Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Vanuatu, 1982–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 71.0% for vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Vanuatu peaked at 90.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1982.
Vanuatu ranks 167th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 22.0% | — |
| 1983 | 27.0% | +22.7% |
| 1984 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 30.0% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 56.0% | +80.6% |
| 1988 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 76.0% | +24.6% |
| 1991 | 83.0% | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 77.0% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 86.0% | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 74.0% | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 67.0% | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.1% | 22.0% | 61.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 75.1% | 67.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 68.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 77.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 62.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0085 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 8.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Vanuatu?
- Vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines in Vanuatu was 71.0% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1982.
- How does Vanuatu rank for vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines?
- Vanuatu ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination against dtp vs. perception of the safety of vaccines rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.