Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita in North Korea
North Korea: Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2021
All-time low
37.0%
in 1997
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita in North Korea, 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 North Korea stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in North Korea peaked at 99.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1997.
North Korea ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 50.0% | — |
| 1981 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 67.0% | +28.8% |
| 1985 | 55.0% | -17.9% |
| 1986 | 61.0% | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 86.0% | +41.0% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 97.0% | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 90.0% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 77.0% | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | -16.9% |
| 1996 | 50.0% | -21.9% |
| 1997 | 37.0% | -26.0% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.8% | 50.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 37.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 56.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 93.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 1 Japan 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 767 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, female 18.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 159,845 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 168,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 160,530 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in North Korea?
- Vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in North Korea was 99.0% 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1997.
- How does North Korea rank for vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita?
- North Korea ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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.