Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita in Guatemala, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in Guatemala stood at 81.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in Guatemala peaked at 96.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1987.
Guatemala ranks 142nd 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 coverage vs. GDP per capita in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43.0% | — |
| 1981 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 45.0% | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 48.0% | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 21.0% | -56.2% |
| 1986 | 37.0% | +76.2% |
| 1987 | 16.0% | -56.8% |
| 1988 | 47.0% | +193.8% |
| 1989 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 66.0% | +32.0% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 66.0% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 75.0% | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 71.0% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 66.0% | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 78.0% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | -8.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 81.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 81.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.0%, 90% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +193.8% | 16.0% | 47.0% |
| 1986 | +76.2% | 21.0% | 37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.3% | 16.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.2% | 63.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.9% | 77.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 70.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 80.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in Guatemala?
- Vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in Guatemala was 81.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1987.
- How does Guatemala rank for vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 142nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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 coverage vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.