Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Somalia
Somalia: Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines was 70.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 70.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Somalia peaked at 71.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1981.
That places Somalia 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.0% | — |
| 1982 | 5.0% | +150.0% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | +100.0% |
| 1985 | 22.0% | +120.0% |
| 1986 | 17.0% | -22.7% |
| 1987 | 25.0% | +47.1% |
| 1988 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 18.0% | -30.8% |
| 1990 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 22.0% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 22.0% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 19.0% | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | +73.7% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 33.0% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | -25.7% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +53.8% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -22.5% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +35.5% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.4% | 2.0% | 26.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 19.0% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 26.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 41.0% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 55.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0119 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0102 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Somalia?
- Vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Somalia was 70.0% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1981.
- How does Somalia rank for vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines?
- Somalia ranks 170th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.