.0% |
| 1988 | 40.0% | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 50.0% | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 70.0% | +40.0% |
| 1991 | 57.0% | -18.6% |
| 1992 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 61.0% | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 67.0% | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 66.0% | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 62.0% | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 95.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 95.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 96.0%, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +100.0% | 6.0% | 12.0% |
| 1987 | +50.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% |
| 1990 | +40.0% | 50.0% | 70.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.2% | 6.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.0% | 56.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 58.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 79.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 85.0% | 95.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 59 Botswana 95.0% compare
- 59 Chile 95.0% compare
- 59 Cook Islands 95.0% compare
- 59 Italy 95.0% compare
- 59 Jamaica 95.0% compare
- 59 Jordan 95.0% compare
- 59 Kuwait 95.0% compare
- 59 Malaysia 95.0% compare
- 59 Niue 95.0% compare
- 59 Rwanda 95.0% compare
- 59 Saint Kitts and Nevis 95.0% compare
- 59 Sweden 95.0% compare
- 59 Switzerland 95.0% compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % 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 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in India?
- Vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in India was 95.0% in 2025, according to WHO & UNICEF (2026); 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1980.
- How does India rank for vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines?
- India ranks 59th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2026); 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.