Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Rwanda
Rwanda: Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Rwanda, 1981–2024
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 Rwanda is 98.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Rwanda peaked at 99.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1981.
That places Rwanda 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 17.0% | — |
| 1982 | 38.0% | +123.5% |
| 1983 | 59.0% | +55.3% |
| 1984 | 55.0% | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 50.0% | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 87.0% | +74.0% |
| 1987 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 80.0% | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 91.0% | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 85.0% | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 23.0% | -72.3% |
| 1995 | 83.0% | +260.9% |
| 1996 | 89.0% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | -18.0% |
| 1998 | 79.0% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | -14.4% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.8% | 17.0% | 88.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 77.5% | 23.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.5% | 77.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 88.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 9.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Rwanda?
- Vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Rwanda was 98.0% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1981.
- How does Rwanda rank for vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines?
- Rwanda ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.